Guitar Laureate Series: Rafael Aguirre 2010 Winner of the Alhambra International Guitar Competition

Rafael Aguirre is acknowledged as one of today's most celebrated virtuoso guitarists, having won first prize at 13 of the world's most prestigious international competitions: a record-breaking achievement for a Spanish musician. Following on from his previous, acclaimed recording (8.572064), this fullblooded recital is of music by Spanish composers or those influenced by Iberia, from the pure flamenco of Paco de Luc+­a's Guajiras to Debussy's impressionistic Soir+ªe dans Grenade, and from Alb+ªniz's Triana, named after the gypsy quarter in Seville, to the virtuoso fireworks of T+¡rrega's Gran Jota.