Guitar Recital: Anton Baranov Anton Baranov

• 1 I. Allegro ritmico 04:03
• 2 II. Andante e molto legato 05:01
• 3 III. Allegro 04:00
• 4 I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:08
• 5 II. Andantino 05:08
• 6 III. Presto agitato 05:56
• 7 Guitar Sonata No. 2 11:02
• 8 I. Allegro energico 04:04
• 9 II. Reverie 06:42
• 10 III. Alla Tarantella 04:06
• Total Runtime 58:10

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Anton Baranov is one of the foremost guitarists of his generation, having recently won both the Guitar Foundation of America and Francisco Tárrega Competitions. His programme features four composers of different generations and diverse backgrounds from Central and South America, who combine traditional elements of the guitarist’s art in the Latin-American world with a delight in experimentation. The result is a entertaining and imaginative kaleidoscope of colour and rhythm.

Anton Baranov, classical guitar

Recorded at St John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, 17–20 October 2013
Engineer and edited by Norbert Kraft
Produced by Norbert Kraft & Bonnie Silver

Anton Baranov
Russian guitarist Anton Baranov is a prizewinner of more then fifteen prestigious international guitar competitions, including the Koblenz Guitar Competition, Andrés Segovia Competition, Agustín Barrios Competition, Robert Vidal Competition, and Pittaluga Guitar Competition. At the height of his young career, he won both the Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition and the Francisco Tárrega Competition in 2013.

Known for his daring interpretation and innovative programming, guitarist and composer Roland Dyens calls him, “a real musician, one of those rare guitarists who are able to have their attendees almost forget the instrument they play, managing to have them focus on the expressivity of the music and only this.”

As part of his prize from winning the GFA competition, Mr. Baranov will embark on a 50-city concert tour throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Brazil, and has just recorded his first album on the Naxos label. Mr. Baranov has been a D'Addario artist since 2013. He currently teaches at his alma mater, the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

Anton Baranov was born in 1984 in the Northwest region of Russia. He graduated from the famous St. Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in 2010 under grants from the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian Performing Arts Foundation.

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