Liana Malandrenioti, music critic for the Athens newspaper Epoch, has filed this appreciation of the work of Delos recording artist Smaro Gregoriadou, including a review of her recent release A Healing Fire. The presence of Smaro Gregoriadou in the contemporary classical music scene is in many ways precious; she appears as guitar soloist, composer, researcher,…
In a wide-ranging review, Constantine P. Carambelas-Sgourdas offers high praise for guitar virtuoso Smaro Gregoriadou’s fourth Delos album, A Healing Fire, featuring works by Bach, Britten, Gubaidulina and Hetu. “The distinguished guitarist Smaro Gregoriadou is a special case among classical guitarists, in that she never stops exploring new sonic and technical possibilities of her instrument…
Robert Hugill reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s A Healing Fire recording on Planet Hugill: “Her account of the [J.S. Bach Sonata‘s] opening ‘Grave’ is strong and firm, whilst the ‘Fuga’ is crisp, firm and quite steady with Gregoriadou making explicit what often has to be left implicit in Bach’s original. The ‘Andante’ is firmly rhythmic with a…
Fanfare Magazine’s Henry Fogel reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s A Healing Fire recording – see it as a Five Star Review on Amazon: “Gregoriadou is a Greek guitarist who draws a remarkably wide range of color from her guitar. The calm beauty of the third movement of the Bach violin sonata, simply marked Andante, is followed by…
NeuGuitars reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s new A Healing Fire recording: “[Smaro Gregoriadou] could not find a fairer title for the difficult times we are experiencing: we all need a healer. Music has always evoked this thaumaturgical, healing and shamanic power. … Covid-19 has not only affected us physically and economically. When, at last, we will have…
Graham Rickson reviews Smaro Gregoriadou’s latest release, “A Healing Fire”, for The Arts Desk: “One interesting aspect of Greek guitarist Smaro Greoriadou’s playing is her willingness to experiment technically, the tunings and instruments chosen to suit the musical requirements of each work. … Her choice pays off… There’s an intensity and tautness to the sound which heightens…
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…
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