MARCUS TARDELLI

A revolutionary in his playing technique, Marcus Tardelli is transforming guitar thought, showing paths never traveled on the guitar, in search of perfect harmony and an orchestral approach to his instrument. “I started out self-taught,” he says, “playing everything by ear, and never fitting into any method or school of guitarists. I always heard more recordings of orchestras or other forms than of guitar. To reproduce the sounds I heard, my hands began to develop a form uncommon in the traditional technique for the instrument. For example, the use of the left thumb all the time to make harmony or tunes that I couldn’t do with the traditional technique. I never recognized any technical barriers, and ended up creating a new path for the guitar.” “Marcus Tardelli has an ear,” writes music critic Paulo Sales in the newspaper Correio da Bahia, “that is directly connected to his soul, capable of recognizing the universe of a composer in all its depth, and reproducing it in all its fullness.” Composer and guitarist Guinga, one of the greatest names in Brazilian music, was one of the first to recognize the genius of the guitarist. In an interview with Jornal O Tempo, a newspaper from Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Guinga said: “One of the things that sets Marcus Tardelli apart is the feeling with which he plays, which is unique and places him at a level that is his alone. It is like Rubinstein at the piano. There are certain musicians who are beyond mere technical judgment, who have a relationship with the unfathomable. God touched the heart of this boy.” In October 2005, he released his first solo CD, Unha e Carne - an album which Marcus arrange and interpret Guinga`s compositions. Brazil is considered to be “the nation of the guitar,” so it is noteworthy that this album was recognized by some critics to be one of the five most important guitar albums of all time. With this album Marcus Tardelli won the most important award in Brazilian music: The 2007 Tim Award - Revelation in Brazilian Music.