“Remarkably lovely and beautifully realized in the artist’s transcription; a marvelous racket!” – Soundboard
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Bacchanale - Cage’s first prepared piano piece arranged for two prepared guitars.
Score includes preparation instructions. 12 pages.
Edition Peters
"In this marvelous arrangement of Bacchanale, for two prepared guitars, the raucous sounds of the instruments work very well for this exuberant work"
~ American Record Guide
God's Time - Music of J.S. Bach on Guitar
September 28, 2022
16 pieces by J.S. Bach arranged and performed by Aaron Larget-Caplan:
Prelude-Fugue-Allegro, Chromatic Fantasy, Six Small Preludes and A Little Fugue, WTC Preldues, and the insiration for the album title God's Time is the Very Best Time, BWV 106.
Tiger Turn
"If God can make time for this, surely you can too." ~Fanfare
God's Time page (links, reviews, videos and Liner Notes): https://alcguitar.com/godstime.php
Read about God's Time: http://alcguitar.com/blog/new-album-gods-time/
A limited number of CDs are available via Bandcamp or at concerts.
honey cadence
Released April 29, 2022
Six meditative guitar solos written, performed, and recorded by Aaron Larget-Caplan.
MUSIC: sweet nuance, honey cadence, moving still, minding play, hidden anticipation, slight nuance
Tiger Turn
Videos: sweet nuance (GSI)
Official sweet nuance video
Scores to be published soon by the American Composers Alliance
CDs available via Bandcamp or concerts.
1 Million streams!
A Guitar Holiday
Released November 12, 2021
9 classic holiday songs beautifully arranged for classical guitar.
Tiger Turn
*Digital Only
Fanlink HERE
SONGS: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Angels We Have Heard on High, Greensleeves, Stille Nacht, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Away in a Manger, The First Noel, Deck the Halls, and Silent Night
*Over 1-million streams!
DRIFTING, Volume 3 of the New Lullaby Project.
Released June 4, 2021 • Worldwide Digital August 6, 2021
Stone Records Limited and Six String Sound
The 3rd album dedicated to compositions written for the New Lullaby Project by 15 composer. Click on Bandcamp for CDs and digital downloads, as well as album and composer information.
COMPOSERS: Tim Pence, Anthony R. Green, Frank E. Warren, Ricardo Odriozola, Stefanie Lubkowski, Charles Turner, Jacob Mashak, Ian Wiese, Scott Scharf, John McDonald, Boris Rivchun, Michael J. Veloso, Francine Trester, Gerard Drozd, Martin Max Schreiner.
HUSHED – Scores of the New Lullaby Project, Vol. 2 (June 2021)
Published by the American Composers Alliance in association with ALC Music Publishing. PDFs available.
Sixteen 21st-century works for solo guitar written for the New Lullaby Project. Commissioned, curated, and edited by Aaron Larget-Caplan.
COMPOSERS: Trester, Green, Turner, Lubkowski, Shatzer, Ueno, Dalton, Mashak, McDonald, Schreiner, Schuttenhelm, Job, Feist, Stolz, Éon.
*All scores recorded by Aaron on New Lullaby, Legend of Hagoromo, Nights Transfigured, Drifting
Read a Review in Soundboard
NIGHTS TRANSFIGURED – Scores of the New Lullaby Project, Vol. 1 (January 2021)
Published by the American Composers Alliance in association with ALC Music Publishing. PDFs available.
*Received 2 Revere Awards for publishing!
Fifteen 21st-century works for solo guitar written for the New Lullaby Project. Commissioned, curated, and edited by Aaron Larget-Caplan.
COMPOSERS: Trester, Castilla-Ávila, Read, Shende, Julian, Fletcher, McMullin, Wheeler, Cooman, McDonald, Leisner, Schwartz, Boyd, Spaneas, Oliver.
*All scores recorded by Aaron on New Lullaby & Nights Transfigured
Read a Review in Soundboard
Nights Transfigured, Vol. 2 of the New Lullaby Project
November 6, 2020 • Worldwide Digital August 6, 2021
Stone Records Limited and Six String Sound
The 2nd album dedicated to compositions written for the New Lullaby Project by 14 composer. Click on Bandcamp for physical orders and digital downloads, as well as album and composer information. Shatzer, Castilla-Ávila, Read, Julien, Shende, Trester, Éon, Fletcher, Dalton, McMullin, Schuttenhelm, Boy, Spaneas, Oliver.
"From colourful sensitive phrasing to virtuosic execution of soothing new music textures, Aaron Larget-Caplan’s playing is exquisite. Highly recommended." ~ This is Classical Guitar (Canada)
COMPOSERS: Garrett Ian Shatzer, Agustín Castilla-Ávila, Thomas L. Read, Patricia Julien, Vineet Shende, Alan Fletcher, Roger Éon, David McMullin, Francine Trester, James Dalton, Demetrius Spaneas, Stephanie Ann Boyd, Thomas Schuttenhelm, Barnaby Oliver
España Cañi - Paso Doble (2020) Arr. by Aaron Larget-Caplan
Sheet music for classical guitar. Click below for score previews
* For physical scores outside the US, Canada, and Mexico, select Printed - International.
John. Cage. Guitar. (2018)
Stone Records Limited
Lyrical music for Cage's early & mid career arranged for guitar solo, violin-guitar and prepared guitar duo. Guests Sharan Leventhal & Adam Levin
COMPOSITIONS: A Room, Three Easy Pieces, Chess Pieces, Dream, In A Landscape, Six Melodies (vl-gtr), Bacchanale (2 prepared gtrs)
Premiere recordings of Aaron's arrangements. Arrangements published by Edition Peters.
What Story? Music of Thomas L. Read (2018)
American Composers Alliance
Concert Champêtre for cello & guitar Rafael Popper-Keizer & Aaron Larget-Caplan
Various Artists
Score: Cage - Piano Music Arranged for Guitar (2017)
Published by Edition Peters, Arrangements by Aaron Larget-Caplan
COMPOSITIONS: Three Easy Pieces, A Room, Chess Pieces, Dream, In A Landscape
"I would strongly advocate these compositions to be
performed by young guitarists before they start working
on any other contemporary composers." (Soundboard)
Score: Six Melodies by John Cage (2016)
Published by Edition Peters, Arrangements by Aaron Larget-Caplan
Violin & Guitar, arranged by Aaron Larget-Caplan
“The releasing of such works was very important for the development of the modern guitar play. The transcription of Larget-Caplan has ennobled our instrument.” (Six Strings of the world, Poland)
The Legend of Hagoromo (2015)
Stone Records Limited
Comprising an intoxicating mixture of Japanese and American music, this fusion-recital is brilliantly conceived and performed by the young American virtuoso. Includes 4 premieres and 2 New Lullabies.
"The Legend of Hagoromo is eclectic and endlessly rewarding release.” ~ Classical Guitar
COMPOSES: Brouwer, Fujii, Arlen, Gershwin, Takemitsu, Ueno, Nakamura, Schreiner
New Lullaby
May 2010 • Worldwide Digital Release August 6, 2021
Stone Records Limited (2021) and Six String Sound (2010)
"This is not some godawful Classics-for-Baby CD"
– Fanfare
The 1st album dedicated to pieces written for the New Lullaby Project. 14 compositions by 13 American composers in the genre of the lullaby .
COMPOSERS: Lynn Job, Jonathan Feist, Francine Trester, Scott Wheeler, Kevin Siegfried, Mark Small, Nolan Stolz, Carson Cooman, John McDonald, David Vayo, David Leisner, Eric Schwartz, Ryan Vigil
Tracing a wheel on water
January 2006 • Worldwide Digital Release August 6, 2021
Stone Records Limited (2021) and Six String Sound (2006)
Aaron's debut album with 12 tracks by compsers from Japan, Israel, Cuba, Paraguay, France, Spain and the United States. Includes three world premieres.
COMPOSERS: Lior Navok, Toru Takemitsu, Daniel Pinkham, Leo Brouwer, Kevin Siegfried, Emilio Pujol, Agustin Barrios, Roland Dyens
Passacaglia (2021)
A single written by UK composer David Warin Solomons
Arraneged and performed by Aaron Larget-Caplan
Live Video (not the same audio)
Perceptions (2013)
Navona Records
CAPRICCI by Thomas L. Read - World Premiere Guitar & String Quartet.
Summertime (2011)
Solo
Summertime - Written by George Gershwin, arranged by Toru Takemitsu
* Digital only
Vientos (2010)
Albany Records
Vientos - Music by Hayg Boyadjian
Mi Tango for solo guitar
"Stunningly played"
– Fanfare
Classic American Songs (2011)
Duo & Trio
Donald Wilkinson, baritone. Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
*Out of Print
Diablo y Tango (2008)
Duo – Limited Edition
Exotic Love Songs & Dances for violin & guitar.
COMPOSERS: Manuel De Falla and Astor Piazzolla.
*Digital only
