19th Century Guitar Duos (Works from Sor, Haydn/Fossa, Moratti, Mertz) Herminia Navarro & Pablo Rioja (L´Encouragement Guitar Duo)

• 1 Andante Allegro 01:20
• 2 Andantino 04:45
• 3 Allegro dans le genre Espagnol 05:39
• 4 I. Am Grabe der Geliebten 05:31
• 5 II. Ich denke dein 05:37
• 6 III. Trauermarsch 06:02
• 7 I. Allegro 04:35
• 8 II. Menuetto 03:35
• 9 III. Adagio 06:59
• 10 IV. Menuetto Allegro 03:21
• 11 V. Finale Presto 03:49
• 12 Grand duo concertant 05:14
• 13 Cantabile 04:35
• 14 Theme & Variations 05:09
• 15 Valse 03:38
• 16 Barcarole 03:50
• Total Runtime 01:13:39

Info for 19th Century Guitar Duos (Works from Sor, Haydn/Fossa, Moratti, Mertz)

For their debut album, L’Encouragement Guitar Duo bring us a selection of 19th century guitar duos played on romantic guitars.

This captivating recital explores the potential of this much beloved setting, from a lesser known composer such as Federico Moretti to essential figures of the guitar literature like Fernando Sor and Joseph Kaspar Mertz.

A seductive album which draws the listener into the world of the European 19th century salons.

Herminia Navarro, classical guitar
Pablo Rioja, classical guitar

Herminia Navarro & Pablo Rioja
formed the L’Encouragement guitar duo in 2005. Having been friends for some years, they decided to pour their combined professional experiences and musical enthusiasms into performing the extensive and exciting duo repertoire.

Herminia began her musical education with Agustín Sánchez and Alberto Plaza, Pablo with Luis Briso de Montiano and Avelina Vidal; both went on to complete their studies at Madrid’s Royal Conservatory (RCSMM) under the tutelage of Professor Miguel Angel Jiménez Arnáiz. They have taken part in several masterclasses, and have continued to work with such eminent teachers as Gerardo Arriaga, José Luis Rodrigo, Miguel Trápaga and Ricardo Gallén.

Both artists have won prizes in national and international competitions, and their concert repertoire takes in music from a broad historical period. They have given acclaimed recitals at Madrid’s Museo de la Ciudad, Logroño’s Auditorio Municipal and Murcia’s Real Casino, as well as at the Cervantes Institutes in the Moroccan cities of Marrakesh and Essaouira, the Carzou Foundation in Manosque (in the French Alps), the Spanish Embassy in Beirut and the Chehab Palace south of the Lebanese capital, and the Karl Koch Instrument Workshop in Lucerne, among other venues.

In recent years the duo have focused in particular on works from the late Classical and early Romantic eras which they perform on copies of eighteenth-century guitars. The results of their research into the music of this period can be heard on this debut album for Eudora Records, featuring works by Fernando Sor, Federico Moretti, François de Fossa and Joseph Kaspar Mertz.

Pablo and Herminia both currently also hold teaching posts in Madrid, Pablo at the Federico Moreno Torroba Music School and Herminia at the Joaquín Turina Conservatory.

Booklet for 19th Century Guitar Duos (Works from Sor, Haydn/Fossa, Moratti, Mertz)