Credits:

Gen Matsuda

Description:

Gene Matsuda continues his borderless activities while remaining rooted in the classical guitar tradition. Following "everGrEen" (FOCD9762), a collection of Japanese works, his latest solo work is a cover of 11 brilliant songs in rock history. The album includes the immortal masterpiece "Blowin' in the Wind" (1963) by Bob Dylan, the first singer/songwriter to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Radiohead's "No Surprises" (1997), popular in Japan for its cutting-edge style, and Queen's "Love The masterpieces are given a new appeal through the superb arrangements by renowned guitarists such as Yellan Serchel and up-and-coming guitarist/composer Kanki Gensuke, and Matsuda's sensitive and emotional performance that combines high technique with solid musicality. This is a piece that shows the possibilities of the classical guitar. FONTEC