Album cover of the debut solo album by classical guitarist Irina Kulikova, recorded in Moscow in 2005. Featuring a selection of works by Legnani, Sor, Mertz, Aguado, Torroba, Barrios Mangoré and Rodrigo.

Debut Solo Album

℗ 2005 Irina Kulikova

About the Recording

Recorded in Moscow in 2005, this independently released album marks the beginning of Irina Kulikova’s discography as a solo artist. At the time, she was dividing her studies between Moscow and Salzburg while appearing at chamber music festivals and concert series across Europe.

The programme brings together works by Luigi Legnani, Fernando Sor, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Dionisio Aguado, Federico Moreno Torroba, Agustín Barrios Mangoré, and Joaquín Rodrigo, ranging from the nineteenth-century guitar tradition to key works of the twentieth-century repertoire.

Moreno Torroba on a 2010 Pepe Romero

Programme – Guitar Recital

Luigi Legnani (1790-1877)
Fantasie A-dur op.19

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Variations sur un thème de Mozart op.9
‘Das klinget so herrlich’ from ‘Die Zauberflöte’

Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856)
Fantasie Hongroise op.65, no.1
Elegie

Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849)
Andante y Rondo Brillante op.2, no.3

Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)
Sonatina ‘Homenaje a Andrés Segovia’
1. Allegretto
2. Andante
3. Allegro

Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
La Catedral
1. Preludio Saudade
2. Andante Religioso 
3. Allegro Solemne

Valz no.4, op.8

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
Invocacion y Danza ‘Homenaje a Manuel de Falla’

Credits

Recorded at Déjà Vu Studio, Moscow, 15 -17 January 2005

Producer: V. Khlopovsky
Sound Engineer: I. Truskovsky

Irina Kulikova plays a Bernd Holzgruber guitar

Independent Release

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