The album starts with "Wings": a trip into the sky, which also was a challenge to write for solo guitar with various difficulty levels. It continues with a piece in two movements about a meeting with "The Grim Reaper". And then, there is a piece centered around the four "Elements" that can be seen around the planet: fire, water, wind and earth. Both pieces were written for guitar duo. Finally, there are two little dances for guitar trio: a valse called "Dancing Upside-Down", and another more festive dance titled "Distance". The album ends with "The Gray Forest": a guitar quartet with four movements about a forest in which is not safe to stay.

1. Wings - I Andante
2. Wings - II Animato
3. Wings - III Chorinho
4. The Grim Reaper - I Andante
5. The Grim Reaper - II Presto
6. Elements - I Blind Fire
7. Elements - II The Rain
8. Elements - III Blue Sky
9. Elements - IV Volcano
10. Dancing Upside Down (Valse)
11. Distance (Valse)
12. The Gray Forest - I Welcome
13. The Gray Forest - II The Trap
14. The Gray Forest - III Jocker
15. The Gray Forest - IV Escape

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 11/03/2017
Aitua lives in Reims France

Tagged as: Classical, Contemporary, Instrumental, Classical Guitar

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