| As my title states, Angel Romero's technique is very clean and precise. His dynamic range is huge. This set of pieces in itself is a documentation of his versatility as an artist; combining pieces of pure burn (Allard) with simple (Tarrega miniatures) and artful soundscapes (Torroba, Albeniz). However, the phrasing is often very akward. I don't understand why someone with so much musical background and technique, coming from a family that practically educated the instrument on musicality, would phrase music so irrationally. For instance, listen to Angel's Estudio Brillante. The phrasing sounds like the fingering. Any master violinist or pianist playing this piece would not phrase the scale and arpeggio phrases in the way Romero does on this recording. Otherwise, the album is basically a greatist hits CD with some formidably played but non-essential renditions of the pieces all classical guitar masters play. |
Phasing is awkward
Unbelievable technique, unorthodox phrasing
