Andrea De Vitis Plays Into the Rose-Garden by Gilardino

ByBradford Werner
2020

Andrea De Vitis plays Into the rose-garden (in memory of Julian Bream) by Angelo Gilardino (B. 1941). This comes via his great YouTube channel. The passing of Bream has brought back so many memories of the excellent work and music he accomplished but also the creation of some new music which is nicely fitting for someone who championed so many new works.

Great playing by Andrea De Vitis with some beautiful spacious moments and excellent phrasing. I’ve always been a fan of Gilardino’s writing, especially the etudes, but this is particularly nice. Reminds me a bit of Hans Werner Henze. Couple of cool things about this recording: it was recorded on one of Bream’s favourite instruments, a 1961 Hauser II guitar. Also, the recording is an analog recording (on actual tape). For all you kids out there, that means no computers. Filmed at the Villa Falconieri – Roseto di Roma Capitale (The Rose Garden in Rome).

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.