Under the dome of Powell Library sit two UCLA alumni with classical guitars rested on their knees. As they begin to play, the two guitars interweave baroque-era melodies and the acoustic sounds ...
Jazz is littered with examples of starry duos aligning in one-off recording projects that do not quite match expectations. Often the lack of real spark comes down to too much deference being shown.
Pick Yourself Up: Morning of the Carnival; Jive at Five; Billie's Bounce; Coming Through The Rye; Cherokee; Stompin' At The Savoy; Darn That Dream; Bernie' Tune; Farewell To Erin; Stompin' at the ...
Alexandre Lagoya (1929-1999) and Ida Presti (1924-1967) formed the greatest classical guitar duet in the world to date. This was not simply due to their technical excellence, but their subtlety and ...
First performed in Paris in 1883, this beautiful duet written for soprano and mezzo-soprano is taken from Act One of Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé – and its mesmerising harmonies make it the perfect ...