"A Fine Festival...a Jewel"
(LVZ)
Renowned Universal Edition has recently published the sheet music of Sef Albertz's unprecedented guitar quartet version of Robert Schumann's celebrated «Kinderszenen» (Childhood Scenes).
Commissioned by GfzM e.V. Leipzig, this work was premiered during the 2010 edition of «Con Guitarra!» and recorded by Sef Albertz on his new album «Bunch of Strings».
The score of this unique contribution to the chamber music repertoire for guitar can be purchased at the following
LINK
During «Con Guitarra!» 2009, Sef Albertz premiered his reimagined version for guitar and strings of Felix Mendelssohn's «Lieder ohne Worte» at the Gewandhaus Leipzig. "An excellent work...undoubtedly extraordinary", expressed Leo Brouwer, who was present at the Festival.
Recorded by Albertz on his new Album «Bunch of Strings», the sheet music of this exceptional work in the instrument's repertoire can now be purchased from Universal Edition:
1. For Guitar & String Orchestra
2. For Guitar & String Quartet
"[...] a unanimous decision after reviewing your scores [...] we consider your work to be very interesting [...] We are very much looking forward to distributing your work and are excited about your future artistic activities!".
Thus commented the Universal Edition's Artistic Committee on Sef Albertz's music and the new artistic partnership, which includes the publication of orchestral and chamber music as well as works for solo instruments, including the guitar works of the virtual series Leipzig Trilogy Con Guitarra! , his Guitar Concerto and more.
Check out Albertz's profile on the website of the prestigious publishing house under:
www.universaledition.com/albertz
Supported by the Leipzig Department of Culture (Kulturamt Leipzig) and curated by Anna-Maria Maak & Sef Albertz,
the project CON GUITARRA! is proud to present a video series inspired by the creative work of
J.S. Bach, R. Schumann,
F. Mendelssohn
and the sound of our iconic six-string instrument.
FIRST EPISODE:
Preludio by Sef Albertz
from the three-part guitar cycle '...alla Bach!'
(Composition, interpretation & video choreography
by Sef Albertz)
SECOND EPISODE:
Extracts from Kinderszenen by Schumann - Albertz
for Guitar Quartet
(Composition, interpretation & video choreography by Sef Albertz)
THIRD EPISODE:
Extracts from Lieder ohne Worte by Mendelssohn - Albertz
for Guitar & Strings
(Composition, interpretation & video choreography by Sef Albertz)
is a project where the Venezuelan and multifaceted creator
(composer, guitarist and pedagogue)
SEF ALBERTZ
and extraordinary musician and versatile German artist
ANNA-MARIA MAAK
find the common point to develop,
"with the finest success" (Leo Brouwer),
their exciting and fascinating artistic & educational proposals
since 2009 in the German city of Leipzig
under the patronage and cultural support of
UNESCO, CERVANTES INSTITUTE (Spain), LEIPZIG UNIVERSITY,
among others.
A TRILOGY CON GUITARRA!
On his new album «Bunch of Strings» (Label Florentyn Music - Release May 17, 2024), Sef Albertz expands the spectrum of the guitar, not only in terms of sound, but also in terms of repertoire.
"It sounds absolutely wonderful. Congratulations to the arrangements and to your beautiful playing!".
(Göran Söllscher: Swedish guitarist, Prof. Malmö Academy of Music - Lund University,
Deutsche Grammophon Artist)
The starting point of this Trilogy Con Guitarra! by the Venezuelan-German composer and guitarist is his three-movement Suite for Solo Guitar «...alla Bach!» (in the style of Bach): a conscious search for the musical presence of the great Thomaskantor (Church Cantor of St. Thomas) from Leipzig.
Then, with compositional reinterpretations - unprecedented in the repertoire of the instrument - Albertz constructs a chamber music dialogue of the guitar with itself and, subsequently, with the string instruments, based on two milestones of music of all times: Robert Schumann’s «Kinderszenen» (Children’s Scenes), reimagined for Guitar Quartet, and Felix Mendelssohn’s «Lieder ohne Worte» (Songs without Words), reimagined for Guitar and Strings.
Albertz's all music scores of his new album are published by the renowned Vienna-based Universal Edition and can now be ordered HERE.
'An Andalusian Elegie'
Anna-Maria Maak (Narration & Piano)
Sef Albertz (Guitar)
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Texts: Juan Ramón Jiménez
Music: M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Sef Albertz & his guitar students
(Including world premiere recordings of works by Sef Albertz)
„a so interesting and professionally conceived CD recording...a valuable medium to share and to expand creativity with others”
(Torgauer Zeitung)
Double Album including
world premiere recordings.
Music by J. S. Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn & Sef Albertz.
Anna-Maria Maak (Piano),
Sef Albertz (Guitar) & Strings from
MDR Sinfonieorchester
Double Album including
world premiere recordings.
Music by J. S. Bach, Schumann, Mendelssohn & Sef Albertz.
Anna-Maria Maak (Piano),
Sef Albertz (Guitar) & Strings from MDR Sinfonieorchester
Duo Albertz plays world premiere recordings of new Ibero-American Music for Flute & Guitar.
All compositions written for and dedicated to Sef Albertz
by Leo Brouwer (Cuba), Carlos Cruz de Castro (Spain), Diego Feinstein (Argentina) & Marlos Nobre (Brazil)
(SOLD-OUT)
Duo Albertz plays traditional and contemporary Ibero-American
Music for Flute & Guitar
including lyrical & virtuoso
compositions from Cuba, Argentina, Brazil & Venezuela
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