King of Prussia, PA – David Leisner’s Four Pieces (144-40551 - $14.95) for classical guitar were composed for fellow guitarist Ben Verdery; delightful and captivating with his characteristic explorations of fascinating colors, freshly exotic scales, mystic poetic images, whiffs of popular music, and spicy ostinatos. For advanced players.

David Leisner is an extraordinarily versatile musician with a multi-faceted career as an electrifying performing artist, a distinguished composer, and a master teacher. Regarded as one of America's leading classical guitarists, his superb musicianship and provocative programming have been applauded by critics and audiences around the world. During the time he was unable to perform due to a disabling hand injury, Mr. Leisner became a highly respected composer noted for the emotional and dramatic power of his music. His works have been performed worldwide by such eminent artists as Sanford Sylvan, Paul Sperry, Robert Osborne, Juliana Gondek, Susan Narucki, D'Anna Fortunato, Warren Jones, Eugenia Zukerman, Benjamin Verdery, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Saturday Brass Quintet, the Eastman and Oberlin Percussion Ensembles and orchestras from coast to coast. To read more about David Leisner, click here.

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