About Guitaresque

Guitaresque is a Singapore-based non-professional classical guitar quartet. All our members are full-time working professionals but have come together because of our shared passion for guitar music.

We are alumni members of the NUS Guitar Ensemble (GENUS), the premier Niibori-styled guitar orchestra in Singapore, founded by Mr Alex Abisheganaden.

Guitaresque won the first prize and second prize (ensemble) in the 2004 and 2001 Singapore Guitar Festival Competition respectively.



Wednesday, May 28, 2008

CD update - Nostalgica (Saffire)


Recently, I have been re-listening to a CD borrowed from Mr A some time back. It's by the Australian Guitar Quartet - Saffire.


This album "Nostalgica" includes the world premiere of a piece written for Saffire by the renowned composer Nigel Westlake, as well as new arrangements of pieces by Bartok, Piazzolla, Deep Purple, Bill Wheelan (composer of Riverdance).


I particularly liked their quartet arrangement of Riverdance! Wonderful, exciting and virtuoso guitar ensemble stuff! A pity they do not sell their arrangement(s), otherwise this is a gem of an arrangement.


Here's the album's song list:


1. Rumba Nostálgica (J. Martin; arr. Koch)


2. Romance del Diablo (A. Piazzolla; arr. Grigoryan)


3. Tango en Skaï (R. Dyens)


4-9. Romanian Folk Dances (B. Bartok; arr. Koch)


10. Riverdance (B. Whelan; arr. Field)


11. She Moved Through The Fair (trad.; arr. Koch)


12. American Wake (B. Whelan; arr. Field)


13. The Salley Gardens (trad.; arr. Koch)


14-19. Six Fish (N. Westlake)


20. Highway Star (Deep Purple; arr. Koch)


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