Credits:

Daniel Seminara

Description:

A 400-Year Musical Journey Through the Lute and GuitarAn ambitious album centered on the Stylus Phantasticus (Fantastic Style), a free-spirited instrumental style that flourished in Europe in the early 17th century. Italian lute and guitar virtuoso Daniel Semerilla takes listeners on a musical journey spanning approximately 400 yearsfrom early Baroque masters such as Kapusberger, Piccinini, and Michelangelo Galilei, to Poulenc, Petrassi, and DAngelo, taking listeners on a musical journey spanning approximately 400 years.The composition is masterfully crafted to highlight a shared spirit of pursuing new musical expression beyond the confines of tradition by juxtaposing improvisational 17th-century lute works with 20th-century guitar pieces brimming with experimental spirit. The program, which weaves together the rich resonance of the archlute and Renaissance lute with the diverse tonal colors