Guitarist David Russell plays the "Morceau de Concert" by Fernando Sor (1778-1839). Then we hear pianist Kirill Gerstein play "Embraceable You," by George Gershwin (1898-1937).
Rarely has music of such eloquent modesty been married to such touching intimacy. Sor (1778-1839) was known in his lifetime as a creator of ballet and vocal music, but it is for his guitar music that ...