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Laura Lootens - Diabolico - Import CD
Laura Lootens - Diabolico - Import CD
CD
Classical Music
June 18, 2026
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Catalog No.: V8672
JAN/ISBN: 3700187686727
Number of Discs: 1
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Laura Lootens
Description:
Laura Lutens, a prodigious guitarist born in 1999 From “The Devil’s Trill” to Paganini’s Variations A rich blend of virtuosic technique and warm musicality A tone that makes you forget you’re listening to a guitar Prodigious guitarist Laura Lutens’ debut album on the Naïve label. Titled *Diabolico*, this album invites us into a world colored by mysterious tales of pacts with the devil and eerie phantoms. The CD opens with pieces that demand truly diabolical virtuosity: Tartini’s *Devil’s Trill* followed by variations on Paganini’s *Caprices*. While the *Caprice Variations* comprise a monumental work of 51 pieces, this recording features 11 selections that Luthens particularly loves to perform. Next, Nuccio D’Angelo’s (b. 1955) *Two Lydian Songs* brims with an almost ecstatic poetic sensibility, evoking an ancient, forgotten, yet undeniably magical world. The program concludes with Rodrigo’s (1901–1999) *Prayer and Dance*. Inspired by the flamenco tradition, this two-part work—in which *Prayer* serves as a heartfelt plea followed by *Dance*, which unfolds as a tragically intense torrent of rhythm—is a piece in which the guitar’s allure explodes. Throughout the program, Loutens quietly establishes her own style through a performance marked by intimacy, ease, and refinement, producing a sound that makes it seem as though the guitar has been transformed into a lyre. Laura Lütens is a German-Belgian classical guitarist born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1999. She began playing the guitar at age 8 and, at the young age of 14, enrolled at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich as the youngest student in the university’s history (in the junior class). She subsequently completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees with distinction and is currently pursuing the “Excellence in Performance” program, equivalent to a doctoral degree. At the age of 22, she joined the faculty at the same university. In 2022, she won first prize at the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition (Spain) and also received the award for the best interpretation of the set piece. He has received the Leonhard & Ida Wolf Memorial Music Award from the City of Munich, and is a talented artist with a track record and list of awards on par with that of a master, despite his young age. His performances are underpinned by a refined sense of tone, bold expressiveness, and technical mastery. With a repertoire that freely traverses different eras, he is considered one of the most promising young soloists in the classical guitar world today. NAIVE
Tracklisting:
1.Violin Sonata in G Minor, B.g5 "Il trillo del diavolo"~I. Larghetto affettuoso
2.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 1. Allegro energico
3.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 2. Presto
4.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 27. Aria
5.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 7 after Beethoven, Op. 74 [Scherzo]. Presto
6.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 5. Poco agitato ma con molto rubato
7.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 12 after Brahms, Op. 35 [Book 1, No. 12]. Andante con moto
8.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 44 after Mahler, Symphony No. 5 [Scherzo]. Scherzo
9.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 43. Andantino
10.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 20. Quasi cadenza
11.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 22. Molto espressivo e cantando
12.Caprice Variations for Unaccompanied Violin~Variation 51. Paganini's theme [Caprice XXIV]. Quasi presto
13.Grand Sonata per chitarra e violino in A Major, Op. 39, MS 3~I. Allegro risoluto
14.Grand Sonata per chitarra e violino in A Major, Op. 39, MS 3~II. Romanza
15.Grand Sonata per chitarra e violino in A Major, Op. 39, MS 3~III. Andantino variato
16.Capriccio diabolico, Op. 85a (Omaggio a Paganini)
17.Due Canzoni Lidie~I. Espressivo
18.Due Canzoni Lidie~II. Agitato
19.Invocacion y danza. Homenaje a Manuel de Falla
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