Christopher Parkening - Virtuoso Performances

Throughout his career Christopher Parkening America's preeminent classical guitarist has had the opportunity to perform with many of the world's leading artists and orchestras. This folio Duets and Concertos contains many selections from those collaborations and features a wide range of musical pairings which show the guitar at its versatile best: voice and guitar guitar duets chamber music and concertos. All of the pieces included here have been edited and fingered for the guitar by Christopher Parkening and to quote Christopher himself ???No compromise has been made in requirement of technique. All of these pieces are suitable for performance by the virtuosoguitarist.??? This folio contains 35 transcriptions.

Douglas Niedt began his study of the Guitar at age 7 and polished his playing to gem-like brilliance through his studies at the Julliard School the Segovia Master Classes in Spain and with Narcisco Yepes ChristopherParkening Jorge Morel and Oscar Ghiglia. At age 17 international recognition followed his 1st prize sweep of the first Chet Atkins International Guitar Competition in which 300 guitarists were entered.At age 21 Douglasmade his New York debut in Carnegie Recital Hall. After his debut the New York Times declared 'There was no doubt that he was a gifted performer. His playing was highly colored his pitch exact his phrasing precise.'