Davide Ficco - Manuel Maria Ponce: Chamber and Solo Music for Guitar (2024)

Davide Ficco was born in Turin in 1962. He received a diploma with honors in 1982 at the Conservatory of Alessandria with Guido Margaria, and conducted advanced studies with John Williams, José Tomàs, Betho Davezac, Jakob Lindberg, Oscar Ghiglia and Alain Meunier, obtaining, from the latter, a grant from the CEE and two Merit diplomas from the Chigiana Accademia of Siena (1982-1993). In 1989 he received the title of Guitar Performer at the Royal College of Music in London, and in 1985 completed the course in Music Education at the Turin Conservatory, also attending the class of Electronic Music (Conservatory of Turin). He currently teaches guitar at the Conservatory of Turin (Italy). Many times awarded in national and international competitions as soloist or in chamber groups, (1978-83), Davide Ficco has collaborated with the Contemporary Music Group and the Symphonic Orchestras of the R.A.I. of Turin (1982-2016) and Milan (1990-1993), with the Regio Theater of Turin, the Laboratorio Lirico of Alessandria, the Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana and the Filarmonica ‘900. He performs primarily modern and contemporary music and has made radio and television recordings for the R.A.I. including many world premiere performances. He has recorded for the labels Naxos, Stradivarius, Tactus, Amadeus, Da Vinci, GuitArt, Moisycos and Oliphant with music of the 1900’s. As a composer he has written music primarily for guitar, in part published by Gendai Guitar in Tokyo and Carisch (Milano).
Tracklist
01. Prelude Para Guitarra Y Clavecin
02. Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord: I. Allegro moderato, calmo ed espressivo
03. Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord: I. Andantino, Poco Più Mosso
04. Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord: Allegro non troppo e piacevole, vivo
05. Allegro from cuarteto pare violin, viola violoncello y guitarra: Allegro moderato, ma espressivo
06. Por Ti Mi Corazon
07. Thème varié et Finale: Andante un poco mosso
08. Thème varié et Finale: Allegro appassionato
09. Thème varié et Finale: Molto moderato
10. Thème varié et Finale: Allegro moderato
11. Thème varié et Finale: Agitato
12. Thème varié et Finale: Vivace
13. Thème varié et Finale: Molto piu lento
14. Thème varié et Finale: Finale, vivo scherzando
15. Twenty-Four Preludes: I. Moderato
16. Twenty-Four Preludes: II. Agitato
17. Twenty-Four Preludes: III. Allegretto
18. Twenty-Four Preludes: IV. Allegro
19. Twenty-Four Preludes: V. Andante
20. Twenty-Four Preludes: VI. Lento
21. Twenty-Four Preludes: VII. Vivo
22. Twenty-Four Preludes: VIII. Tranquillo
23. Twenty-Four Preludes: IX. Allegretto
24. Twenty-Four Preludes: X. Moderato
25. Twenty-Four Preludes: XI. Vivo
26. Twenty-Four Preludes: XII. Un Po Animato
27. Twenty-Four Preludes: XIII. Andante
28. Twenty-Four Preludes: XIV. Andantino
29. Twenty-Four Preludes: XV. Moderato
30. Twenty-Four Preludes: XVI. Allegretto
31. Twenty-Four Preludes: XVII. Andantino Mosso
32. Twenty-Four Preludes: XVIII. Andante
33. Twenty-Four Preludes: XIX. Allegretto
34. Twenty-Four Preludes: XX. Allegretto Vivo
35. Twenty-Four Preludes: XXI. Moderato
36. Twenty-Four Preludes: XXII. Agitato
37. Twenty-Four Preludes: XXIII. Allegro
38. Twenty-Four Preludes: XXIV. Mod.To Espressivo
39. Preludio
40. Balletto
41. Courante