Stephen Laughlin - Birds, Op. 66, John Duarte

Stephen Laughlin plays Birds, Op. 66, by John Duarte
I. Swallows (00:17)
II. The Swan ( (3:47)
III. Sparrows (7:33)

California State University Fullerton
October 9th, 2009
Guitar built by Peter Oberg, http://www.obergguitars.com/

John Duarte (1919-2004) was a British author, music critic, teacher, and one of the most prolific 20th-century composers for the guitar. Birds, Op. 66 is an imaginative work in three movements, each reflecting a different type of bird (Swallows, The Swan, and Sparrows). In Duarte's own words, "the three Birds are characterised by their behaviour, not their song! Swallows fly high, swoop and nest in church towers - campanile passages at the beginning and end. Swans float gracefully and sadly on the water. A first-Elizabethan wrote: "Tis said that swans sing only afore they die. Twere better if some men were to die afore they sing". Sparrows are gregarious, noisy, quarrelsome and self-assured - and are portrayed as such!"

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[dizzyvonclutch]

i love the ritardandos!

[FIRMANTE]

Nice! I really like swan part, enigmatic and mysterious! Very awesome playing and style.