Made in Canada Duo Play Mehdizadeh

ByBradford Werner
2020

Made in Canada Duo (Michael Ibsen and Nathan Bredeson) play Danse Burleque by Canadian composer Daniel Mehdizadeh. This comes via Ibsen’s Youtube channel. This video was taken from a live recording of their concert at the Canadian Music Centre in Toronto. “Danse Burleque is a character piece for two guitars that utilizes shifting rhythms and contrapuntal techniques to create a sinister and unpredictable dance between the two guitar parts.” You might remember this work from my previous review of Steve Cowan’s album Pour guitare. Nice playing by Ibsen and Bredeson of all the intricate accents and juxtapositions in this exciting work. See more Canadian guitar at my dedicated category: Classical Guitar Canada.

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.