The Guitar Ensemble II
This CD contains the award winning arrangements of classic masterpieces
by Beethoven, Vivaldi, Strauss, Mozart, and by the arranger himself:
Robert Mayeur. Fred Benedetti performs all four parts on this
quartet album. It contains the entire 40th symphony of Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart as well as a Christmas medley by Robert Mayeur.
Instrumentation: Four guitars
Music of the 60's, 70's & 80's on Steel String and Nylon
string guitars. Peter
Pupping and Fred Benedetti's arrangements of the Beatles,
James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, and others.
Bud Samuels for ABC and Motown Records said "...well orchestrated,
beautifully arranged, sound quality and recording process exquisite..."
Instrumentation: Two guitars.
Morning Has Broken
A sequel to Here Comes the Sun, Morning Has Broken continues
the theme of acoustic hits of the 60's and 70's specifically
arranged for two guitars and special guest appearances by guitarist
Peter Sprague and stand up bass player Bob Magnusson. "A
perfect choice of material from the golden era of acoustic singer/songwriters,
wonderfully arranged and exquisitely performed ...what's not
to like? Peter P. and Fred ( with musical direction from Peter
Sprague) consistently make some of the best guitar recordings
being released today."
-John Archer-Acoustic Arts
Instrumentation: Two guitars.
The debut album for SBE classics records brings to the world
of classical guitar enthusiasts a new repertoire of arrangements
of Beethoven, Vivaldi, Schumann, Rimsky-Korsakov, Chopin and
others. This album has consistently ranked as a number one seller
in the classical section of Tower records since it's release
in July. Currently featured on the DMX and AEI Broadcast Networks
daily to businesses and locations for a listening audience in
the tens of millions.
Instrumentation: Two guitars.
Spirited Spanish dances, fiery flamenco,
and inspirational fast paced original
works make this first album by the duo
an incredible listening experience for
everyone who enjoys classical and
flamenco guitar at its upbeat best.
Instrumentation: Two guitars.
An exotic blend of Spanish, Latin-American, Middle-eastern,
East Indian, and Eastern European music. This eclectic album
includes theBenedetti/Svoboda duo with other talented musicians
who play dumbek, sitar, congas, and various world percussion
instruments.
Instrumentation: Two guitars & Band.
The debut album for DOMO records brings to the world of music
a cross-cultural celebration of flamenco guitar. From peaceful,
soulful expressions to fiery, impassioned rumbas, Benedetti &
Svoboda meld Spanish flamenco flair with Southwest Nouveau flamenco
nuance.
Instrumentation: Two guitars & percussion.
Spanish
Gardens
An exciting eclectic mix of virtuoso guitar music in a variety
of styles and moods. Like a beautiful Spanish garden, the seperate
musical colors of flamenco puro, flamenco nouveau, classical,
and middle-eastern are mixed together to create a brilliant masterpiece.
Instrumentation: Two guitars , two guitars & percussion,
two guitars and band.
Blurring the Edges
Winner of the 1995 "Best Pop-Jazz" album of the
year at the San Diego Music Awards. Brazilian, Spanish, Classical,
Flamenco and Pop music make this an eclectic album. Featuring
Jazz musicians Peter, Tripp , and Hall Sprague, and Bassist Kevin
Hennessey, and Ottmar Liebert percussionist Ron Wagner with FredBenedetti.
Instrumentation: Two guitars, Bass, Sax, percussion.
Founded by violinist Chris Vitas and guitarist Fred Benedetti,
Keltic Kharma started as a duo. Chris and Fred were known as
the "MIDI Bros." performing a variety of styles of
music including Celtic with MIDI instruments. After many years
Chris & Fred went back to their roots with acoustic violin
& guitar and started to play traditional Celtic music, but
with some interesting differences--they would change meters (time
feel) from 6/8 to 4/4, or 9/8 to 3/4. This was interesting for
them and their audiences. The new CD "Keltik Kharma"
is a departure from the traditional Celtic music that Chris &
Fred play because 90% of it is original music. The tunes are
written by outstanding musicians from the San Diego area that
both Fred & Chris have known for years.
Instrumentation: Violin, Irish Flute, Guitar, Bass, Strings,
Drums & percussion.
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