Christian Fergo performs 'June Barcarolle Op. 37a' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. C. Fergo)

Resonant Connections Media is proud to present this video of Christian Fergo playing his own arrangement of Tchaikovsky's 'June' Barcarolle Op. 37a.

Audio and video production: SoundLit Films (Christian Fergo and Farah Erfani)
Guitar by Steven den Toom

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"Sounds of Waves, sounds of distant summer, sounds of sorrow and celebration; for me, Tchaikovsky’s 'June' is a melancholic memory of summer. Appropriate, maybe, here in the midst of Winter. My little arrangement of Tchaikovsky‘s Barcarolle and its video is a tribute to and love for the aesthetics of the great early 20th Century guitar tradition ignited by Tarrega. Its aesthetics seems too often to be lost in our modern lives, distracted by glory hunting and an egocentric media frenzy. As Segovia once said: "I have sworn to walk in the steps of the sainted Francisco Tarrega, who lived and died for his beloved instrument with little hope of glory or gain".

This guitar arrangement does not seek to compete with the original piano version. It is trying to do justice to the evocations and feelings behind the written notes by using sound possibilities inherent to the guitar, which for Tarrega and Segovia was the reason to play the guitar and not the piano. It is important to stress that the arrangement is to be found as much in the fingerings as in the notes themselves.

The instrument I used for this recording, a 2020 Steven den Toom guitar, I felt was the ideal palette to paint this homage to Tarrega’s legacy through it’s rich golden colours, striving to the same ideal of beauty as the old guitar tradition. Without this guitar, I would probably not have had the last spark of inspiration to make “June” come to life in this video."
Christian Fergo, 2021

A PDF of the sheet music for this arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s June can be ordered for 9€ by contacting Christian Fergo on:   / christianfergo  

About the artist: The Danish classical guitarist and producer, Christian Fergo commits himself to preserve the tradition of the classical guitar's golden age. In addition, his artistry is defined by working with some of the finest musicians of the 20th Century, such as Alicia de Larrocha and Claudio Abbado. He is also the co-founder of the romantic guitar duo Morat-Fergo, presenting groundbreaking new arrangements of Mozart, Schubert and more.

Christian Fergo:
http:/facebook.com/christian-fergo
   / @guitaristchristianfergo  

SoundLit:
   / @soundlitfilms9660   https://www.morat-fergo.com

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Resonant Connections media is:
Steven den Toom - https://www.stevendentoomluthier.com
Michael Ibsen - https://www.michaelibsen.com