Stefano Grondona is an Italian classical guitar

Classical guitar

The classical guitar is a 6-stringed plucked string instrument from the family of instruments called chordophones...

ist born in 1958. In 2002 he formed the guitar ensemble Nova Lira Orfeo XXI, based on Lira Orfeo - a Barcelona music society of which Miguel Llobet

Miguel Llobet

Miguel Llobet Solés was a classical guitarist, born in Barcelona . Llobet was a renowned virtuoso who toured Europe and America extensively. He made well known arrangements of Catalan folk songs for the solo guitar and is also the composer of original works.-Biography:Some details of Llobet's...

was founder and director.

He has collaborated with Luca Waldner in writing the book La Chitarra di Liuteria - Masterpieces of Guitar Making.

He is Professor of Guitar at the State Conservatory of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy.

Recordings

• Sor, Fernando 20 Studi per Chitarra (Ed. Ricordi Book+CD played by S.Grondona)
• Bach, Giuliani, Turina, Ponce (C.G.D. Classica cls91042)
• Bach, Henze, Petrassi (Dynamic CDS059)
• Novecento (Josè, Martin, Krenek, Morricone, Tansman) (1995, Phoenix 98419)
• La Guitarra de Torres (Llobet, Tárrega) (1996/7, Divox CDX-29701)
• Evocación (Albéniz & Granados) (2000, Stradivarius STR 33658)
• Lo Cant dels Aucells (2000, Stradivarius 33589)
• Baroque Images (Froberger, Bach, Scarlatti) (2001, Stradivarius STR 33622)
• Arcas Julián (2004, Stradivarius 33692)
• Homenaje (2006, Stradivarius STR 33660)
• Respuesta (2006, Stradivarius STR 33770)
• Humoresque Llobet & Anido in the 1920s (2007, Stradivarius STR 33815)
• Grondona plays Asturias (2009, Stradivarius STR 33832)

Articles

• Classical guitarist strums up interest by Jason Cheah, 1 March 2005 (thestar online)

• Andaluza No5 Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFTWjEqBQAg

Information

• Biography (divox)
• Biography (Aquila Corde Armoniche)
• Biography (ipecc)
• Nova Lira Orfeo XXI Homepage
• Nova Lira Orfeo XXI (guitarra.artepulsado)