The Devil’s Caprice: Guitar Favorites
ARTISTS: Mabel Millán
COMPOSER: Joaquin Malats; Eduardo Sainz de la Maza; Joaquin Turina; Antonio Ruiz-Pipo; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco; Manuel Maria Ponce; Leo Brouwer; Fernando Sor; Johann Kaspar Mertz
LABEL: Naxos | 8574191 (UPC: 747313419173)
GRAMMY® CATEGORIES SUBMITTED INTO:
Classical Instrumental Solo Performance
Acclaimed concert artist and laureate of numerous awards, Mabel Millán brings her stunning technique and remarkable musical expressiveness to this programme of some of the most spectacular and best-loved repertoire ever composed for the guitar. From the Andalusian rhythms and atmosphere of Turina and Malats, the Romantic expressiveness and national colors of Ponce and Mertz, to the lyrical beauty and dramatic virtuosity of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Capriccio diabolico, every aspect of the guitar’s refined delicacy and explosive dynamism is explored here to the full.
Performers
Photo Credit: Jose M. Alcaide
Mabel Millán
2017 Latin GRAMMY® Winner Mabel Millán studied guitar at the Conservatory of Music of Madrid and the Conservatory of the Balearic Islands, and law at the Complutense University of Madrid. She currently serves as a public prosecutor alongside her career as a guitarist. Millán made her concert debut at the age of 15, and has toured across Spain accompanied on piano by her sister Celia as the Millán duo. As a soloist, Millán has appeared in numerous prestigious venues in Spain including the Teatro de la Maestranza and Teatro Monumental. She has also performed internationally, and at various festivals, where she has also given masterclasses. Millán has represented Spain in the embassies of various countries, performing for ambassadors, consuls and senior executives. Millán has also appeared as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española and the Youth Community of Madrid Orchestra, with which she toured Italy. She is the recipient of 34 awards from inter- national competitions, including 19 First Prizes. Her discography includes the Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning Gran Recital (ADLiB Music).
For more information, visit https://isabelmariasanchezmillan.weebly.com/
Press
WFMT
“From the Andalusian rhythms and atmosphere of Turina and Malats, the Romantic expressiveness and national colours of Ponce and Mertz, to the lyrical beauty and dramatic virtuosity of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Capriccio diabolico, every aspect of the guitar’s refined delicacy and explosive dynamism is explored here to the full.” – Lisa Flynn