Sor | Sérénade op. 37 | Patrik Kleemola on Louis Panormo (1838)

Fernando Sor: Sérénade op. 37 (dedicated to Mademoiselle S. Talbot) Andante cantabile Andantino 02:03 Allegretto 05:27 Allegretto 09:23 “Sor, with his guitar, did wonders: we listened to him with care, with pleasure! Trumpet, drum, harp, harmonic notes, melodious and original song, there is everything in Mr. Sor’s guitar. Composer, instrumentalist, you do not know which of the two charms you more.” La Pandore (Paris), 9th of May 1828 When researching and studying Sor’s guitar music, one notices that the works can be divided in two categories: works written for his students or guitar amateurs in general and then much more demanding works that Sor himself played in concerts. This Sérénade op. 37 clearly belongs to the latter category. It’s a work almost completely neglected by guitarists and to my knowledge only recorded in “complete works by Sor” series. I have to admit that also for myself it has been perhaps the most cryptic work by this Cat