Brouwer's Tower

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

These two concertos have impressed me powerfully, above all the Concierto de Lieja. God, what a wonderful composition this is.

+1.

[André]

+2. Both are superb works 

[Bachtoven]

I'm a classical guitars, so I'm very familiar with his guitar works (I'm working on Sonata No.1 at the moment). Today I listened to his works for string quartet and string trio--wow!

[JBS]

I'm a classical guitars, so I'm very familiar with his guitar works (I'm working on Sonata No.1 at the moment). Today I listened to his works for string quartet and string trio--wow!

That's in my "need another listen" pile. Do you know they recorded a second CD of his chamber music, including the Fifth String Quartet (I believe it was not composed until after the CD you have came out)?

[Bachtoven]

That's in my "need another listen" pile. Do you know they recorded a second CD of his chamber music, including the Fifth String Quartet (I believe it was not composed until after the CD you have came out)?

No, I didn't. Thanks, I'll check it out.

[JBS]

This motivated to actually play the CD.  I'm not keen on Schnittke-like snippets of famous works, but that's what Brouwer does in Quartets 2 and 4, which he officially links together by their title [Rem Tene Verba Sequentia and Rem Tene Verba Sequentia II].
The rest is quite good, fortunately.

[Bachtoven]

This motivated to actually play the CD.  I'm not keen on Schnittke-like snippets of famous works, but that's what Brouwer does in Quartets 2 and 4, which he officially links together by their title [Rem Tene Verba Sequentia and Rem Tene Verba Sequentia II].
The rest is quite good, fortunately.

He quotes Beethoven's 6th Symphony in the Guitar Sonata No.1 first movement...seems completely random!

[Bachtoven]

I highly recommend this recording of his complete Guitar Sonatas:



Here is a video of him playing No.4 (Apparently Flash Videos are no longer supported):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neu5hxOwYbw&ab_channel=RicardoGall%C3%A9n

[JBS]

Thanks.  On the wish list it goes.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I highly recommend this recording of his complete Guitar Sonatas:



Here is a video of him playing No.4 (Apparently Flash Videos are no longer supported):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neu5hxOwYbw&ab_channel=RicardoGall%C3%A9n

Great disc!

[ChamberNut]

Bump! Looking to explore Brouwer's music more in depth, particularly solo guitar and other chamber works.

Recommendations welcomed.  Bonus for comprehensive box sets! 

Starting back on my continued classical guitar music exploration after a hiatus. $$$$$ will be spent. 

[Christo]

Seems this thread really ought to be Brouwer's brouwerij

Brouwer's Brewery.

[André]

Bump! Looking to explore Brouwer's music more in depth, particularly solo guitar and other chamber works.

Recommendations welcomed.  Bonus for comprehensive box sets! 

Starting back on my continued classical guitar music exploration after a hiatus. $$$$$ will be spent. 

I have a few discs of his music. Most are of his concertos, but I have one of his solo works I absolutely love:



There's also a fine Naxos disc by guitarist Elena Papandreou. I don't know if it's still available. It's labeled 'vol 2' but I've never seen any other volume in what I suppose should be a whole series. That one, too, is excellent.