Remy Franck gives a ♪♪♪♪♪ rating to Smaro Gregoriadou’s new recording, A Healing Fire, on his Pizzicato journal: “The Greek guitarist Smaro Gregoriadou is known for her constant experimentation with the guitar sound. On this CD, you can experience this once again. … excellent phrasing and dynamic playing. … Gubaidulina’s expressive Serenade leads to the…
Order Now Based on my familiarity with her three brilliantly played and thought-provoking Delos albums, I looked forward greatly to Greek guitarist Smaro Gregoriadou’s November 19th concert at the Trianon Theatre in downtown San Jose, Ca. She did not disappoint, delighting a large crowd with a wide-ranging program which left no doubt that she is…
“…this is a superb recital which will comfortably be devoured in a single sitting. Some of the composers’ names are familiar: I was beguiled by four short works by the Paraguayan guitarist and composer Agustin Barrios.…Sean Hickey’s Tango Grotesco comes as light relief, a brilliantly written pastiche. Most recent are René Eespere’s austere Tactus spiritus…
“With her first two recordings, composer and guitarist extraordinaire Smaro Gregoriadou focused our attention on the guitar as an instrument, as the intervening medium between the music and the listener, and that by physically “reinventing” and/or modifying this instrument one could better project the essence of the music. On this new recording she still uses…
“Interest in this CD is divided between the repertoire and the instruments on which it is played. Gregoriadou uses several different guitars in the main part of this CD, as well as different tunings… One can hear the difference immediately, although one might not recognize why. I feel that Gregoriadou is a guitarist’s guitarist. She…
Smaro Gregoriadou presents composer Sean Hickey‘s Tango Grotesco in a fantastic new video! Tango Grotesco appears on Smaro’s recent El Aleph release! El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music Smaro Gregoriadou Smaro Gregoriadou’s previous two albums for Delos — Reinventing Guitar, Volumes 1 and 2 — won plaudits from reviewers the world over, and…
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Watch the fantastic new El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music trailer from Smaro Gregoriadou: Buy From Delos El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music Smaro Gregoriadou Smaro Gregoriadou’s previous two albums for Delos — Reinventing Guitar, Volumes 1 and 2 — won plaudits from reviewers the world over, and expanded performing and…
Three New Releases! El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music Smaro Gregoriadou Smaro Gregoriadou’s previous two albums for Delos — Reinventing Guitar, Volumes 1 and 2 — won plaudits from reviewers the world over, and expanded performing and stylistic horizons for guitarists and everywhere. Unlike Reinventing Guitar, which concentrated largely on Baroque-era music, El…
Three New Releases Available Next Week! El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music Smaro Gregoriadou Smaro Gregoriadou’s previous two albums for Delos — Reinventing Guitar, Volumes 1 and 2 — won plaudits from reviewers the world over, and expanded performing and stylistic horizons for guitarists and everywhere. Unlike Reinventing Guitar, which concentrated largely on…
In anticipation of Greek guitar virtuoso Smaro Gregoriadou‘s El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music recording, have a listen back to her Reinventing Guitar series on Spotify: Explore these recordings in the Delos store today! El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music Smaro Gregoriadou Smaro Gregoriadou’s previous two albums for Delos — Reinventing…
El Aleph: 20th and 21st Century Guitar Music Smaro Gregoriadou Smaro Gregoriadou’s previous two albums for Delos — Reinventing Guitar, Volumes 1 and 2 — won plaudits from reviewers the world over, and expanded performing and stylistic horizons for guitarists and everywhere. Unlike Reinventing Guitar, which concentrated largely on Baroque-era music, El Aleph sticks t…
Audiophile Audition‘s Steven Ritter reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s first Delos release, Reinventing Guitar, Vol. 1 and says Gregoriadou “provides a crash course” on period guitar playing: “It is an interesting field of study, and the guitars she selects are quite varied and excessively revealing in sound concept. Her program starts with Scarlatti and works its way…
“…each piece is good as the next, sounding as if it was written just for the guitar. This stands not only as a testament to Smaro Gregoriadou as an interpreter, but also as an arranger…
Esteemed music critic and musicologist Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas recently weighed in on Smaro Gregoriadou’s newest release Reinventing Guitar II on his blog Μουσικοκριτικες Περιηγησεις. Below are translations of some quotes from his review: “Gregoriadou herself has arranged all works for the guitar (rather, for different types of guitar), and she accomplishes that with great art,…
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