Samba Sympa

This latest Opus (No 182 actually) by this well-known gultarist/composer begins in a user-friendly C Major, with plenty of cross rhythms in both of the main two parts to keep the interest of the performer. The harmonies are pleasant but nothing very surprising either. A rather abrupt modulation to E Major heralds a new melody and an equally abrupt modulation back to C Major, which to me does not sound very convincing, leads you back for a brief return to the first idea, and a codetta to finish. It is aIl over in a little over two minutes, and is of medium difficully only. I round it pleasant, rather shallow and usually predictable in it's harmonic work out, except for the two modulations mentioned above, which for me didn't work very successfully. The print is clear and easy to read.

(Chris Dumigan, Classical Guitar Magazine, March 2002)