Duo Maccari - Pugliese
“Ogni occasione per ascoltare questo strabiliante duo è un dono prezioso, un’opportunità che è bene non lasciarsi sfuggire. Il carattere, le emozioni, la sintonia e la classe di questi grandissimi interpreti vengono veicolate dalla musica che suonano e diventano contagiose, si propagano nell’aria e colpiscono orecchie e cuore dell’ascoltatore trasportandolo in una dimensione magica e raffinata…”
“…la sensazione è che le loro siano non le migliori, ma le uniche interpretazioni possibili.”
Ermanno Brignolo, SEICORDE Sett. 2009, "Sor, Coste: Complete Works for guitar duo"
“…E’ stato un gran bel concerto, perché la dottrina dei due interpreti, che hanno studiato veramente a fondo la prassi esecutiva e se ne sono resi padroni assoluti, invece di incarnarsi in pose sacerdotali o professorali, si tramuta in gioia di suonare, contagiosamente trasmessa al pubblico…”
Angelo Gilardino (May, 19 2008)
“…Bellezza di suono pressochè assoluta, elasticità agogica e calibratissimo uso dell'arte degli abbellimenti e dell'ornamentazione fanno di questa registrazione un caposaldo dell'esecuzione chitarristica con strumenti originali.”
Gian Enrico Cortese, Rivista MUSICA Giugno 2008, (Giuliani: Rossiniane, Pot Pourri, complete), 5 stars
“….They are indeed first-rate virtuosi with a wonderful sense of style and musicianship….marvelous performances of various operatic arrangements…”
Soundboard, 2007
“…the CDs of Giuliani’s Rossiniane and Pot-pourris are absolutely splendid, a triumph!”
Brian Jeffery
“…Italy is still a land of artists, who, like Maccari and Pugliese, can be very close to perfection...”
Gian Enrico Cortese, MUSICA magazine, April 2007, (Giuliani, Complete Works for guitar duo), 5 stars
“...CD's were extremely good!"
Eric Clapton, September 2006 (Giuliani' Concerti published by Amadeus and Brilliant Classic)
“…But the real rarities were young guitarists with an active interest in the heritage of the instrument prior to c. 1980, the only examples that spring readily to mind being those hugely talented Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese.”
Classical Guitar, May 2006
“...The first thing is to say, what thoroughly accomplished playing! There is nothing missing in areas of technique, expression, musicality, style, and the one thing most period practitioners neglect - flair!
Christopher McGuire, May 2006
"This CD is beautiful: colors of the orchestra, tempo + gestures, and the guitar playing full of precision and poetry. Congratulations."
Hopkinson Smith, September 2005
“…Actual execution of the music by guitarists on the review disc is first class. Each possesses a refined and strong technique albeit not augmented by departure from the use of right-hand fingernails. The orchestral playing is quite beautiful, particularly in op. 30, which is the highlight of this new release. Aside from the period guitars, period instruments used on this recording are complementary to the overall objective. The end result is among the better recordings of this music - distinction between period and modern instruments aside…”
Zane Turner, MusicWeb International, September 2005
"...La loro innegabile classe traspare fin dal primo ascolto del CD: cantabilità e legato davvero notevoli, scelte interpretative felicissime e, soprattutto, un gran bel suono."
Gian Enrico Cortese, rivista Musica Giugno 2002, 5 Stars Disc
"the remarkable freedom in their phrasing, which could, but does not compromise the fine ensemble...The rubato used is of a type where the pulling around of the tempo is totally convincing, and the rhythmic unit always remains clear..."
"...memorable concert which abounds with style, panache, humour, refinement and polish..."
Gregory Pikler, Newsletter of the Classical Guitar Society, Sydney (March 2001)
"...outstanding Duo Claudio Maccari Paolo Pugliese..."
Classical Guitar (September 2000)
"...I am grateful to Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese for all their advice and encouragement..."
John Williams about his Giuliani's Concerto op. 30 recording using a Gaetano Guadagnini - (from the Sony CD notes, 1999)
"..quite spectacular Giuliani's Concerti performance by Claudio Maccari and Paolo Pugliese..."
Classical Guitar (September 1997)
Page updated: 28.Oct.2009
