(1998) Music for Guitar Friedrich Nicolaus Brauns Two of these recordings appeared

Two of these recordings appeared on the New York label Strata East (SE8 1972-3

Today he presents a more personal work made up of pieces for violin and piano from a grand repertoire that he describes himself in the program notes

György Ligeti

and a variety of forms that emanate from the nature of the instruments involved

(1998) Music for Guitar Friedrich Nicolaus Brauns Two of these recordings appearedI am particularly pleased to begin this CD with Jean Franaixs Passacaille. This piece consists of a series of variations (written with typical French elegance) on a profoundly inspired theme that the composer explores with virtuosity rich in contrasts. These words are by the young Italian guitarist Emanuele Segre, to whom Franaix(who died in 1997) dedicated this composition. The following compositions by Poulenc, Roussel, Milhaud and Auric are the