Camino is guitarist Sean Shibe’s first PENTATONE album, an introspective programme exploring French-Spanish musical borders, a pilgrimage leading from Ravel’s Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Satie’s Gymnopédie No.1 and Gnossiennes 1 and 3, Poulenc’s Sarabande, De Falla’s Miller’s Dance and Homaje, pour le Tombeau de Debussy and José’s Pavana triste all the way to Mompou’s Cançons i dansas 6 and 10, as well as his Suite compostelana. Shibe has deliberately granted Mompou a central role on this album, as his music demonstrates that melancholy, aimlessness and a whole host of other feelings are not things to be avoided or fixed or solved, but experiences to be felt deeply: not with sad nostalgia, but with genuine wonder and excitement at what this means for the future. In that respect, Camino also documents Shibe’s personal quest to overcome the challenges of a time dominated by Covid-19, and to ultimately see the world anew.
June 23, 2021
Guitarist Sean Shibe debuts on PENTATONE with Camino
PENTATONE is delighted to announce that guitarist Sean Shibe is releasing his first album with the label. Widely regarded as one of the most talented...
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June 19, 2020
Guitarist Sean Shibe signs to PENTATONE
“Shibe’s music-making is masterful, beautiful and convincing in every way.” The Times, May 2020 “The greatest performers always push the...
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