Lorenzo Micheli Plays Passacaglia Op. 195 by Tedesco

ByBradford Werner
2020

Italian guitarist Lorenzo Micheli plays Passacaglia sul tema del Dies irae (no. 12) from 24 Caprichos de Goya op. 195 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). This comes via Micheli’s great YouTube channel and with audio and video by Drew Henderson. Micheli is one of my favourite players with a clarity and musicality that is top notch. Beautiful phrasing here with crisp intervening lines snuck into the texture. More intensity around 2:10 followed by that depth and serious Dies irae at 4:25…can’t emphasize enough the importance of the Caprichos by Tedesco that we’re so lucky to have.

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.