Presti: Complete Music for 2 Guitars

Fortunato, Salvatore, Perciballi, Fabio

96708

Ida Presti (1924-1967) was a French classical guitarist and composer. She first came to prominence as a child prodigy, before maturing into what Alice Artzt has called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time."

Presti was born as Yvette Ida Montagnon in Suresnes, a suburb of Paris, France, to a French father and Sicilian mother. She studied harmony and music theory with guitarist and luthier Mario Maccaferri. Presti gave her first full-length concert at the age of ten, at the Salle Pleyel. After marrying her second husband, guitarist Alexandre Lagoya, she stopped performing as a solo artist and formed the Duo Presti-Lagoya with him, concentrating on works for two guitars. The two formed one of the most accomplished and famous classical guitar duos in history, performing over 2,000 concerts.

This new recording presents Presti’s complete works for two guitars, highly attractive, melodious and brilliant music, exploring the possibilities and sonorities of the two guitars to the utmost.

A great homage to one of the most remarkable and talented female guitar players of the 20-th century!

Works:

•Ida Presti: La Hongroise
•Ida Presti: Prelude
•Ida Presti: Tarantelle
•Ida Presti: Danse d’Avila
•Ida Presti: Espagne
•Ida Presti: Bagatelle
•Ida Presti: Danse gitane
•Ida Presti: Etüden Nr. 1 & 2
•Ida Presti: Berceuse a ma mère
•Ida Presti: Chanson et Jeux
•Ida Presti: Serenade
•Ida Presti: Valse de l’an nouveau
•Ida Presti: Etude fantasque

CD x 1

Brilliant Classics

2023-11-02

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