(1998) Music for Guitar Friedrich Nicolaus Brauns Today he presents a more

Today he presents a more personal work made up of pieces for violin and piano from a grand repertoire that he describes himself in the program notes

even though relatively contemporary

Ignaz Lachner and his music was quickly and unjustly forgotten during the many changes during the second half of the 19th century

while doing so: “This is what I call a work

Two of these recordings appeared on the New York label Strata East (SE8 1972-3

(1998) Music for Guitar Friedrich Nicolaus Brauns Today he presents a moreI am particularly pleased to begin this CD with Jean Franaixs Passacaille. This piece consists of a series of variations (written with typical French elegance) on a profoundly inspired theme that the composer explores with virtuosity rich in contrasts. These words are by the young Italian guitarist Emanuele Segre, to whom Franaix(who died in 1997) dedicated this composition. The following compositions by Poulenc, Roussel, Milhaud and Auric are the