An evening of early 19th-century chamber music including the guitar. Neil and Tamara Caulkins will be joined by Hal Ott (flute), Jeff Snedeker (horn), and John Michel (cello) for performances of works by Henry, Dickhut, Burgmuller, and Carulli. Admission to the Ellensburg performance is free, and to the performance in Soap Lake is by donation.
Author: classicalguitarduo
A Polonaise from Op. 137 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Caulkins Guitar Duo to Perform Nineteenth-Century Guitar Duets as part of NW Guitar Festival, April 6th.
Tamara and Neil will perform the following program on period instruments on April 6th, in Spokane WA as part of the NW Guitar Festival. For more information, go to https://northwestguitarfestival.org/.
Tamara & Neil Caulkins
19th Century Classical Guitar Duets
Allegro Moderato, Op. 21 (Benigne) Henry (fl. 1818)
Andantino
Polaca
Duet # Three, Op. 34 Antoine de Lhoyer (1768-1852)
Allegreto Moderato
Andante Sostenuto
Rondo Allegro
Caprice A.H. Varlet (fl. 1821)
Mr. and Mrs. Caulkins’ playing has been described as “altogether exciting!” (by Fanfare, New Jersey), “a striking debut album” (by Guitar Review, New York), and as “A well-matched team” (by Guitar International, Wiltshire, England). Their scholarly publications have been published in the US, England, Japan, and Germany. They studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, Spain and hold Master of Music degrees from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
The duo has commissioned several new works for two guitars including Three Cherokee Legends by Sarah Pierce, Kootenai East, Op. 56 by Michael E. Young, Pentamerisms by Michael Daugherty, and Water Leaves by Bruce Reiprich.
They are currently bringing the nineteenth-century repertoire to life through research in archival sources and a study of historically informed performance practices. Neil plays a replica, built by Scot Tremblay, of a seven string guitar made in Mirecourt, France in 1840, and Tamara plays an original anonymous French instrument from about 1825.
Nineteenth-Century Guitar duet-Ich Denke Dein by J.K. Mertz
A duet for regular guitar and terz guitar by J.K. Metz (1806-1856). Tamara plays an original French instrument from around 1820. Neil Plays a seven-string guitar built by Scot Tremblay (http://scottremblayguitars.com/) modeled after an 1840 French instrument by Aubrey-Marie.
Nineteenth-century trio for guitar, flute, and horn, fourth movement, by Christian Dickhut (?-1829).
Here is a live recording of the Rondo from the Serenade pour Guitarre, Flute et Cor, Op. 4 by Christian Dickhut (?-1829) performed by Neil Caulkins (guitar), Dr. Hal Ott (flute), and Dr. Jeff Snedeker (horn).
Nineteenth-Century Trio for Guitar, Flute, and Horn, First Movement
Here is a live recording of the Adagio from the Serenade pour Guitarre, Flute et Cor, Op. 4 by Christian Dickhut (?-1829) performed by Neil Caulkins (guitar), Dr. Hal Ott (flute), and Dr. Jeff Snedeker (horn).
Rondo Scherzo from the Serenade for guitar and flute by Charles Blum (1786-1844)
Here is a live recording performed by Neil Caulkins on guitar and Dr. Hal Ott on flute.
Nineteenth-Century Duet for Guitar and Flute by Charles Blum
Here is a live recording of the Andante con Dolceza and the Andantino Amoroso Boleros from the Serenade for guitar and flute by Charles Blum (1786-1844). The guitar is played by Neil Caulkins and the flute by Dr. Hal Ott.
Nineteenth-Century Duet for Guitar and Flute by Gaude
Here is a live recording of Sonate pour Guitar et Flute, Op. 24 by Theodor Gaude (1782-1846) performed by Neil Caulkins on guitar and the wonderful Dr. Hal Ott on flute.
Nineteenth-Century Duet for Guitar and Cello
Pot-Pourri pour Violoncelle et Guitare by Friederich Dotzauer (1783-1860) performed live by Neil Caulkins and the incomparable Kara Hunnicutt. The movements are marked Poco Adagio, Andante, Larghetto, Andante, and Presto.