For a brief period in the early 19th century, the guitar enjoyed a veritable hype. Salons in Paris and Vienna hosted musical soirees where the latest compositions were performed for […]

Ensemble Cordevento:Erik Bosgraaf – recorderIzhar Elias – baroque guitarAlessandro Pianu – harpsichordRobert Smith – viola da gambaIsrael Golani – theorbo The French grand siècle is most often viewed through the […]

Played on two original Enzensperger guitars The Guitar Through the Eyes of the Master The two sonatas on this album were composed in two periods during which life looked very […]

This album is an anthology of popular Sephardic songs completed with excerpts from a rare song collection by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The selection of Sephardic songs they have made ranges between […]

La Guitarre RoyalleWorks by Francesco Corbetta (c.1615-1681)Izhar Elias – solo baroque guitarPhotography – Paul and Menno de Nooijer Francesco Corbetta: the JS Bach of the guitar? A bold claim, but […]

For this exciting new recording Dutch guitarist Izhar Elias selected 4 works for guitar and strings to show the versatility of his instrument. In these works by Brouwer, Pujol , […]

Reviews “Izhar Elias’s playing is sensitive and imaginative, from his evocative, magical playing of the intimate Preludio, to the disquieting, somewhat Spanish-flavoured Toccata temporarily relieved by cascades of chords. ”“Braun’s […]

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Pablo Picasso A clarinet and guitar duo is an instrumental combination one seldom […]

This original concept CD presents one of the most popular opera arias in early 19th century Vienna, “Nel cor più non mi sento”, from Paisiello’s opera L’amor contrastato, as the […]

The guitar is not the first instrument one associates with the towering figure of Beethoven. This original and appealing programme presents works of Beethoven in chamber music arrangements with guitar, […]

17th-century music from the Spanish territories, with music of Falconieri, Selma, Sweelinck, Van Eyck and many others. Reviews 4 stars in a.o. Fono Forum, Dutch newspaper Telegraaf and Luister Magazine.

It’s a mixture of French impressionistic sounds and Spanish rhythms. Spanish composers like De Falla, Rodrigo and Turina, who became friends during their student years in Paris, attempted to combine […]

Reviews ‘intelligent and multi-layered’ Frederike Berntsen/ De Telegraaf- July 18th 2009 This arrangement is one of the longest series of pieces in the solo guitar repertoire (116 minutes in this […]

Big eye presents the fruits of a collaboration between the duo and several vibrant film makers and composers of today. This is placed alongside pieces by prominent twentieth-century classical composers […]

On this album Izhar Elias pays tribute to Guadagnini: almost all the works were performed on a historical instrument, an original guitar from 1812 made by Carlo Guadagnini (1768-1816). This […]