“ Paganini had come to hear Sor: he seemed to be very satisfied, and the bravo's with which he received him showed his pleasure.”
Journal des Artistes, 24th April 1831

Since his first concert performances in Paris in 1814 until the last performances in 1838 Sor was always highly esteemed by his musical colleagues and the press. His performances were often described as “brilliant” with “exquisite perfection; vivacity, grace, tenderness and almost voluptuousness”. It was also stated that it was hard to decide which to appreciate more, Sor the composer or Sor the performer. The famous musicologist François-Joseph Fétis recognised in Sor “a superior artist whose musical intelligence is far from ordinary” but often criticized the fact that Sor had chosen a guitar as his instrument...

The last two movements of Six petites pièces faciles op. 32 are Andante and Galop in G major. Andante has a feel of “Tempo di minuetto” with a restrained elegance in the opening section, while the minor section in the middle has more of intense emotional affection. The following galop was the most up to date dance in Parisian salons in 1828 when this work was published, with the name galop coming from a rhythm imitating a fast gallopping horse. This Galop must be just about the most fun piece by Sor I've ever played!

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Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Six petites piècas faciles op. 32
- No. 5: Andante
- No. 6: Galop
Patrik Kleemola, guitar

Guitar: Louis Panormo (1838)
Microphones: Stereo pair of DPA 4011a Cardioid microphones
Audio interface: Prism Sound Atlas
Videocameras: Canon EOS 200D
Location: Rymättylän kirkko

Produced by Patrik Kleemola

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