Rodrigo: Guitar Works, Vol. 3 Celil Refik Kaya

• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999): Elogio de la guitarra:
• 1 Rodrigo: Elogio de la guitarra: I. Allegro 05:00
• 2 Rodrigo: Elogio de la guitarra: II. Andantino 04:00
• 3 Rodrigo: Elogio de la guitarra: III. Allegro 05:14
• 2 Preludios:
• 4 Rodrigo: 2 Preludios: No. 1, Adagio 03:34
• 5 Rodrigo: 2 Preludios: No. 2, Allegro 03:45
• Sonata a la española:
• 6 Rodrigo: Sonata a la española: I. Allegro assai 02:48
• 7 Rodrigo: Sonata a la española: II. Adagio 03:09
• 8 Rodrigo: Sonata a la española: III. Tiempo de bolero 02:06
• Joaquín Rodrigo:
• 9 Rodrigo: Aria antigua (Version for Flute & Guitar) 03:41
• Serenata al alba del día (Version for Flute & Guitar):
• 10 Rodrigo: Serenata al alba del día (Version for Flute & Guitar): I. Andante moderato 02:41
• 11 Rodrigo: Serenata al alba del día (Version for Flute & Guitar): II. Allegro 01:43
• El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar):
• 12 Rodrigo: El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar): No. 1, María de los Reyes [Sevillanas] 00:44
• 13 Rodrigo: El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar): No. 2, A la jota [Jota de las palomas] 01:26
• 14 Rodrigo: El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar): No. 3, Canción del hada rubia 01:18
• 15 Rodrigo: El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar): No. 4, Canción del hada morena 00:44
• 16 Rodrigo: El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar): No. 5, El negrito pepo 01:50
• 17 Rodrigo: El álbum de Cecilia (Arr. P. Romero for Guitar): No. 6, Borriquillos a Belén 01:29
• Tríptico:
• 18 Rodrigo: Tríptico: I. Prélude 03:30
• 19 Rodrigo: Tríptico: II. Nocturne 04:16
• 20 Rodrigo: Tríptico: III. Scherzino 02:32
• 2 Pequeñas fantasías:
• 21 Rodrigo: 2 Pequeñas fantasías: No. 2, Ecos de Sefarad 04:49
• 22 Rodrigo: 2 Pequeñas fantasías: No. 1, ¡Qué buen caminito! 04:25
• Total Runtime 01:04:44

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Joaquín Rodrigo, composer of the renowned Concierto de Aranjuez(Naxos 8.579053), is acknowledged as one of the great Spanish composers of the 20th century. His music extends the Romantic Impressionist tradition of Albéniz, Granados and Falla, and is inspired by the French style and color Rodrigo experienced during his studies in Paris. From the thrilling and virtuosic Elogio de la guitarra to his swan song in the Dos pequeñas fantasías, Rodrigo’s guitar music explores the Spanish nature of the instrument and blends tradition with innovation. Always filled with variety, contrast and compelling atmosphere, his oeuvre is now appreciated as one of the central pillars of the entire guitar repertoire. Since his concert debut at the age of six, Turkish American guitarist and composer Celil Refik Kaya has received many high accolades. He was the youngest contestant to win First Prize in the 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, and is a prizewinner of international guitar competitions across Europe and the US. In 2017 he was named Rising Young Musician of the Year by the Donizetti Classical Music Awards in Istanbul and awarded a prestigious fellowship from Harvard University’s Dumbarton Oaks. Kaya’s first recording, Jorge Morel’s Guitar Music was critically acclaimed by American Record Guide.

Celil Refik Kaya, classical guitar

Celil Refik Kaya
Since his concert debut at the age of 6, Celil Refik Kaya has received high promised repetitions and accolades for his myriad accomplishments at an early age. Kaya is the youngest First Prize winner in the 2012 JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition with the Buffalo Philharmonic; one of two three-time prizewinner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition, prizewinner of international guitar competitions including Sofia Bulgaria, Naxos Greece, Vienna, Istanbul, and throughout the United States, highlighted award winner in the Indiana International Guitar Competition, Boston Guitar Competition, Texas International Guitar Competition, Schadt String Competition, Philadelphia Guitar Competition, and Texas International Guitar Competition. In May of 2017 he was awarded “Rising Young Musician of the Year” by the Donizettti Music Classical Awards in Istanbul.

Mr. Kaya’s first recording, Jorge Morel Guitar Music has been critically acclaimed by American Record Guide as ‘just perfect—he doesn’t try to make the music more than it is, but he does realize the real heart in these pieces.' Mr. Kaya has been invited for more projects to record for Naxos Music Label. Mr. Kaya appears as a soloist and international artist touring around the United States and Turkey. As a concert soloist, he has collaborated with professional orchestras such as the Buffalo Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony, Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Turkey, Istanbul State Symphony, Hilton Head Symphony, Brevard Festival Orchestra, Lake Placid Sinfonietta, Bilkent Symphony and many others and has gained his great artistic recognition internationally. He has also conducted many masterclasses in music festivals and universities throughout the United States and Turkey. Mr. Kaya has presented the premieres of concertos by Roberto Sierra (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), Derwyn Holder (New Jersey Baroque Orchestra), Leonard Handler, and Suleyman Alnitemiz (Istanbul State Symphony). As a performer Mr. Kaya works closely with our generation’s great composers including Lowell Liebermann, Jorge Morel, and Roberto Sierra, among many others.

Mr. Kaya performed in the most prestigious concert halls and festivals around the United States including solo recitals, concerto performances and masterclasses on the D'Addario Performance Series at Carnegie Hall, The Frick Collection Museum in NYC Summer Artists series, New York Guitar Seminar Festival at Mannes College, Round Top Festival in Texas, Brevard Music Festival, Raritan River Music Festival and Ankara International Music Festival, also numerous Radio broadcast and concert performances throughout United States and Turkey.

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Mr. Kaya began his interest in classical guitar at the age of six with his father, Dr. Mehmet Refik Kaya. Early primary instructors included generation-influenced educators such as Yusuf Doğan Büyüköğüt, Raffi Arslanyan, Soner Egesel. When he was 19, Kaya earned his Bachelor Degree of Music from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory with the Highest Honor Degree in Istanbul, and was granted the “Excellence” Scholarship from the Turkish Educational Foundation. During his Bachelor’s degree he studied composition with the famous Turkish composer Mehmet Nemutlu.

Mr. Kaya expanded his worldwide notice throughout the time he pursued his Master Degree of music in New York City at Mannes College, The New School For Music. As a full-scholarship student, he has also received the Excellence in Performance Awards by the Mannes College the New School for Music. Mr. Kaya studied in the studio of Michael Newman as well as private studies with Grammy award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin. During his master’s degree he studied composition, arrangement and transcription with renowned guitarist-composer Frederic Hand.

Besides a concert soloist, Kaya is also known as an avid composer where he has more than 100 pieces including works for orchestra, solo guitar, violin, piano, string trio, duets and many others. His chamber and instrumental works were performed throughout United States, Turkey, South Korea and Sydney’s Opera House. His selected works were published by Les Productions d’Oz in Canada and FDPublications in the United States. Celil Refik Kaya is only the third recipient of Harvard’s prestigious Dumbarton Oaks –Early Career Musician Fellowship as well as holding the Harrington Fellowship at The University of Texas at Austin under the study of renowned guitarist Adam Holzman.

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