The Andrés Segovia Archive – Ermanno Brignolo, 7-CD Box

Open a new chapter in your guitar collection

An unfamiliar melody, a composer to discover and the pleasure of following the nuances of the strings: The Andrés Segovia Archive opens a distinctive musical legacy. This Brilliant Classics 7-CD box brings together works written for Andrés Segovia and preserved in his archive, performed by Ermanno Brignolo.

A journey through composers and countries

The programme travels from Switzerland and the USA to Italy, Poland, Spain and Colombia, then France, Belgium and England. Works by Tansman, Mompou, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Cassadó and Berkeley sit alongside music by other composers to explore. Preludes, variations, sonatas and suites offer different ways into the colours of 20th-century guitar music.

Ermanno Brignolo brings the scores to life

The guitarist plays instruments by Urs Langenbacher (2010) and Fratelli Masetti (1963). Orchestra del Conservatorio di Alessandria and conductor Paolo Ferrara also feature. Recorded between May 2011 and March 2013, the collection takes its name from Segovia as the dedicatee and source of the legacy; Brignolo is the performing guitarist.

A gift that keeps the discoveries coming

For a classical guitar enthusiast or a musician who enjoys broadening their repertoire, these 120 tracks offer plenty to return to. Explore a disc, follow a composer or let one piece lead you to the next.

Complete programme: all 120 tracks across seven CDs

CD 1 — Switzerland and the USA

1. Aloÿs-Henri-Gérard Fornerod: Prélude, Op. 13
2. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Thème. Grave
3. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation I. Vivace scherzando
4. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation II. Allegro con fuoco
5. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation III. Allegretto
6. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation IV. Adagio
7. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation V. Allegro
8. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation VI. Andante
9. Fernande Peyrot: Thème et variations: Variation VI bis. Andante (Alternate Manuscript Version)
10. Ignace Strasfogel: Prelude, elegie und rondo: I. Prelude
11. Ignace Strasfogel: Prelude, elegie und rondo: II. Elegie
12. Ignace Strasfogel: Prelude, elegie und rondo: III. Rondo
13. Hans Haug: Étude. Rondo fantastico
14. Hans Haug: Passacaglia
15. Hans Haug: Alba
16. Hans Haug: Prélude, tiento et toccata: I. Prélude
17. Hans Haug: Prélude, tiento et toccata: II. Tiento
18. Hans Haug: Prélude, tiento et toccata: III. Toccata
19. Hans Haug: Preludio

CD 2 — Italy

1. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata, Op. 77 ‘Homage to Boccherini’: I. Allegro con spirito
2. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata, Op. 77 ‘Homage to Boccherini’: II. Andantino, quasi canzone
3. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata, Op. 77 ‘Homage to Boccherini’: III. Tempo di minuetto
4. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata, Op. 77 ‘Homage to Boccherini’: IV. Presto furioso
5. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Capriccio diabolico, Op. 85
6. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Tarantella, Aranci in fiore, Op. 87
7. Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo: Due canzoni Italiane
8. Vito Frazzi: Due pezzi: I. Intermezzo
9. Vito Frazzi: Due pezzi: II. Baldanzoso

CD 3 — Italy

1. Ettore Desderi: Sonata in E Major: I. Preludio
2. Ettore Desderi: Sonata in E Major: II. Arioso
3. Ettore Desderi: Sonata in E Major: III. Scherzo
4. Ettore Desderi: Sonata in E Major: IV. Toccata e fuga
5. Ida Presti: Segovia: Allegretto
6. Alvaro Company: Piccolo jazz, Op. 16 (Tribute to Duke Ellington)
7. Alvaro Company: Preludio, Op. 17 (Tribute to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
8. Alvaro Company: Preludio, Op. 19 No. 1a (Tribute to Gabriel Fauré)
9. Alvaro Company: Ninna nanna, Op. 19 No. 2 (Tribute to Maurice Ravel)
10. Alvaro Company: Un’immagine, Op. 24 for two guitars (Tribute to Franz Schubert)
11. Alvaro Company: Preludio, Op. 19 No. 1b (Tribute to Gabriel Fauré)
12. Angelo Gilardino: Colloquio con Andrés Segovia

CD 4 — Poland

1. Alexandre Tansman: Inventions, Op. Posth.: I. Passepied (Homage to Bach)
2. Alexandre Tansman: Inventions, Op. Posth.: II. Sarabande (Homage to Bach)
3. Alexandre Tansman: Inventions, Op. Posth.: III. Sicilienne (Homage to Bach)
4. Alexandre Tansman: Inventions, Op. Posth.: IV. Toccata à deux voix (Homage to Bach)
5. Alexandre Tansman: Inventions, Op. Posth.: V. Aria (Homage to Bach)
6. Alexandre Tansman: Passacaille, Op. Posth.
7. Alexandre Tansman: Pièces brèves, Op. Posth.: I. Valse caprice
8. Alexandre Tansman: Pièces brèves, Op. Posth.: II. Danse populaire
9. Alexandre Tansman: Pièces brèves, Op. Posth.: III. Burlesque
10. Alexandre Tansman: Pièces brèves, Op. Posth.: IV. Berceuse – Boîte à musique
11. Alexandre Tansman: Pièces brèves, Op. Posth.: V. Studio
12. Alexandre Tansman: Prélude et interlude, Op. Posth.: I. Prélude
13. Alexandre Tansman: Prélude et interlude, Op. Posth.: II. Interlude
14. Alexandre Tansman: Quattro tempi di Mazurka, Op. Posth.: I. Moderato
15. Alexandre Tansman: Quattro tempi di Mazurka, Op. Posth.: II. Rondò
16. Alexandre Tansman: Quattro tempi di Mazurka, Op. Posth.: III. Allegro non troppo
17. Alexandre Tansman: Quattro tempi di Mazurka, Op. Posth.: IV. Allegro giocoso
18. Alexandre Tansman: Sonatine, Op. Posth.: I. Elegie
19. Alexandre Tansman: Sonatine, Op. Posth.: II. Fughetta
20. Alexandre Tansman: Deux chansons populaires, Op. Posth.: I. Andante
21. Alexandre Tansman: Deux chansons populaires, Op. Posth.: II. Allegretto
22. Alexandre Tansman: Hommage à Manuel de Falla, Op. Posth.: I. Notturno (arr. Angelo Gilardino)
23. Alexandre Tansman: Hommage à Manuel de Falla, Op. Posth.: II. Zapateado (arr. Angelo Gilardino)
24. Alexandre Tansman: Hommage à Manuel de Falla, Op. Posth.: III. Improvisación (arr. Angelo Gilardino)
25. Alexandre Tansman: Hommage à Manuel de Falla, Op. Posth.: IV. Nana (arr. Angelo Gilardino)
26. Alexandre Tansman: Hommage à Manuel de Falla, Op. Posth.: V. Vivo (arr. Angelo Gilardino)

CD 5 — Spain and Colombia

1. Jaime Pahissa: Cançò en el mar
2. Gaspar Cassadó: Catalanesca
3. Pedro Sanjuán: Una leyenda
4. Raoul Laparra: Cuadros, scènes d’Espagne: I. Pueblo castellano
5. Raoul Laparra: Cuadros, scènes d’Espagne: II. En Aragón
6. Raoul Laparra: Cuadros, scènes d’Espagne: III. Brujerias
7. Vicente Arregui: Piezas líricas: I. Canción lejana
8. Vicente Arregui: Piezas líricas: II. Intermedio
9. Vicente Arregui: Piezas líricas: III. Campesina
10. Vicente Arregui: Piezas líricas: IV. Confidencia
11. Vicente Arregui: Piezas líricas: V. Tonada de ronda – León
12. José Antonio de San Sebastián: Errimina (Nostalgía)
13. Joan Manén: Fantasia-Sonata, Op. A22
14. Jaime Pahissa: Tres temas de recuerdos: I. Preludio – Por el viejo camino
15. Jaime Pahissa: Tres temas de recuerdos: II. Dialogo
16. Jaime Pahissa: Tres temas de recuerdos: III. Danza lejana

CD 6 — Spain and Colombia

1. Guillermo Uribe Holguín: Pequeña suite, Op. 80 No. 1: I. Preludio
2. Guillermo Uribe Holguín: Pequeña suite, Op. 80 No. 1: II. Andante expresivo
3. Guillermo Uribe Holguín: Pequeña suite, Op. 80 No. 1: III. Allegro
4. Gaspar Cassadó: Canción de Leonardo
5. Gaspar Cassadó: Sardana chighana
6. Federico Moreno-Torroba: Sonata-Fantasía: I. Lento – Allegretto
7. Federico Moreno-Torroba: Sonata-Fantasía: II. Allegretto
8. Federico Moreno-Torroba: Sonata-Fantasía: III. Allegro – Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro
9. Federico Mompou: Canción y danza: I. Canción (Based on two songs of King Alfonso X)
10. Federico Mompou: Canción y danza: II. Danza (Based on two songs of King Alfonso X)
11. Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana: I. Preludio
12. Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana: II. Coral
13. Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana: III. Cuna
14. Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana: IV. Recitativo
15. Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana: V. Canción
16. Federico Mompou: Suite compostelana: VI. Muñeira
17. Gaspar Cassadó: Preámbulo y sardano: I. Preámbulo
18. Gaspar Cassadó: Preámbulo y sardano: II. Sardana
19. Gaspar Cassadó: Leyenda catalana
20. Gaspar Cassadó: Dos cantos populares finlandeses

CD 7 — France, Belgium and England

1. Henri Collet: Briviesca, poema para guitarra, Op. 67
2. Raymond Petit: Sicilienne
3. Pierre de Bréville: Fantaisie
4. Pierre-Octave Ferroud: Spiritual
5. Raymond Moulaert: Suite: I. Preludio
6. Raymond Moulaert: Suite: II. Intermezzo
7. Raymond Moulaert: Suite: III. Passacaglia
8. Cyril Scott: Sonatina: I. Adagio quasi introduzione – Molto moderato
9. Cyril Scott: Sonatina: II. Allegretto pensoso
10. Cyril Scott: Sonatina: III. Finale: Allegro
11. Lennox Berkeley: Four Pieces: I. Moderato ma con brio
12. Lennox Berkeley: Four Pieces: II. Andante con moto
13. Lennox Berkeley: Four Pieces: III. Lento (Sarabande)
14. Lennox Berkeley: Four Pieces: IV. Allegro, energico
15. Henri Martelli: Quatre pièces, Op. 32: I. Gaiement
16. Henri Martelli: Quatre pièces, Op. 32: II. Vite
17. Henri Martelli: Quatre pièces, Op. 32: III. Lent
18. Henri Martelli: Quatre pièces, Op. 32: IV. Animé

Questions about The Andrés Segovia Archive

Is Andrés Segovia playing on these CDs?

The guitarist on this set is Ermanno Brignolo. The collection focuses on works written for Andrés Segovia and his musical legacy.

How many CDs and tracks are included?

The set contains 7 audio CDs. The complete programme above includes all 120 tracks listed by the label.

Who would enjoy this collection as a gift?

A guitarist, a classical music enthusiast or someone who enjoys exploring composers and works beyond the familiar selections.