Quadros

In Quadros, Jorge Caballero reaffirms transcription as a vital force in the guitar repertoire. The album brings together works by Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky in readings that go beyond instrumental adaptation, revealing new dimensions of intimacy, clarity and expression on the guitar.

In Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky’s raw and fragmented writing returns to its human and emotional core, while Capriccio Espagnol challenges the performer to condense orchestral brilliance and color into the guitar, exploring rhythmic gestures and timbral references associated with the Spanish tradition. The Dance of the Princesses from Firebird closes the program with lyricism and transparency.

More than a display of virtuosity, Quadros presents an integrated musical conception in which technique serves artistic discourse. Jorge Caballero emerges as both interpreter and creator of repertoire, expanding the expressive possibilities of the guitar with rigor and imagination.

Tracklist

01 — NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Capriccio Espagnol: I. Alborada 1’17”
02 — NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Capriccio Espagnol: II. Capriccio Espagnol (II Variazioni) 4’42”
03 — NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Capriccio Espagnol: III. Alborada 1’15”
04 — NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Capriccio Espagnol: IV. Escena y Canto Gitano 4’32”
05 — NIKOLAY RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Capriccio Espagnol: V. Fandango Asturiano 3’18”
06 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (Allegro) 1’22”
07 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: I Gnomus 2’30”
08 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (Moderato Comodo) 1’22”
09 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Vecchio Castello 4’22”
10 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (Moderato non Tanto) 0’28”
11 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: III. The Tuileries 1’00”
12 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo 2’33”
13 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (Tranquilo) 1’06”
14 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of The Little Chickens 1’14”
15 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: VI. Samuel Goldenberg Und Schmuyle 2’19”
16 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Market Place in Limoges 1’26”
17 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum) 1’59”
18 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua 2’37”
19 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut Baba-Yaga 3’38”
20 — MODEST MUSSORGSKY, Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Bohatyr Gate of Kiev 5’35”
21 — IGOR STRAVINSKY, The Firebird Suite (Round Dance of The Princesses) 4’20”