“Remarkably lovely and beautifully realized in the artist’s transcription; a marvelous racket!” – Soundboard

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Bacchanale by John Cage arranged for Guitar

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

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God's Time - The Music of J.S. Bach on Guitar

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.

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5 Stars
"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.

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honey cadence

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

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Videos: sweet nuance (GSI)
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Scores to be published soon by the American Composers Alliance

CDs available via Bandcamp or concerts.

1 Million streams!

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Drifting

A Guitar Holiday
Released November 12, 2021

9 classic holiday songs beautifully arranged for classical guitar.

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*Digital Only

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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!

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Drifting

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.

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Hushed

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

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Nights Transfigured

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

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Nights Transfigured

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

Espana Cani Pasa Doble

España Cañi - Paso Doble (2020) Arr. by Aaron Larget-Caplan

Sheet music for classical guitar. Click below for score previews

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* For physical scores outside the US, Canada, and Mexico, select Printed - International.

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John Cage Guitar

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.

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What Story Thomas L. Read

What Story? Music of Thomas L. Read (2018)

American Composers Alliance

Concert Champêtre for cello & guitar Rafael Popper-Keizer & Aaron Larget-Caplan

Various Artists

Video Performance

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John Piano Music Arranged for Guitar

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)

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Six Melodies by John Cage

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)

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The Legend of Hagoromo

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

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New Lullaby

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

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Tracing a Wheel on Water

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

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Passacaglia

Passacaglia (2021)

A single written by UK composer David Warin Solomons

Arraneged and performed by Aaron Larget-Caplan

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Perceptions

Perceptions (2013)

Navona Records

CAPRICCI by Thomas L. Read - World Premiere Guitar & String Quartet.

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Summertime

Summertime (2011)

Solo

Summertime - Written by George Gershwin, arranged by Toru Takemitsu

* Digital only

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Vientos

Vientos (2010)

Albany Records

Vientos - Music by Hayg Boyadjian
Mi Tango for solo guitar

Video – Mi Tango,

"Stunningly played"
– Fanfare

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Classic American Songs

Classic American Songs (2011)

Duo & Trio

Donald Wilkinson, baritone. Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar
*Out of Print

Diablo y Tango

Diablo y Tango (2008)

Duo – Limited Edition

Exotic Love Songs & Dances for violin & guitar.

COMPOSERS:
Manuel De Falla and Astor Piazzolla.
*Digital only

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