MILOS KARADAGLIC - BAROQUE [CD]

Sony

£13.05

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: 19658822942
Barcode: 0196588229428
Release Date: 13 Oct 2023
Genre: Classical

'MILOŠ - the superstar musician who led today’s revival in the classical guitar, launches a new era in his exceptional career with his debut album on Sony Classical. Titled “Baroque”, the album presents Miloš’ own take on Baroque works especially arranged for guitar, with period ensemble Arcangelo conducted by Jonathan Cohen joining on 6 pieces. The album will be released on October 13 and is set to enrich the unrivalled legacy of Sony Classical’s recordings of legendary guitarists. At times thrillingly virtuosic, at others deeply meditative, Miloš gives his own unique take on music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Rameau and more. MILOŠ’ own transcription of Bach’s monumental Chaconne sits at the heart of this recording, anchoring the richly varied constellation of baroque composers’ masterpieces. MILOŠ particularly wanted to present the guitar across a wide range of European influences, and not merely within the more familiar Spanish context. He has selected luminescent works by nine composers here, the majority of which have never been played on solo guitar before. The album includes works such as Alessandro Marcello’s Adagio from ‘Oboe Concerto in D Minor’; Domenico Scarlatti’s ‘Sonata in D Minor’; the Menuet from George Frideric Handel’s ‘Suite in B-Flat Major’; Antonio Vivaldi’s movements from La Notte and L’estro Armonico and many more. Since his incredible breakthrough in 2011, when his debut album held the No. 1 position in the UK Classical charts for a breathtaking 28 weeks, MILOŠ has built an impressive international career by performing solo recitals and concertos at most of the world’s leading concert venues. His six studio albums have sold the equivalent of over half a million copies and conquered the classical album charts in multiple territories, earning him a Classical BRIT, Echo Klassik and two Gramophone Awards. Not to mention worldwide critical acclaim, BBC Music Magazine included him in “Six of the Best Classical Guitarists of the Past Century” and The New York Times cited him as “one of the most exciting and communicative classical guitarists today.”