Michael Kudirka - Meditations & Ricercars: Solo Guitar Music of Dusan Bogdanovic (2023) [CD-Rip]

The following recording sums up almost three decades of my work – work which has had diverse routes and focal points in its journey. It is not obvious how to apprehend the changes that my work went through during this long period, but that is exactly what Michael Kudirka has accomplished in this recording; from the meditative In Winter Garden to the full-blooded Lament’s Commentary, he has captured different facets of my music with great transparency and expressive subtlety. While some of my works have been composed with microtonal guitar in mind, Michael has envisioned the entirety of this recording reinterpreted and enriched with microtonal tunings. Here, every piece becomes a unique sound world.

I give my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Michael Kudirka, who has delivered my music here in its authentic spirit.

“Dusan Bogdanovic continues to prove himself to be one of the true originals of the guitar.” — Soundboard Magazine

“(Michael Kudirka) A leading proponent of new directions in classical guitar music.” — Classical Guitar Magazine

“A really brilliant recording of some of my best pieces…It’s really an ideal version of my music as it exists somewhere in the Platonic universe of ideal things. Beautiful!” — Dusan Bogdanovic

Tracklist
01 Levantine Suite:I. Prelude
02 Levantine Suite:II. Dance
03 Levantine Suite:III. Cantilena
04 Levantine Suite:IV. Passacaglia
05 Levantine Suite:V. Postlude
06 Lament
07 In Winter Garden:I. Adagio rubato
08 In Winter Garden:II. Rubato espressivo
09 In Winter Garden:III. Ad libitum, spazioso
10 In Winter Garden:IV. Andante caminando
11 In Winter Garden:V. Adagio rubato e transparente
12 Three Ricercars:I. Moderato
13 Three Ricercars:II. Lento
14 Three Ricercars:III. Moderato
15 Lament's Commentary
16 Ex Ovo
17 Village Music:I. Quasi improvvisando
18 Village Music:II. Moderato ritmico
19 Two Blue Meditations:I. —
20 Two Blue Meditations:II. —
21 Two Blue Ricercars:I. Trasparente
22 Two Blue Ricercars: II. Adagio