The Covid crisis is a difficult period for the arts,
but being at home with cancelled concerts, I got inspired to stay creative by Igor Stravinsky.
When he went to Hollywood in 1940, he faced a financial struggle since he could not count on rolyalties from his compositions in Europe due to copyright issues.
So he wrote this Tango, mostly with the idea of composing a shorter piece in a style that would please a larger audience. It was an instant succes and became one of hist most recorded works.
Hence he inspired me to be creative in other ways than live concerts: I got the motivation to start learning how to record myself and even try to make my next CD recording at home.
Here is a first attempt...
I. Stravinsky: Tango
arr. for solo guitar: K. Claeys
Gear:
micro: Rode NT5
Audio interface: RME Fireface
Camera’s: Canon m50
Guitar by Michel Belair (2016)