One tree, two guitars, one sound. This was the creative mission for Hugo Cuvilliez, guitar-maker and wood-whisperer from the Drôme region of south-eastern France: to honour the essence of a partnership with the sonic unity of one and the same instrument.

This was the vision of Thibault Garcia and Antoine Morinière; guitarists at the Paris Conservatory.  The goal, to create a version of Bach’s Goldberg Variations in which each guitarist becomes one hand of the keyboard.  Each on a sonically identical instrument.  It’s fascinating because it’s close to, but not exactly like, the piece played on a harpsichord.  And it is beautifully played.

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