12 elegant pieces for guitar
Kurt Schumacher composed these twelve short pieces on the spur of the moment at cafés, taverns, and similar venues, whenever he was asked to give a sample of his playing after arriving with his guitar case in hand. The result is a collection of entertaining miniatures that never fail to captivate their audience.
The magazine Akustik Gitarre (issue 5/06) published the following review:
“As Schumacher himself puts it, these are ‘12 elegant pieces for guitar’—and they certainly live up to that description. In these pieces, which are of moderate difficulty and occasionally rather tricky, Schumacher draws on familiar dance forms such as the waltz, habanera and tarantella, yet avoids the usual clichés. Witty, slightly offbeat harmonies accompany appealing melodies, enhanced by rhythmic surprises. This is sophisticated light music, far removed from the endless, monotonous fingerpicking fare aimed at guitar students.”
