Sharon Isbin, a master of the guitar who has had 80 works written for her, says “Every performance is different. For one thing, the Baroque was the jazz age. The guitarist was expected to improvise, to add embellishments. If a section is repeated, I play it straight the first time and embellish it the second, and the quartet adds trills at certain cadences. I’m totally immersed in the music myself, and if the audience gets into the music too, they become part of the performance.
I love the energy in Denver, and playing with the texture of four bowed instruments is a whole new world for me. I can’t wait for the Fandango we play at the end. Boccherini had a very sensuous side, and the audience goes bananas!”
CLICK HERE to read more from Sharon and Calidore violinist Ryan Meehan in Think Classical Music is Always the Same? Think Again by freelance journalist Kim Millett.
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