Ivan Klinger: The Poor Branch - RES10302

Ivan Klinger: The Poor Branch

£12.99
Total playing time [64:18]

James Akers (guitar)

Devoted to the music of Ivan Klinger, this album of premiere recordings from guitarist James Akers highlights works from this relatively unknown composer. Klinger’s seeming anonymity belies the composer’s substantial and high-quality oeuvre.

Born in 1818 in Seltz near Kherson (today’s Ukraine), Klinger was one of the few guitarists to devote himself to the Western style six-string guitar. Featuring both original compositions and arrangements of other works, Klinger’s playful and serious, virtuosic and challenging music here receives the attention that is long overdue.

Album Booklet (PDF)

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'One can easily imagine Klinger captivating 19th-century salon audiences in Ukraine and thereabouts with his playing, and hopefully James Akers will succeed in introducing Klinger’s music to a wider audience today.'

- Early Music Review

'One can easily imagine Klinger captivating 19th-century salon audiences in Ukraine and thereabouts with his playing, and hopefully James Akers will succeed in introducing Klinger’s music to a wider audience today.'
Early Music Review

'There is a timeless quality to the sounds of a solo guitar [...] an enjoyable release'

Credits
© 2022 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2022 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10302
Producer, engineer & editor: John Taylor
Executive producer: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262793329
Cover image: Photography by Douglas Whates
Release date: 3 June 2022