Máximo Diego Pujol

{{Short description|Argentine classical guitarist and composer}}

Máximo Diego Pujol (born 7 December 1957) is an Argentine classical guitarist and composer.

File:Máximo Diego Pujol - Hamburger Gitarrenfestival 2018 03.jpg

Life and career

He was born in Buenos Aires and graduated from the Juan José Castro Provincial Conservatory. Pujol undertook his instrumental studies with Gaspar Navarro, Alfredo Vincente, Gascón and Horacio Ceballos, Abel Carlevaro, Liliana Ardissone and Miguel Angel Girollet. He also studied harmony and composition under the guidance of Leónidas Arnedo and participated in master classes and seminars directed by Antonio de Raco, Abel Carlevaro, and Leo Brouwer.

Pujol has been awarded numerous prizes in Argentine and international competitions. In 1989 he was awarded the Argentine Composers' Union prize as 'Best Composer of Classical Music'.Information from publisher's website, see 'External links'. His compositions reflect the influence of Ástor Piazzolla and similarly use the tango as a basic style.

Publications

Pujol's music is published exclusively with Éditions Henry Lemoine, Paris.

Recordings

  • [http://multimedia.fnac.com/multimedia/images_produits/ZoomPE/1/2/3/0794881779321.jpg Máximo Diego Pujol (rec. 2005)] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070927162241/http://www.disques-mandala.fr/ Mandala], [http://www.disques-mandala.fr/guitare%20divers/Man%205097.html MAN 5097]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081329/http://www.acqua-records.com/disco.php?ID=82 Tango, Milonga Y Final (2006)] (Aqua Records, AQ 114 - Duo with María Isabel Siewers)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081205/http://www.acqua-records.com/disco.php?ID=190 A mi viejo (2009)] (Aqua Records, AQ232)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707081322/http://www.acqua-records.com/disco.php?ID=191 Piazzolla en seis cuerdas (2009)] (Aqua Records, AQ233)
  • Complete Guitar Duos (2009), Giorgio Mirto & Victor Villadangos ([http://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/p/pujol-complete-guitar-duos/ Brilliant Classics 9088])
  • Historias sin Palabras (2011), Giorgio Mirto, guitar ([http://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/p/pujol-historias-sin-palabras/ Brilliant Classics 9209])

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Category:Argentine classical composers

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Category:Argentine male guitarists

Category:Composers for the classical guitar

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