Footprints 2003
First Steps

With Mild and Wild variations



Footsteps 2003: First Steps: Mild
A collection of classical guitar pieces mixed for relaxed listening:

.MP3 COMPOSER GUITAR RECORDED
Mild.zip All Mild Pieces    
Horizons Steve Hackett AC40
11-23-03
Espanoletas Gasper Sanz AC40
11-19-03
Blood on the Rooftop Hackett Sinsonido
11-16-03
The Sleeping Sea Hackett AC40
11-23-03
Mood for a Day Steve Howe AC40
11-23-03
Black Light Hackett AC40
11-19-03
Lagrima Francisco Tarrega Sinsonido
11-16-03
By Paved Fountain Hackett AC40
11-19-03
Blackbird Lenon/McCartney Arch
11-16-03
Romanza Anon. AC40
11-23-03
Andante in C Hackett AC40
11-24-03
Petropolis Hackett Rodriguez Mic'ed
11-23-03
Water Sign (excerpt) Dimtry Zemsky Sinsonido
11-16-03
The Vigil Hackett Rodriguez
11-11-03
       

 


Footsteps 2003: First Steps: Wild
A collection of classical guitar pieces mixed for adventurous listening:

.MP3 COMPOSER GUITAR RECORDED
Wild.zip All Wild Pieces    
Horizons Steve Hackett Sinsonido
11-9-03
Espanoletas Gasper Sanz AC40
11-23-03
Blood on the Rooftop Hackett Rodriguez Mic'ed
11-23-03
The Sleeping Sea Hackett Sinsonido
10-25-03
Mood for a Day Steve Howe Rodriguez
11-9-03
Black Light Hackett Rodriguez
11-30-03
Lagrima Francisco Tarrega Sinsonido
11-16-03
By Paved Fountain Hackett Rodriguez
11-30-03
Blackbird Lenon/McCartney Arch
11-19-03
Romanza Anon. Rodriguez
11-8-03
Andante in C Hackett Rodriguez
11-19-03
Petropolis Hackett Rodriguez
11-7-03
Water Sign (excerpt) Dimtry Zemsky AC40
11-23-03
Asturias (Leyenda) Issac Albeniz Sinsonido
10-15-03
       


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is my first series of recordings which were distributed as Christmas gifts on two CD's to my close friends and family. They are posted here in MP3 format for all to enjoy.

The title is a metaphor for what we leave behind as we journey through life. It is my hope that this is the first of many "Footsteps" CDs.

I started playing guitar when I was about 15 and stopped when I graduated High School. After an 18 year break, I picked it up again in the fall of 2001, thanks to the release of the sheet music of many of Steve Hackett's classical guitar pieces. Tired of constantly making mistakes, I started taking lessons from Aris Quiroga in the spring of 2003. By late summer of 2003, recording became the primary focus of my guitar study. With the encouragement of my wife Stephanie, I started this compilation in early October with the goal of having it ready by Christmas. The great majority of these selections were done in late November with only two of the October recordings making it to CD, and those two have been mixed to the extreme.

 

 

GUITARS:
  • Sinsonido - Aria AS-100C "Sinsonido" Electric Classical. Recorded directly into M-Audio soundcard.
  • Rodriguez - Rodriguez Model "B" Cutaway Classical w/ built in pickup. Recorded directly into M-Audio soundcard, except those marked with "Mic'ed" which were recorded with Apex microphone, Art Tube pre-amp and M-Audio soundcard.
  • AC40 - Aria AC-40 Concert Classical - my first classical guitar which I bought new around 1978. Recorded with Apex microphone, Art Tube pre-amp and M-Audio soundcard.
  • Arch - Ancient Archtop - a very old steel string guitar of unknown age and origin (+/- 1940) which I restored and refinished. Recorded with Apex microphone, Art Tube pre-amp and M-Audio soundcard.
RECORDING EQUIPMENT:
  • M-Audio "MobilePre USB" external preamp & soundcard.
  • Apex "430" condenser microphone.
  • Art "Tube MP" microphone pre-amp.
  • Pentium P4 based computer system w/ Windows XP.
RECORDING SOFTWARE:

 
MP3 ENCORDER:
  • CDex (It's also free).

Special Thanks: