CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR JOSE LEZCANO
“Jose Lezcano ... is a superb
guitarist as well as a first-rate composer and arranger. His ability to play in different ensembles
is very impressive . . . I have never said this before in any of my reviews:
there is NOTHING I don’t like about this CD.
The performances, the compositions,
the arrangements, the ensemble – everything works so well.” Review of CD “Passports” by New
Millenium Guitar, 2000
(full text at http://www.newmillguitar.com/jose.htm)
“Cuban-born Lezcano is a master of the
guitar . . . I can highly recommend this recording, for the rarely heard and
newly composed selections, the excellence of the playing ..” –Keene Sentinel,
Keene, NH
“Un guitarrista magnifico,” –Leo Brouwer
"The concerto . . . received a performance with just
the right feeling of style and weight . . . effortless technique and rich
characterization--a pleasure for the ear in all manners." --THE STATE, S.C.
“The arrival in Manabi of the
Cuban-American maestro Jose Lezcano to perform in the Second International
Festival of Flutists was providential for the Conservatory of Music of the
University Eloy Alfaro, which permitted the guitar students to deepen their knowledge
of this instrument….the invited maestro, with great style and extraordinary
dexterity performed scores by diverse composers.”
--EL PORTEŃO, Manta, Ecuador
"A guitarist of the utmost
fluency, able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the most
celebrated." --THE WATERLOO
COURIER (IOWA)
About Lezcano’s Sonatina Tropical: “This energetic work for flute and guitar
incorporates many Latin rhythms and styles into the traditional sonatina
form. In each of the three contrasting
movements, the composer weaves the two parts together beautifully while
interspersing solo passages and soaring melodies to create a balanced and
flowing work.” --FLUTE TALK, Spring
2001.
“He is a world-class composer and
performer, and a marvelous credit to Keene State College and to the greater New
England musical and academic community.”
---Eric Stumacher, Pianist/Director, Apple
Hill Chamber Players/Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music
"An excellent job with everything . . .
exhibited terrific sensitivity and awareness in terms of the repertoire [he]
selected for the various programs."
--J.
Michelle Edwards, Conductor of Harmonia
Mundi, St. Paul, Minn.
"The Sonatina by Castelnuovo-Tedesco
was performed with good taste and beauty." --EL COMERCIO,
LIMA, PERU
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