Two master guitarists, two
outstanding team players: Magraw, the flatpicker from Minnesota with a feeling for roots music,
successfully played in duets with Tim Sparks, John Williams and François
Corneloup. Szabó, who
shuttles between classical and jazz, was resplendent at the side of Gilbert
Isbin, Véronique Gillet and Ralph Gauck.
On “Dew Point,” their first
joint album for Acoustic Music Records, the two have combined their broad
experience and create modern sound collages and musical impressions out of
manifold stylistic influences, new types of play and improvisational
techniques. The duo
performs with a number of stringed instruments, producing a cultivated tone and
extraordinary as well as astounding solistic excursions, thus demonstrating
their love for acoustic guitar music. The result
is complex sonorous sculptures exuding a great deal of calm and tonal
luminescence, which allows “Dew Point” to shine as a fascinating artistic
masterpiece of contemporary guitar music.
Additional product information
recorded:
2008
time:
41:33
Musicians:
Sándor Szabó: 6 string baritone guitar, 12 string baritone guitar Dean Magraw: nylon string guitar, steel string guitar, electric sitar