Unwound - Music in Conversation with Ian Watt: Daniela Rossi

Ian Watt speaks to the wonderful guitarist Daniela Rossi about her recent exquisite album of works by Regondi.

00:00 - Introduction
01:53 - Daniela Rossi
04:40 - Discovering Regondi
08:00 - Musical interpretation
09:50 - Etude No. 6 excerpt
13:10 - The qualities of Regondi's music
16:00 - Etude No. 2 excerpt
18:10 - The challenges of recording Regondi
22:10 - Technical advice for guitarists (relaxation, stamina etc)
25:33 - John Taylor and the role of a record producer
28:02 - Excerpts from Introduction and Caprice, Op. 23
31:33 - Choice of instrument: modern or period?
34:30 - Daniela's forthcoming projects

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Described by the composer/guitarist Leo Brouwer as “…a performer with a very rare combination of energy, expression and perfect technique”, Daniela Rossi is an exciting classical guitarist from Bahía Blanca, Argentina, currently based in Cambridge, UK. Daniela’s interest in the music of Romantic composer Giulio Regondi has resulted in this recording featuring Regondi’s works, including the Ten Etudes. She also enjoys collaborating with contemporary composers and recently inspired renowned composers to write for her, such as Vincent Lindsey-Clark (The New Folias), Jeffrey McFadden (Rumores de Perales) and Dušan Bogdanović, including his Rossignol, Sonatina: Homage to J. Haydn, Winter Variations, God Bless the Child and Folia Variations.

Daniela has given master classes in several countries, including Belgium, Canada, Chile, Germany, UK and USA. Her upcoming projects include concerts in Europe and Canada as well as two recordings with music for guitar and String Quartet, including premiere recordings and a solo CD Homage to John W. Duarte. Daniela has recently been working with Guitar by Masters and has just recorded her seventh tutorial video. She also made three videos for Siccas Guitars and performed an online concert for Altamira Guitars.

She has won numerous performance awards and prizes across South America and Europe, including First Prize in the London International Guitar Competition (2015), Second Prize in the Heinsberg Guitar Competition and Festival in Germany (2017), and First Prize in the prestigious XXXVI Luis Sigall International Music Competition held in Viña del Mar, Chile (2009).

www.danielarossiguitarist.com

Links to material mentioned in the episode
Daniela's superb Regondi recording can be purchased at:
https://danielarossi.bandcamp.com/alb...

It is also available to stream on YouTube Music, Spotify etc.