Xavier Jara Guitar Recital Xavier Jara

• John Dowland (1563 - 1626): Fantasia in D Minor:
• 1 Fantasia in D Minor, P. 5 (Arr. X. Jara for Guitar) 02:39
• 2 Fantasia in G Minor, P. 71 (Arr. X. Jara for Guitar) 05:38
• 3 Fantasia in G Major, P. 73 (Arr. X. Jara for Guitar) 03:03
• François Couperin (1668 - 1733):
• 4 Pièces de clavecin, Book 2, 6th Ordre in B-Flat Major: Les baricades mistérieuses (Arr. X. Jara for Guitar) 03:26
• Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968):
• 5 Variazioni attraverso i secoli, Op. 71 10:45
• Alan Rawsthorne (1905 - 1971):
• 6 Elegy (Completed by J. Bream) 08:29
• Sérgio Assad (b.1952):
• 7 Summer Garden Suite: No. 19, Dreams 03:01
• Jeremy D. Collins (b.1986):
• 8 Sněhurka Suite: II. Elegy 08:55
• Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (b. 1895-1968):
• 9 24 Caprichos de Goya, Op. 195: No. 18, El sueño de la razón produce monstruos 06:47
• Dušan Bogdanović (b.1955):
• 10 Mysterious Habitats 03:08
• 11 Sonata No. 3: I. Moderato appassionato 02:49
• 12 Sonata No. 3: II. Lento rubato 03:31
• 13 Sonata No. 3: III. Allegretto 01:29
• 14 Sonata No. 3: IV. Allegro brillante 02:52
• Total Runtime 01:06:32

Info for Xavier Jara Guitar Recital

American classical guitarist Xavier Jara has taken first prize at numerous international competitions, including the prestigious 2016 GFA International Concert Artist Competition. This release stands out not only for the sheer musicality and technical brilliance of the performer, but for his imaginatively structured and adventurous programme. It balances the poetic beauty of John Dowland and Alan Rawthorne with the broad appeal of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Variations across the Centuries, technically challenging works by Dusan Bogdanovic, as well as intriguing discoveries such as young composer Jeremy Collins’s Elegy. A native of Minnesota, Xavier Jara was a student of Alan Johnston at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis until 2011 when he moved to Paris to study with Judicael Perroy for six years. During this time he completed his Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris where he also studied with the French guitarist Olivier Chassain, and the lutenist Eric Bellocq.

Xavier Jara, guitar

Xavier Jara
was born in 1993. He started playing guitar at the age of 12. At 15 he began studying with Alan Johnston at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, MN. In 2009, Xavier won 1st place in both the Schubert Club and Thursday Musical scholarship competitions. He has played numerous recitals associated with these competitions including a concert for Dr. Paul Wirth’s “Salon se Leve” concert series. In 2011, he won 1st place in the senior division of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition, as well as 1st place in the youth division of the Indiana International Guitar Competition. Currently, Xavier studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in the class of Olivier Chassain. At the same time, he studies privately with Judicael Perroy. Since then, he has won 1st prize in the 2012 Andrés Segovia competition in Velbert, Germany, 1st prize at the Boston Guitarfest, 1st prize at the international guitar competition of Viseu (Portugal), 1st prize at the Sinaia international guitar competition in Romania and also preformed on the american national public radio program “From the Top”.

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