Zsófia Boros Le labyrinthe de Vermeer, ECM Records

Zsófia Boros Le labyrinthe de Vermeer from the new album El ultimo aliento Zsófia Boros: Classical Guitar, Ronroco The focus of Zsófia Boross third recording for ECMs New Series is split twoways, with one spotlight turned towards contemporary compositions from Argentina and the other on the multipleidioms spanning music of French composer Mathias Duplessy. Fanfare magazine has spoken of the Viennabased Hungarian guitarist in glowing terms, noting her clear, beautiful tone, liquid phrasing, precise layering of melody and accompaniment, fluid figuration and her emphatic sense of mood and emotion all qualities that are especially apparent on El último aliento. The album takes its name from the Carlos Moscardini composition which closes the record. Other Argentinian composers interpreted by Boros here are Joaquín Alem, Quique Sinesi and Alberto Ginastera, together making for a vivid repertory that sees the guitarist alternating technique, pace and mood br, br,