Beethoven for Two | SoloDuo (Matteo Mela & Lorenzo Micheli) Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas op. 13, op. 27 no. 2, op. 90 Arranged and performed by Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela, Guitars Cd Decca 4818280 Release date: April 19, 2019 Distributed by Universal Music Recording: Legacy Hall, Columbus State University, Columbus GA, USA, October 23-25, 2017 Recorded by Matthew McCabe and Drew Henderson Artistic director: Andrew Zohn Edited by Drew Henderson, Toronto, Canada, May 2018 Artwork by Arsineh Valladian Photo by Matteo Carassale Liner notes by Lorenzo Micheli _________ Ludwig van Beethoven (Bonn, 1770–Vienna, 18… READ-MORE

Two impeccable guitarists soar together BY GERALDINE FREEDMAN/For The Daily Gazette February 19, 2016 SARATOGA SPRINGS — A single virtuosic guitarist is one thing, but when you put two together — like Italian guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli — the result is more than just a dynamic partnership. On Thursday evening at Skidmore College’s Zankel Music Center, these two guitarists who call themselves SoloDuo produced an entirely new repertoire few other guitarists would attempt. The concert was part of the Sterne Virtuoso Series. Most of the pieces were originally composed for piano but had been arranged for two guit… READ-MORE

    SoloDuo | Metamorphoses | Albéniz, Bach, Debussy, Granados, Ravel, Rossini CD Solaria SOL201401 (2014) Buy it here!     Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) arranged by Miguel Llobet (1878-1938) 1. Bajo la palmera (from Cantos de España op. 232) 2. Evocación (from Iberia) 3. Castilla (from Suite española op. 47) Claude Debussy (1862-1918) arranged by Alexandre Lagoya (1929-1999) 4. Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque) Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) arranged by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) 5. Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra. Ouverture Enrique Granados (1867-1916) arranged by Emilio Puj… READ-MORE