2 guitars
SKU:
BO.B.3649
Composed by
A. Soler/L. Palomo.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.3649).
Padre Antonio
Soler is the most
important Spanish
composer of keyboard
instruments of the XVIII
century. Born in Olot he
was baptized in 1729 and
died in El Escorial in
1787. As a young boy he
entered the Escolania of
Montserrat, where he
studied composition and
organ, coinciding at the
same monastery with the
also Spanish composer of
that time, Fernando Sor.
Padre Soler spent great
part of his life in El
Escorial as chapel master
and organist and met in
Madrid Italian composer
Domenico Scarlatti with
whom he developped a deep
friendship inspired on
mutual
admiration.
In
spite of the similar
styles of both composers
the fluid inspiration of
Padre Soler excels for
his own personality,
definitely influenced by
Spanish roots.
Furthermore, I ask myself
if the fact of being at
the same monastery of
Montserrat with guitarist
composer Fernando Sor
didn't play an important
role in the future
development of Padre
Soler's style.
I
have transcribed for two
guitars these three
sonatas in the hope that
also the guitarists can
enjoy playing these
little jewels, truly
musical delights, that
Padre Antonio Soler left
for us.
