Guitarist Xuefei Yang’s third recording for EMI Classics features two works with orchestra,
Joaquín Rodrigo’s beloved Concierto de Aranjuez and the world premiere of a newlycomposed
concerto by Stephen Goss, coupled with solo works by Albéniz and Rodrigo.
The exclusive iTunes bonus track is the Zapateado by Regino Sainz de la Maza, who was,
coincidentally, the dedicatee of the Concierto de Aranjuez.
Xuefei Yang, known to her friends as Fei, is a ground-breaking virtuoso who is currently
forging an impressive, if unlikely, career on the world’s premiere stages and inspiring
critical acclaim for her performances of wide-ranging repertoire. The New York Times
wrote, “Yang demonstrates her feisty virtuosity, impeccable technique and sensitive
musicianship in repertory ranging from Albéniz to arrangements of Western pop and Asian
songs. Ms Yang seems a Spaniard at heart, her guitar singing as if she had grown up in
the shaded courtyards of Andalusia.”
