Fingals Höhle
This work is from Mertz’s Bardenklänge (Bardic Sounds), Op.13 collection. Mertz was very influenced by the great composers of his day, in particular, Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann firmly placing him as a prominent Romantic era composer for guitar.
Johann Kaspar Mertz was a prominent Austro-Hungarian guitarist and composer of the early Romantic period. Renowned as a virtuoso, he was appointed court guitarist to Empress Karoline Auguste
Composed in 1936. Tarantella is a dance originated in Southern Italy’s Puglia region during the Middle Ages — this lively dance was once believed to cure “tarantism,” a trance-like state said to be caused by the bite of the local wolf spider.
Capricho catalan
"Capricho Catalán" is the fifth piece in Isaac Albéniz's "España: 6 Hojas de Álbum," Op. 165, composed around 1890. Originally written for piano, this expressive, short piece is frequently performed on classical guitar, featuring a lyrical, cantabile melody over a rhythmic, castanet-like accompaniment, often highlighting cante jondo-style interludes.
Alla Cubana
Five Bagatelles for Guitar by English composer Sir William Walton (1902-1983) were written for Julian Bream and dedicated to Malcolm Arnold “with admiration and affection for his 50th birthday.” Alla Cubana, uses the syncopated rhythms often found in Latin-American music.
i Mazurka-Chôro, ii Scottish-Chôro
The creative process of Suite populaire brésilienne took many years, as the different movements that make up the suite were never conceived to be put together. All pieces in this suite have a certain sentimental and melancholic tone (the word chôro comes from the Portuguese term chorar, which means "to cry" or "to complain"). In this sense, as other typical choros, all dances have a generally steady tempo and follow the typical rondo form pattern where the first phrase is repeated.
i Preludio (Saudade), ii Andante religioso, iii Allegro solemne
La Catedral is one of the most celebrated and technically challenging pieces ever written for classical guitar. Composed by the Paraguayan virtuoso Agustín Barrios Mangoré in 1921, this iconic piece is deeply rooted in Barrios’ spirituality and his connection to the sounds of the church. Over the years, La Catedral has become a staple in the classical guitar repertoire and a favorite among performers and listeners alike.
ii Romantico, iii Acentuado
Two of the five Cinco Piezas, composed by Piazzolla in 1980
Maurizio Baudino - Guitar
Maurizio Baudino graduated at the "G. F. Ghedini" Conservatory of Cuneo with first class honours and attended various masterclasses. He owes the improvement of his musical and instrumental education to Maestros G. Bandini and G. Puddu. He also expanded his knowledge of chamber music with Maestro K. Bogino at the prestigious Academy “Incontri col Maestro” in Imola.
He won several prizes in many competitions, and he performs both in solo and chamber ensembles. He has performed in prestigious Italian, European and South American halls such as the Mediterranean Conference Centre of Valletta (Malta), the Mariinsky theatre in Saint Petersburg, the Stanislavsky theatre in Moscow, the Großer Musikvereinssaal in Wien and Teatro dell’Opera in Rome. He played under the direction of Maestro Riccardo Muti and Maestro Wayne Marshall.
Together with guitarist Dario Vannini, he released the album "Ecstasy of Colours" in 2024 under Da Vinci Editions, presenting the album on various concert tours in Great Britain and Mexico. His musical activity touches different forms and genres. He has been creating new plays dedicated to kids and teenagers with the theatre company "Il Melarancio" and actress Elisa Dani, writing original scores.
He has been working with actress and singer Celeste Gugliandolo and has founded the Tres por Tango project with whom he has performed in important Italian and foreign institutions. With Glissato publishing, he published his first collection of gradual pieces for the first year of guitar studies and two collections of intermediate level with Sinfonica publishing edited by Maestro Bruno Giuffredi.
He's been particularly fond of teaching therefore he's regularly invited to teach in different masterclasses, so as to be a member of the jury in national and international competitions. He's actually teaching classical guitar at the "E. Bianchi" high school in Cuneo.
Knobloch Strings Artist, Maurizio Baudino plays guitars created by the luthiers Alberto Risi and Fernando Mazza.
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