New Album: Fernando Sor Studies

I’m delighted to announce my new album:

Fernando Sor: The Art Of The 19th-Century Guitar, Volume 1

This recording is devoted to 32 of my favourite studies by this towering genius of the early 19th-century classical guitar. It is a download-only album, available from iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby:

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/robmackillop3 – where you can hear excerpts.

I use a modern copy of the type of guitar favoured by Sor, a Lacote by Michael Nalysnyk of http://www.historicalguitars.co.uk, using gut and silk strings by Aquila-Corde, specially formulated for the early 19th-century repertoire.

I have also tried to get as close as possible to the technique outlined by Sor in his Method.

Not familiar with Fernando Sor? Think Mozart and Schubert, with a Spanish-French influence…

The album is set at a low price, and once downloaded can be played on your computer, iPad, phone, or burned to a CD. The CD Baby page includes Programme Notes.

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6 thoughts on “New Album: Fernando Sor Studies”

Ian Grant said:

January 12, 2013 at 12:09 pm

Rob,
planning to come to Edinburgh in later March. If I do, I plan to bring the Harp Lute (or send beforehand, but will bring the music with me). Will you be around from about 18th March or so? (Have just upgraded hard drive and not all saved contact details survived!!! Very annoying).
Regards,
Ian Grant.

- Rob MacKillop said:
  
  January 12, 2013 at 2:04 pm
  
  Yes, I’ll be around. Email me at robmackillop atgmaildotcom
  
Jerald Bays said:

January 21, 2013 at 7:35 pm

Just discovering your work on
YouTube. Bought uke book. Admire your unique path. Question: is there a problem with GCEA tuning on a baritone uke?

Looking forward to more of your work.

Thanks

- Rob MacKillop said:
  
  January 21, 2013 at 8:05 pm
  
  Thanks, Jerald.
  Baritone ukes have a longer string length, and you would break a normal set of strings by tuning them so high. I tune my baritone to the same pitches as a guitar: DGBE, with the D being a low note.
  Hope that helps.
  Cheers,
  
  Rob
  
Alberto L. Beretta said:

July 15, 2013 at 9:06 pm

Ma(s)te(r) Rob ;o),

how could one like you not know Aquila strings?
I’ll be glad to buy and learn from your Sor Studies, as soon as I’ve ‘fed’ my prepaid card connected with my Paypal account or got the requested credit card to operate on Amazon…
Greeting to ‘braveharts’ from Italy ;o)…

- Rob MacKillop said:
  
  July 15, 2013 at 9:16 pm
  
  But I do know Aquila strings – use them a LOT. Oh, I see what you mean 🙂
  
  Best wishes from Braveheart country!