On Sunday, March 12, 2023, I held a duo concert with tenor singer Jo Nagao at Nippori Sunny Hall. Except for my solo performance (3 songs), the entire program featured Italian art songs arranged by Masahiro Masuda (Donizetti, Bellini, Rossini, Donizetti, Cimarosa).

The concert was sold out. All the effort putting together guitar arrangements from piano scores paid off. Below is the program performed that day. Digest videos (YouTube) and Masahiro Masuda’s arrangements (piascore) are also now available. Please check them out.
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●Stefano Donaudy (1879-1925) → Digest Movie

・Freschi luoghi, prati aulenti (Fresh Lands, Fragrant Meadows)

・Perché dolce, caro bene (Why, Sweet, Dear Love)

・Spirate pur Spirate (Blow, Blow)

・Vaghissima sembianca (Most Elegant Appearance)

・Quelle Labbra non son Rose (Those Lips Are Not Roses)

●Vicenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

・Malinconia Ninfa gentil (Melancholy, Gentle Nymph)

・Il fervido desiderio (The Fervent Desire)

・Ma rendi pur contento (Make Him Happy)

・Vaga Luna (O Elegant Moon)

・Vanne o Rosa fortuana (Go, O Fortunate Rose)

●Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

・La Promessa (The Promise)

・Il Rimprovero (The Rebuke)

・La Gita in Gondola (The Gondola Ride)

●Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)

・Amore e Morte (Love and Death)

・Me Voglio fa na casa (I Want to Build a House)

●Pietro Cimara (1887-1967)

・Fiacco la neve (The Snow Falls)

・Nostalgia (Longing)

Performed by Jo Nagano (Tenor) & Masahiro Masuda (Guitar)

Venue: Nippori Sunny Hall (March 12, 2023)

Performed by Jo Nagano (Tenor) & Masahiro Masuda (Guitar)

Recorded at Nippori Sunny Hall, Tokyo JAPAN

Equipment:

Microphone：Neumann TLM49 Stereo Pair, Neumann KM184 Stereo Pair

Camera: Fujifilm X-H2S, X-T4, Sony FDR-AX700*2, FDR-AX45

Recorder: Zoom F6 Recorded and Edited by Masakazu Okano