Soloduo - Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli, Guitar

Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli met in Texas, far away from their native Italy, in Autumn 2000. Since then, they have shared a number of ideas, musical projects, and travels all over the world. In 2003 they formed a duo that has already performed throughout Europe and North America, and has been acclaimed everywhere as one of the best ensembles ever heard. About one of their performances, The Washington Post wrote: “Extraordinarily sensitive, with effortless command and an almost unbearable delicacy of touch, the duo’s playing was nothing less than rapturous – profound and unforgettable musicianship of the highest order.”
In addition to classic, romantic and modern repertoire, Matteo and Lorenzo – joined by lutenist Massimo Lonardi – enjoy exploring the early literature for baroque guitar and theorbo. Together, Matteo and Lorenzo have recorded François de Fossa’s Three Quartets, op. 19 (Stradivarius), a CD of Italian Music from the XVII Century for baroque guitar, archlute and theorbo (Stradivarius, forthcoming), Solaria, an anthology of 20th century masterpieces for two guitars (Pomegranate), the Duos Concertants by Antoine De Lhoyer (Naxos) as well as a dozen solo recordings on the labels Naxos, Brilliant Records, Kookaburra, Mel Bay, and Stradivarius. For further information, please visit soloduo.it , matteomela.it , and lorenzomicheli.com .
COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY
Solaria/Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli, Guitars/CD Pomegranate (2007)
Antoine de Lhoyer: Duos Concertants op. 31 & 34/Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela, Guitars/CD NAXOS 8.570146 (2007)
Incontri con la chitarra. Matteo Mela e Lorenzo Micheli in concerto/Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli, Guitars/DVD La Guitarra 01(2006)
Astor Piazzolla: Complete Guitar Music/Matteo Mela, Guitar;Per Arne Glorvigen, Bandoneon;Lorenzo Micheli Guitar;Ivan Rabaglia, Violin;I Solisti di Parma/CD Stradivarius 33715 (2006)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete Guitar Concertos/Lorenzo Micheli & Massimo Felici, Guitars;Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese;Michael Summers, Conductor/CD Brilliant Classics 7615 (2005)
François de Fossa: Trois Quatuors op. 19/Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli, Guitars;Ivan Rabaglia, Violin;Enrico Bronzi, Cello/CD Stradivarius 33678 (2004)
Miguel Llobet: Complete works/Lorenzo Micheli, Guitar/CD NAXOS 8.557351 (2004)
Lorenzo Micheli in concert. Live at Texas Tech University/Lorenzo Micheli, Guitar/VHS Mel Bay 99787 (2001)
Guitar Recital: Music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco/Lorenzo Micheli, Guitar/CD NAXOS 8.554831 (2000)
Italian Virtuosos of the Nineteenth Century/Matteo Mela, Guitar/CD Kookaburra KC001 (2000)
Dionisio Aguado: Guitar works/Lorenzo Micheli, Guitar/CD Stradivarius 33563 (2000)
Danze LatinoAmericane/Matteo Mela & Giampaolo Bandini, Guitars/CD Le Vele LV005 (1996)