Seven Magic Mountains by Leo Brouwer

Dance of the High Plains

Composed by Leo Brouwer (b. 1931) in 1962 under the title Danza del altiplano and based on a Bolivian folk song, this is my cinematic music video and performance of this Latin American piece. Check out my three-part blog on various aspects of the project: Leo Brouwer and Clint Eastwood, Spaghetti Western films and music, and the Altiplano region in South America.

Danza del altiplano, Leo Brouwer, tres piezas latinoamericanas, three latin american pieces. Special thanks to Leo Brouwer for authorizing the use of his com...

My Heart for You

arranged for solo guitar from the song, “Por ti mi corazón,” by it’s composer, Manuel Ponce (1882-1948), in 1926.

Performed on amplified steel-string guitar by Allen Michael.

Julia Blooms

Composed by Agustín Barrios (1885-1944) and published as "Julia Florida" in 1938, it is performed here for the first time on the amplified steel-string guitar by Allen Michael.

Prelude

Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) Prelude from Cello Suite no. 3 (BWV 1009) arranged for solo amplified steel-string guitar in E Major.

Performed on amplified steel-string guitar by Allen Michael

Lament of the Brazilian Indian

written by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) in 1940 and originally published in Five Preludes as “Prelude No. 4 in E Minor.”

Prelude no. 4 in E minor by Heitor Villa-Lobos performed on amplified guitar.

The Golden Vessel

an original poem set to my performance of Manuel Ponce’s “Prelude no. 24 in D minor.”

Poem by Allen Michael Muresan, set to the classical guitar music of Manuel Ponce. zenritual.com