卡斯特拉尼-安德丽雅西欧二重奏是世界最有名的二重奏之一，自组建以来已经获得多个音乐奖项与荣誉，包括两次美国的独奏艺术演奏家奖（National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowships）和一次西班牙塞戈维亚大师班奖学金。他们在国际上多个交响乐团合作过，在白宫和肯尼迪中心演奏过。同时，在100多所大学和音乐学院演奏和教学过。他们与格莱美奖提名作曲家Roberto Sierra合作，举办过两场重要的双吉他与交响乐团音乐会:Of Discoveries和 the Fantasia Corelliana。
"The premiere duo in the field today."
American Record Guide
"One of the greatest guitar duos of our time."
Les Cahiers de la Guitarre, France
"Their tightness of ensemble and their general musicianship illustrate perfectly just how elegant and attractive music for two guitars can be卼wo superb artistes."
Classical Guitar Magazine
"First rate and a pleasure to hear. The performances were consistently fine, the rapport between the two just about perfect playing with plenty of color and depth. The concert was admirable."
The New York Times
"A guitar duo worth hearing time and time again." (Headline)
The San Juan Star
"I am particularly taken by the Duo's poise and taste. Their interpretive insights yield music in the purest, least cluttered sense of the word and they play with a singleness of mind that both illuminates and delights. There is nothing routine about this pair."
"Critic's Choice of the Year", Fanfare Magazine
"Their style is never overstated and their attention to detail meticulous, while balance, technical execution and ensemble are flawless卆s fine an example of duo playing as can be imagined."
Guitar Magazine
"They play the Latin lingo with the best of them� They pack a powerful punch, sounding more Argentinean at times than Piazzolla's own New Tango Quintet giving us some of the smartest, most adroit playing since Presti and Lagoya � exhilarating stuff."
"They continue to impress with their impeccable musicianship. Their taste in ornamentation, their outstanding intonation and felt tempos, and their great skill in selectivity mark them as great communicators and the premiere duo in the field today."
"Best of the Year", American Record Guide
I found this to be one of the most enjoyable classical guitar recordings I have heard in quite a while.
Audiophile Audition
The performance by Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio (a premiere recording) is as flawless as any can be.
Music and Vision
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Joanne Castellani, A. Lauro, El Mara
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Castellani Andriaccio Duo, Granados, Rondalla Aragonesa
发表于 2013-3-24 03:44:08
