Ana Vidović - 2 Albums (2000-2007)

Ana Vidović (born 8 November 1980, Karlovac, SR Croatia) is a Croatian classical guitarist. A child prodigy, she started playing guitar at the age of five, inspired by her brother Viktor. Her father was an electric guitar player. She began performing at the age of 8 and by the age of 11 she was performing internationally, and at 13 became the youngest student to attend the prestigious Academy of Music in Zagreb where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. Vidović's reputation in Europe led to an invitation to study at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, U.S., with Ray Chester, from where she graduated in May 2005. She has lived in the United States since, where she also works as a private tutor.

Vidović plays a Jim Redgate guitar exclusively and has said, "When I got it and began to play, I immediately knew that this was the instrument that I want to be playing for a long time."

She has released 6 CDs published by Croatia Records, BGS, and Naxos and has released two DVDs published by Mel Bay publications.

Vidović has won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions all over the world. These include first prizes in the Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath, England, the Fernando Sor competition in Rome, Italy, and the Francisco Tárrega competition in Benicasim, Spain. Other top prizes include the Eurovision Young Musicians competition, the Mauro Giuliani competition in Italy, the Printemps de la Guitare in Belgium, and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. The Gramophone remarked on her "extraordinary dexterity".



"It was a bright idea of Patrick Russ to mix the set of Five Bagatelles for solo guitar with his very last work, Varii Capricce, a brilliant orchestration of those same five pieces." - Edward Greenfield, CNNMoney, 12 February 2002

Track List:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Lute Partita in E major, BWV 1006a (arr. for guitar)
I. Preludio
II. Loure
III. Gavotte en rondeau
IV. Menuett I and Menuett II
V. Bourree
VI. Gigue

Manuel Maria Ponce: Sonata romantica
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante epressivo
III. Allegretto vivo
IV. Allegro non troppo e serioso

Francisco Tarrega: Danza mora
Danza mora

Francisco Tarrega: Capricho arabe
Capricho arabe

Francisco Tarrega: Valse
Vals

Stjepan Sulek: The Troubadours 3
Melancholy
Sonnet
Celebration

William Walton: 5 Bagatelles
I. Allegro
II. Lento
III. Alla Cubana
IV. Sempre espressivo
V. Con slancio





Track List:
Federico Moreno Torroba: Castillos de Espana II
No. 1. Turegano
No. 2. Manzanares el Real
No. 3. Alcaniz
No. 4. Siguenza
No. 5. Alba de Tormes
No. 6. Torija
No. 7. Montemayor
No. 8. Olite
No. 9. Zafra
No. 10. Redaba
No. 11. Simancas
No. 12. Alcazar de Segovia
No. 13. Javier
No. 14. Calatrava

Federico Moreno Torroba: Las puertas de Madrid
No. 1. Puerta de Alcala
No. 2. Puerta del Angel
No. 3. Puerta Cerrada
No. 4. Puerta de Hierro
No. 5. Puerto de San Vicente
No. 6. Puerta de Toledo
No. 7. Puerta de Moros

Federico Moreno Torroba: Preludio
Preludio

Federico Moreno Torroba: Vieja leyenda
Vieja leyenda

Federico Moreno Torroba: Jaranera
Jaranera

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