Giovanni Grano Guitar

"andantino variato": N. Paganini - "The romantic music for guitar"

   

 

CRITICS (years 2000-2009)
of concerts by Giovanni Grano

Festival Luys Milan and Yale University Master (2008)

Recensione Rust Classical Guitar (Ottobre 2008)

Review of Concerto in Neuoettinger (2004-03)

Review of Concerto di Neuoettinger (03-2005)


Royal Festival Hall - London

"Dear Dr. Grano, Myself and my classical guitar teacher, Zachary Taylor, had the great fortune to attend your recital at the Royal Festival Hall in the Summer of 2005.
Many guitarists perform in London, but neither of us have heard or seen such brilliance for many many years; it was an absolute pleasure. Your technical excellence and romantic expression of guitar music was breathtaking.
Please tell us, will you be visiting London again, either for a performance, or for a masterclass?
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Jason Economides "

 

Concert at Auditorio Nacional (Madrid, 2002-10-26) with Chamartin orchestra

" ... el magnifico mùsico y guitarrista italiano Giovanni Grano... Grano ofreciò el mas puro estilo galante del ottocento- es decir la ortodoxia plena - la nueva version del Concerto op. 8a, para guitarra y orquesta de F. Carulli"

Quotidiano "ABC" - 28-10-2002 a firma di Leopoldo Montanon

Concert of 2003-12-26 for the "Rassegna Museo di sera"

"Grande padronanza strumentale, suono sempre presente e finissimi impasti timbrici hanno caratterizzato le sue esecuzioni.... Standing ovations a conclusione del concerto che vedeva ancora Grano concedere un bis( una "Milonga" di M.D.Pujol), inducendo il pubblico ad ulteriori prolungati consensi.

RIVISTA "CHITARRE" Aprile 2004 a firma Elda Campori

Concert held at Palau de la Musica - Valencia (2004-05-05)

"Giovanni Grano, uno de los mejores representantes de la moderna escuela italiana de guitarra, ofreciò sutiles y evocadoras versiones de un repertorio tradicional ".

RIVISTA "ACORDES" - n.36 Junio 2004 a firma J.L. del Puerto

CRITICS (year 1989-2000)
of concerts by Giovanni Grano

...Refined and intense interpretation, a cultural precious experience, a splendid surprise!

(Praga - Vecerny Praha 14.3.89 Paulina Dobanyusovà)

G. Grano exhibited in Progue and Brno. His both concerts represent of guitar playing, with a master performance. Isabella Siewers: 'It was wonderful, sensible and full of emotions'.

(Praga - Prace 15.4.89 Dana Satavovà)

Performance full of temperament! G. Grano showed he rose to the best guitarists of European level, distinguishing himself by virtuous interpretation and full of expressivities. He clearly discerned the different musical styles.

(Brno - Opus Musicum 6/89 Vladislav Blaha)

...The interpreter demonstrated a very good technical base, clear performance, refined suonds and ability to choice the most suitable colours offered by his extraordinary 74's Ramirez.

(Praga - Hudebni rozhledy Koncerty v Prave, Aprile 89 S.B.)

Musical clearness, virtuosity and inspiration, a sound particularly cared with interesting timbre variationa and dynamics, marked his musical performance.

(Hammeln - Neue Deister Zeitung 6.5.89 I.G.)

...Sensitive guitar! Ductility sound and great discipline... G. Grano achieved a wide sound exhibition...

(Hannover - Hannoversche Allegemeine Zeitung, 17.5.89)

Concert with the Stettin Symphonic Orchestra ...That the guitar resumes with a noble sense of emotion... Very applauded G. Grano presented then three encores.

(Mantova  - Gazzetta di Mantova 24.4.89 A.Z.)

...Grano, a virtuous musician of the guitar! The interpreter performed in really excellent way giving three encores. Grano revealed an intense interpretative work, based on a brilliant instrumental technique. He showed a marked  sensitiveness and a sure sense of style.

(Adria - Il Gazzettino, 25.5.89)

...The guitarist Giovanni Grano performed correctly the difficult passages for solo guitar of contemporary composers ...

(Salzburg - Salzburger Nachrichten 3.5.89, R.K.)

Giovanni Grano played very well in Giuliani... and wonderfully in Villa-Lobos ...

(Ljubljana - Delo Ljubljana, 30.8.89 Pavel Mihelcic)

...Grano offered the best of himself, penetrating into the musical writings with sensitiveness, with a perceptible bent for concentration and refined expressive underlining, bringing the audience to appaud warmly.

(Mantova - La Gazzetta di Mantova 30.8.89, Andrea Zaniboni)

CRITICS (years 1978-1989)
of concerts by Giovanni Grano


...The excellent guitatist's intervention: G. Grano performer of the delighduí Vivaldis' Concerto for strings and guitar..

(Bergamo - L'Eco di Bergamo 3.3.78 L.P.)

The Concert ot Villa Reale Theatre in Monza ... Guitarist of success and great worth, musically learned, offered to the listeners a concert and a music history 'lesson'...

(Monza - Il Cittadino 28.2.80 A.P.)

..."Masterly interpretation. Thanks to his impeccable technical preparations and his refined musical taste, G. Grano was able to display the particular beauty of the passages proposed...

(Belluno - Il Gazzettino 26.8.81 F.B.)

Giovanni Grano gave the best of himself... he proved to be a performer of vibrating intensity.

(Verona - L'Arena 5.7.85 H.W.)

G. Grano at the Bibiena's. - Agreable and musical guitar! ... He always owns a very vigilant musical sense and clear taste for the care of the sounds. Justly warm welcome.

(Mantova - La Gazzetta di Mantova 25.5.87 A.Z.)

... He demonstrated technically excellent and mature, profoundly studied playing, characterized by great elegance...

(Stettino - Olos Szczecinski 18.11.87 Roman Krafzewsky)

... ... Expressive and steady vibrating tension... intense sound of G. Grano's guitar...

(Catania - Il Giornale di Sicilia 7.12.88 E.U.)

 

The romantic music for guitar
Giovanni Grano
Zero Point Records

Siempre es una alegría escuchar programas de música romántica interpretados con la solvencia técnica y expresiva que sus códigos requieren. El italiano Giovanni Grano lo consigue. En sus manos, las obras de Johann Kaspar Mertz, Antonio Nava y Fernando Sor, así como las piezas originales para guitarra del gran violinista Niccolo Paganini, cobran una dimensión-otra que, al tiempo que respetan las intenciones del género, las acercan inteligentemente a nuestro tiempo. Nuestra opinión: muy bueno.

Manuel Álvarez

 

 

Romanticissimo CD for Giovanni Grano

[...] Giovanni Grano plays these Compositions with care and precision and, with a high-fidelity recordings with audiophile-grade definition, can gift us with a solid sound corposo e tecnicamenite giocato sulle sfumature di timbro. La copertina è abbellita da un acquerello firmata dalla mantovana Bertelliní e le note sono firmate da Ruggero Chiesa, il noto chitarrista recentemente scomparso al quale Grano ha voluto dedicare questo suo impegno. (a.z.)




Review "The Romantic Music for Guitar"
da Gitarre & Laute 3/1994

... Giovanni Grano ist kein Gitarrist der Schneller/Lauter-Gilde und er hat technisch durchaus Grenzen - aber er spielt wunderschöne legati, singt Melodien und beweist musikalischen Geschmack.

Peter Päffgen


Review "The Romantic Music for Guitar"
from Seicorde January- February 1995

[...] A breathtaking biography which, beside the references of wise humanist, presents a guitarist able of participated interpretations.
[...] Good the recordings. A bit of more burst would not be too much.

Francesco Rampichini


Musica romantica a sei corde
1995

Ben più di un'aleatoria connotazione storico-cronologica (come vorrebbe farci credere il titolo della raccolta che presentiamo), il filo rosso che unisce l'eccentrico repertorio di "The Romantic Music for Guitar" è il tocco sensibile e sfumato di Giovanni Grano, un chitarrista che merita di essere ascoltato.
[...] Infine, senza alcun imbarazzo, Giovanni Grano ci inttroduce nei complessi virtuosismi della famosissima "Grande Sonata per chitarra e violino" di Niccolò Paganini. [...] Grano con grande sensibilità, ne segue le numerose nervature fino allo splendido "Andantino variato" il cui ascolto consigliamo caldamente a tutti per la brilantissima fantasia che lo sorregge.

Carlo Cattivelli

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