Sonata in G Minor and Concerto in D Major - Classical Guitar and Piano

Get the unique opportunity of practicing and deepening the understanding of two challenging Baroque works for guitar with the accompaniment of a real string orchestra and harpsichord. This publication has been created in order to demonstrate the basic techniques in the Baroque style, through the study of the guitar and string orchestra of Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto in D and the Sonata in G Minor for guitar and harpsichord. This edition includes a book and a CD. The book contains: An introduction with instructions for the use of the rehearsal CD; A general preface along with a brief introduction concerning Baroque technique with examples; An appendix with suggestions and references to the hand-written score by Vivaldi; The Sonata and Concerto revised guitar parts with fingerings, including passing notes and ornamentation suggestions; and the harpsichord part with a realization of the G Minor Sonata basso continuo and a keyboard reduction of the orchestra score for the D major Concerto. The CD includes the following versions: the Sonata in G Minor harpsichord only at performance tempo; the Concerto in D with orchestra only at performance tempo; the Sonata third movement and the Concerto first and third movements with harpsichord only at slow tempo for rehearsal; and demonstration performances of both works with guitar and accompaniment. Text is presented in English and Italian.