Cordes basques Arkaïtz Chambonnet

• Sebastián Iradier (1809 - 1865): La Paloma (Arr. For Guitar by Francisco Tárrega):
• 1 Iradier: La Paloma (Arr. For Guitar by Francisco Tárrega) 02:21
• Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866 - 1919): Aire vasco, Op. 19:
• 2 Manjón: Aire vasco, Op. 19 07:15
• Federico Moreno Torroba (1891 - 1982): Castillos de España:
• 3 Torroba: Castillos de España: Javier 02:47
• 4 Torroba: Castillos de España: Olite 02:13
• José Antonio de San Sebastián: Errimina:
• 5 Sebastián: Errimina 04:22
• Sebastián Iradier: La Rubia de los lunares (Arr. For Guitar by Julián Arcas):
• 6 Iradier: La Rubia de los lunares (Arr. For Guitar by Julián Arcas) 03:32
• Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Suite España, Op. 165:
• 7 Albéniz: Suite España, Op. 165: No. 6, Zortziko (Arr. For Guitar by José de Azpiazu) 02:48
• Antón Larrauri (1932 - 2001): Tríptico vasco:
• 8 Larrauri: Tríptico vasco: I. Gure seaska 04:50
• 9 Larrauri: Tríptico vasco: II. Dirdiz 04:26
• 10 Larrauri: Tríptico vasco: III. Dantza 05:23
• Portu errota:
• 11 Larrauri: Portu errota 03:17
• José Tomás Mújica (1883 - 1963): Suite vasca:
• 12 Mújica: Suite vasca: I. Preludio 02:32
• 13 Mújica: Suite vasca: II. Añoranza 03:58
• 14 Mújica: Suite vasca: III. Alegrías 02:26
• José María Franco (b. 1978): De Andalucía, Op. 36:
• 15 Franco: De Andalucía, Op. 36 05:12
• Total Runtime 57:22

Info for Cordes basques

Following ‘Essences baroques’ (Ad Vitam records 2016), ‘Cordes basques’ is Arkaïtz Chambonnet’s secondsolorecording. On this album, the guitarist skilfully explores a rare musical realm characterised by a profoundly Basque identity, drawing on compositions from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Trained by Emmanuel de Hulster and Gérard Abiton, Arkaïtz Chambonnet graduated from the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) in Olivier Chassain’s class. He is equally at home as a soloist and a chamber musician. Between 2009 and 2011, he won six prizes, including First Prize and the Special Prize for Interpretation at the Fernando Sor Competition in Rome, Second Prize at the Printemps de la Guitare in Belgium, and Second Prize and the Special Prize for Interpretation at the Francisco Tárrega Competition in Spain, the latter being one of the most prestigious competitions in the world.

A regular performer with orchestras, he collaborates in Spain with the Orquestra de Castelló and the Orquestra de la Marina Alta. He is also one of the soloists with the Paul Kuentz Orchestra, with whom he has performed extensively since 2024.

In 2012, he co-founded the Quatuor Eclisses, an internationally renowned guitar quartet, which has released four albums on the Ad Vitam Records label. He has also collaborated with musicians such as Thibaut Garcia, Emmanuel Rossfelder, Yaïr Benaïm and Régis Pasquier.

Arkaïtz Chambonnet describes the revelation that struck him as follows: “In early 2023, I stumbled upon a piece for guitar – Portu errota – by a Basque composer I’d never heard of, Antón Larrauri. As I myself have Basque roots, I began searching for other composers as well as works connected to the Basque Country. I then discovered a whole repertoire of guitar music I hadn’t realised existed, some of which had been very little performed, or even never recorded. That is how the story of this album began ...”

Arkaïtz Chambonnet, classical guitar

Arkaitz Chambonnet
is part of the new generation of international soloists. Many times the greatest contest winner, he is regularly invited to play in France and abroad.

His ease on stage impressed in his last recitals at the International Festival of Udine (Italy) at the Graduate School of Madrid and singing at the Palace of Fine Arts in Charleroi (Belgium). Constantly looking for new musical experiences, he has performed as soloist with orchestras of the Spanish "Marina Alta" and Castellon de la plana.

Between 2009 and 2011, Arkaitz part in international competitions and won six awards including the first prize in the competition "Fernando Sor" in Rome, the 2nd prize of the "Spring of the Guitar" (Belgium) or the second prize in the competition " Francisco Tarrega "(Spain), one of the most prestigious competitions in the world. This latest award among the four hoists the French to have received such a distinction in the competition in 45 years.

Born in 1987, Arkaitz Chambonnet begins very young guitar with Emmanuel Hulster, which will remain his teacher until the age of 18. He leaves then develop in Orleans with Gérard Abiton and two years later, he entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in the class of Olivier Chassain. After having brilliantly obtained the Master interpreter of music, it includes training in music education (training CA).

He enthusiastically shares his experience and knowledge at the conservatory in Maisons-Alfort (94), where he currently teaches.

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