Elizabeth's new CD,  La Folía de España: Dances for guitar, is now available from CD Baby.

BAROQUE GUITAR

Gaspar Sanz (c. 1640-1710)

1.  Folia

2.  Españoletas

3.Canarios

Francesco Corbetta (c. 1615-1681)

4.  Follia

5.  Prelude

6.Menuet

7.Chaconne

Santiago de Murcia (c. 1682-1740)

8.  Cumbees

9.Zarambeques o Muecas

10. Fandango

19TH CENTURY GUITAR

Fernando Sor (1778-1839)

11. Les Folies d’Espagne

José Ferrer y Esteve (1835-1916)

12. Brise d’Espagne, Valse Caractéristique

13. Tango

14. Sicilienne

15. Vals

MODERN GUITAR

Antonio Lauro (1917-1986)

16. El Negrito

17. La Gatica

18. Andreina

Manuel Ponce (1882-1948)

19. Prelude No. 24, Chant populaire español

20. Rumba

19. Scherzino Mexicano

Leo Brower (1939-)

21. Danza del Altiplano

Bryan Johanson (1951-)

22. La Folia Folio

  INSTRUMENTS

  Baroque guitar after Oth of the Sellas workshop (Venice, Italy, 1630’s) by Michael Schreiner (Toronto, Canada, 1999).  Strings: all gut (Boston Catlines). 

  Tuning (tracks 1-4):  e’, bb, gg’, d’d’, aa, and (tracks 5-10): e’, bb, gg, dd’, aa

  19th century guitar by Thorel (Mirecourt, France, late 1830’s), restoration work done by Paul Stroh (Seattle, USA 2004).  Strings: silver-wound basses (Pyramid) and gut trebles (Boston Catlines).

  Modern classical guitar by Augustino LoPrinzi, using the Thomas Humphrey Millenium design (Florida, USA 1996).  Strings: Pro Arté (D’Addario).

Download  Liner Notes

CD Liner Notes, with a Selected Bibliography

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EMAIL:  Elizabeth C.D. Brown

“I am pleased to be included on such an excellent accomplishment.  Thanks for the kick-ass performance of my La Folia Folio.”

- Bryan Johanson

composer & guitarist

“The playing is passionate and the liner notes most informative--a truly impressive debut.  Keep up the great work!”

- Dr. Christopher Morrongiello

scholar & performer of early plucked instruments