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CANDLELIGHT CONCERT AT HISTORIC LAUREL HILL MANSION
Sunday, August 1, at 7:00 p.m. The Women for Greater Philadelphia will present MIMI STILLMAN, flute, and ALLEN KRANTZ, guitar, in concert at the Laurel Hill Mansion in East Fairmount Park. The duo will perform works by Mozart, Paganini, da Milano, Giuliani, Krantz and Piazolla in the beautifully restored mansion. After the concert there will be an elegant candlelit reception on the mansion's porch, overlooking the river.
Tickets are $25, and because of limited seating should be reserved in advance. The reception is included in the ticket price. For ticket reservations and more information, please call 215 643 7923.
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| DOMINIQUE DELARUE |
Those who know of the remarkable guitars of Dominique Delarue will be interested to know that I have a 2002 spruce top and Brazilian rosewood instrument in excellent condition for sale. See the Delarue page under concert guitars.
A new 2010 Dominique Delarue guitar with cedar top is expected by the beginning of July from his workshop in Saint-Chamas, France. Dominique has also promised me a new spruce top with Brazilian back and sides by the beginning of September. See the Delarue page for more information and a review.
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| LUKASZ KUROPACZEWSKI RECORDINGS |
I'm happy to announce that new Lukasz Kuropaczewski compact disc "Aqua e Vinho" featuring guitar with a brilliant string quartet of young Polish virtuosos has arrived at the store and is for sale for $16. It includes the following pieces:
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in D major for guitar and strings
Manuel de Falla, Nana
de Falla, El Pano Moruno
de Falla, Asturiana
Isaac Albeniz, Asturias
Bela Bartok, Romanian Folk Dances
Egberto Gismonti, Aqua e Vinho
Luigi Boccherini, Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major "Fandango"
We also have in stock Kuropaczewski's two previous recordings, "Polish Music" and "Portrait." |
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| NEW & EXCLUSIVE: Jose Luis Reyes handmade guitars |
| I am proud to announce that The Classical Guitar Store is the sole importer and dealer of a beautiful new line of Spanish student and intermediate level guitars. One of Valencia's best guitar workshops agreed to custom build seven different models to our specifications and the results are excellent. With prices ranging from $450 to $1295 and all models featuring lovely woods, solid tops, impeccable construction and light lacquer, Jose Luis Reyes instruments are outstanding values. |
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| MANUEL BARREUCO AND LUKASZ KUROPAWSZEWSKI RECORDINGS |
| I'm now carrying all the new recordings by Manuel Barrueco and Lukasz Kuropawszewski including Barrueco's work with guitar and string quartet and the great interpretations of Aleksander Tansman by Kuropawczewski. See them listed in the Sheet Music section. |
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| ANTOINE DE LHOYER GUITAR WORKS |
Works for guitar duo, guitar solo, voice with guitar accompaniment, and guitar and orchestra have just been published in France and are available in the USA exclusively from The Classical Guitar Store.
Antoine de Lhoyer (1768 - 1852) was without a doubt one of the most talented composers for guitar of the early 19th century, despite two centuries of almost total neglect by publishers and guitarists. Discovered and edited by Josiane and Philippe Spinosi, some of his major pieces are now once again available in beautifully printed editions.
Trois duos pour guitares, Opus 31 $35br>
Grande sonate pour la guitare $13.50
Six exercises pour la guitar $16
Douze romances avec accompagnement de guitare, Opus 24$24
Concerto pour guitare, Opus 16 $29.95
The CD "De Lhoyer, duos et concerto pour guitare" performed by the Duo Spinosi is on sale for $15.
All five volumes and the CD are available by calling The Classical Guitar Store at 215-567-2972. |
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| HISTORIC OVATION "LEGEND" FOR SALE |
| THIS is a real find, the Ovation LEGEND given by Stevie Wonder to his guitarist of 18 years, Ben Bridges, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Martin Luither King's March on Washington. Included is a letter by Ben Bridges telling the background story of this guitar. The instrument is in mint condition because Ben put it away after that concert and never played it again. All for $1500 with case. |
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| LUKASZ KUROPACZEWSKI |
| The Classical Guitar Store is proud to add to its teaching staff world renowned concert artist LUKASZ KUROPACZEWSKI who will be available for hour lessons on Saturdays. He will accept only advanced students and will give a first trial lesson/audition to determine if the student is qualified. Click on 'Lessons" to read about Lukasz's career. |
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| MATEO CRESPI GUITAR |
I'm happy to announce that I will soon have in stock a magnificent guitar made by the Argentine master Mateo Crespi. It will have a cedar soundboard and Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Among the great South American artists who play Senor Crespi"s guitars is Victor Villadangos who you can listen to at
http://www.mateocrespi.com.ar/english/sonido.htm
Just cut and paste into your browser for a wonderful musical treat. You can also hear Victor Villadangos on his Naxos recordings.
This guitar will arrive during the week of September 14, 2009. |
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| ROBERT PAGE INTERVIEW |
THE FRENCH TOUCH
An interview by Josiane Spinosi with Robert Page, owner of The Classical Guitar Store
from GUITARE CLASSIQUE, Jan. 2003
As much at ease in using the language of Moli?re as he is in front of a stove cooking up delicacies, Robert Page is a lover of France and French culture. This American has visited the most improbable corners of Paris, has met Parisian writers, can quote Colette or Proust almost from memory, can smoke a pipe in record time (that means for a very long time)... But his main activity is the sale of guitars, especially those made in France. We met him while sharing a bottle of 1985 Saint-Est?phe which he had selected. Quite a connoisseur! All around the room the walls are covered with hundreds, no, thousands of records (33 r.p.m.?s and CD?s). On the first floor a computer stands beside a French dictionary, its pages dog-eared with use, while the spicy odor of a Moroccan tagine floats through the room gently illuminated by the autumn sunlight. We were unable to resist the urge to introduce him to you.
GUITARE CLASSIQUE: How did you discover French guitars?
ROBERT PAGE: It?s a long story. I?ve loved France for a long time, its literature, its musical life, its world of fine art, its food, its wines, and above all the quality of its daily life. Five years ago, Roland Dyens came to Philadelphia to play a concert. We had a good time together during that weekend. He was playing a Fanton-d?Andon guitar, a maker whom I?d never heard of. Once back in France, Roland spoke to Olivier Fanton-d?Andon about me, a small classical guitar dealer with a taste for all things French. Olivier had the nice idea to invite me to spend a little time at his home in Chateaudun. I went to a stringed instrument exposition organized by the regional center at Orl?ans, in the St.-Pierre-le-Puellier church, to be precise. There were many guitars on display by luthiers from that part of the country, including Olivier and G?rard Audirac. Also plenty of discussions, trying guitars, concerts and meetings...
That moment was a revelation. I suddenly realized that the French had a long and formidable guitar making tradition. A tradition unknown to most Americans (myself included)! Do you realize? After almost 30 years in this profession and at least 20 years of fascination with France! Putting together my two passions, for the guitar and for France, has been like a renaissance for me, both professionally and personally.
GC: So you started your "Tour de France?"
RP: Yes, I went in search of the classical guitar makers. And everywhere I found remarkable luthiers, very talented, having both mastery of the tradition and a strong interest in innovative approaches. And my "tour" is not over yet. I travel regularly back to France to meet new luthiers.
GC: As an American guitar dealer, do you find that French guitars have points in common?
RP: In my humble opinion, despite all their beautiful differences, French guitars share a characteristic clarity of tone. Excuse me for daring to sum up such a vast topic. That is essentially what differentiates them from Spanish, American, Japanese and Mexican guitars, it seems to me. I also sell guitars from those countries.
GC: What luthiers do you represent currently in the U.S.?
RP: I represent as many French luthiers as my budget permits. Today I?m proud to have the instruments of ten French guitar makers in my shop in Philadelphia .Thanks to their talents and their fine sense of esthetics, their reputations are growing in my country through the exposure they get on the Internet and in my store. The names of Delarue, Audirac, Quinson, Castelluccia, Mercier, Fouilleul, Raifort , Lesueur, B?dikian and Dupont are starting to be known here.
GC: For how long have you been enamored of the guitar?
RP: I bought The Classical Guitar Store in March of 1973. It was a pretty little shop with a devoted clientele. Before that I was an English teacher at the university and I was taking guitar lessons at the store. I love the guitar for several reasons. I started with piano studies when I was young. I played piano. Fine. But because of the regular moving required by my academic job, I found that the guitar was a great substitute. It is portable (laughs), and it has a warm and intimate tone.
GC: Do you still play the guitar?
RP: During the time that I?ve just been speaking about I played a lot, passionately, like crazy! I had three or four hours of music in my head and in my fingers. Dowland, Frescobaldi, Bach. Sor, Giuliani, Tarrega, Albeniz, Granados, Ponce, Villa-Lobos... Yikes! When I think of it! I played in restaurants, caf?s, for private parties, never on stage. The idea of a real recital made me nervous. Today I rarely play since I no longer have time to practice. I play now only to demonstrate a guitar for a customer or to entertain my grandson.
GC: Because of the success of the French guitars?
RP: They?ve taken over my life and leave me no time for myself! No, I?m joking. I chose to devote myself to the sale of the musical instrument that I so much love. Because it is always more than just selling...it?s also the relations with the customers whether directly in the shop or by telephone or by e-mail. And it?s the time taken to examine the guitars and write their descriptions. And it?s the chance to detail their specifications, it?s the pleasure of hearing them sing...
GC: Do you repair guitars?
RP: Before, yes. But now, with the growth of my business, I don?t have time to do serious repair work. For that I have a very good craftsman who works with me. His workshop is near my store. I send him the guitarists whose instruments are "sick." I still adjust guitars, especially those which I sell.
GC: What music and what musicians do you appreciate?
RP: What a question! I truly love all kinds of music...classical and jazz, above all. In classical guitar I love Bach?s lute suites and the transcriptions of his violin sonatas and partitas. What an inexhaustible delight! I love the Spaniards like Albeniz, Granados and de Falla and also the Latin American composers like Villa-Lobos, Lauro, Piazzolla, Brouwer and Ponce. I?m sure I?m forgetting some. Among players I love my friends Barrueco, Dyens, Dumond, Barbosa-Lima, Antigoni Goni, and especially the young and superb Ana Vidovic. I like Bream, Williams, Segovia and the neglected Cuban guitarist Rey de la Torre. Among the duo players, I like the Assads who are magical, and I?m very fond of the Duo Spinosi. |
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| DAVID PACE GUITAR |
| I'm please to anounce the arrival of a second double-top guitar made by young American luthier. DAVID PACEwho is is a very intelligent and talented guitar maker in Baltimore. This makes the fourth instrument from David's hands and it is in every way impressive--for fine construction and power and beauty of tone. Check out his work in the concert guitar section. Mp3 sound samples will be sent on request. |
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