Repertoire

Alison’s repertoire is rich and diverse, displaying the many techniques and nuances of the classical guitar. Her programmes appeal to a wide audience and are always accompanied by friendly introductions, drawing the audience in further. She is musically very versatile performing a range of music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods to Spanish, Latin American and contemporary music.

Four Dances from ‘Terpsichore’
Michael Praetorius (1571 – 1621)

Lute Suite BWV995     Johann Sebastian Bach
Lute Suite BWV997                     (1685-1750)
Prelude BWV1001
Fuga BWV1000
Sonata 11 BWV1003

Fantaisie in d minor
Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686 – 1750)

Variations on a theme of Mozart Op.9
Andante Largo Op.5 no.5
Fernando Sor (1778 – 1839)

Variations on a theme of G.F.Handel
(Harmonious Blacksmith) Op. 107
Mauro Giuliani (1781 – 1829)

Fantaisie Hongroise Op.65
An Malvina (Bardenklange)
Romanze
Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806 – 1856)

Waltz Op.Posthume 69 No1
Waltz Op.Posthume 69 No2
Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849)

Capricho Arabe
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Fantasia on Themes from La Traviata
Francisco Tarrega (1852 – 1909)

 

Asturias
Issac Albeniz (1860 – 1909)


Gymnopedie No1
Gnossienne No1
Erik Satie (1866 – 1925)

Sonatina Meridional
Manuel Maria Ponce (1882 – 1949)

Sonata Op.61
Joaquin Turina (1882 – 1949)

Julia Florida – Barcorola
Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios
La Cathedral
Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)

Etude No7
Etude No 11
Choro No 1
Prelude No 1
Heitor Villa Lobos (1887 – 1959)

Sonatina
Castles of Spain
Moreno Torroba (1891 – 1982)

Suite Compostelana
Federico Mompou (1893 – 1987)

En los Trigales
Joaquin Rodrigo (1901 – 1999)

Se Ela Perguntar (waltz)
Xodo da Baiana (batuque)
Dilermando Reis (1916 – 1977)

Venezuelan Waltzes
Tatiana
Andreina
Natalia
Yacambu
El Negrito
La Gatica
Antonio Lauro (1917 – 1986)

Verano Porteno (Tango)
La Muerte del Angel (Tango)
Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)

Sakura, Theme and Variations
Yuquijiro Yocoh (1925 – )

Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
Stanley Myers (1930 – 1993

Farewell to Stromness
Peter Maxwell – Davies (1934 – )

Elogio de la Danza
Tres Apuntes
Un dia de Noviembre
Leo Brouwer (1939 – )

5 Impromptus
Richard Rodney Bennet (1936 – )

This morning in Omagh the sun
rose again
Incantations 2,6 & 7
William Lovelady (1945 – )

Saudade No3
a F. Kleynjams
Roland Dyens (1955 – )

Usher Valse
Nikita Koshkin (1956 – )

Autumn Embers
Philip. R. Buttall (Dedicated to Alison Smith )

Lough Caragh
Gary Ryan (1969 – )