Smirnov: St. Petersburg Etching - I. Romance (Tariq Harb, guitar)
Guitarist Tariq Harb performs the beautiful “Romance“ from Yuri Smirnov's “St. Petersburg Etching“ for solo guitar. Please enjoy!
About the composer:
Yuri Alekseevic Smirnov was a guitarist and composer from St. Petersburg, where he was born. A guitarist, composer and conductor, he died in 2021 at the age of 86. His name is well-known in the guitar and musical circles, and also within the theatrical scene, for Smirnov has been appointed artistic director for 30 years at the Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, thus providing a worthy contribution not only to the guitar community of St. Petersburg, but to the theatrical one as well.
Guitar: Martin Blackwell, cedar double-top and Brazilian rosewood back and sides, 2019
Strings: Savarez, CR 540
Guitar support: Woodside
Camera: Sony a6400
Mic used: Zoom H2n
Tariq Harb teaches at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada:
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