Besprechungen SONGS OF THE PLANTS Spuren Andächtig - wie konnte ich diesen Zustand bloss vergessen? Es gibt Musik, die mich andächtig stimmt. Und bitte, hier spreche ich nicht von seichten Tricks und kitschigen Aufwallungen, hier geht es um ein Angesprochensein, um ein Erkennen mit dem ersten...more ANURAAG Hindustan Times It was in Würzburg, Germany, that the first meeting took place in 2005. The classical exponents, cradling their respective instruments, the guitar and the sarod, were in the City for solo performances. Guitarist Miguel Guldimann went to see sarod player...more The Telegraph Sarod player Ranajit Sengupta is one of the best known Indian musicians in the West who has worked extensively with jazz, Western classical, world and fusion music. He met classical guitarist Miguel Guldimann during their performance in Germany in 2005....more The Statesman An old Sanskrit word to describe universal love is 'anouraag ', which can also be used to explain the content of Ranajit Sengupta and Miguel Guldimann 's forthcoming album. The two musicians met in Germany in March 2005 and...more SZ Sonntag <span class="Grundtext"> So einfach ist interkulturelle Kommunikation: Man nehme einen indischen Sarod-Spieler und einen Schweizer Gitarristen, gewähre ihnen drei Jahre Zeit und voilà, «Anuraag» ist das Resultat. «Die Zusammenarbeit hat auf Anhieb geklappt», sagt Miguel Guldimann, der in Zuchwil wohnt...more Solothurner Tagblatt <span class="Grundtext">Der Zuchwiler Gitarrist Miguel Guldimann spielt seit sechs Jahren mit Musikern aus der klassischen Tradition Nordindiens zusammen. Für das Konzert mit CD-Taufe kommt sein indischer Kollege nach Derendingen.</span><br><br> <span class="Grundtext">Es ist bereits seine zweite CD, die erscheint. Darauf ist Miguel...more ensuite Bereits seine Debut-CD «monte de silencio» (2006) war ein Meisterwerk. Miguel Guldimann ist in Peru geboren und in der Schweiz aufgewachsen. Er ist ein begnadeter 8-Saiten-Gitarrenspieler, ist mehrfach dafür ausgezeichnet worden, und auch sein neustes Werk ist von unbeschreiblicher Schönheit. Es fehlen die Worte....more Spuren <br /> Darüber sollte man besser nicht schreiben. Wörter sind hohle Schalen, Knacknüsse für Assoziationen, die hoffnungslos danebengehen und sinnlos verpuffen. Und doch: Schreiben muss ich, darf ich, soll ich über die Musik von Miguel Guldimann, mit Wörtern dem hinterherhinken, was...more AKUSTIK GITARRE Stichwort Weltmusik: Miguel Guldimann ist ein Experte in diesem Genre und hat ein wundervolles Album mit dem indischen Sarod-Spieler Ranajit Sengupta mit dem Titel ‚Anuraag‘ aufgenommen. 8-saitige Gitarre und 25-saitige lautenähnliche Sarod treffen sich hier gleichberechtigt in perfekter interkultureller Harmonie...more MONTE DE SILENCIO AKUSTIK GITARRE ..The three musicians weave a web of world music, classical guitar music, and Indian music. Their language is quiet, relaxed and meditative, inspired by the simplicity and beauty of natur. To avoid missunderstanding: That's not the senseless soundtrack for the next self realization workshop. They come absolutly inspired and virtuos to the point. The music floes with ease, also the recording technique helpes the vivacity of themes and improvisations...<br /> Conclusion: a successfull debut of a good guitarist, who encounters the musical roots of the whole world to find his own voice. ... radioMAGAZIN If I was an eagle I would fly to the monte de silencio in Peru, float on the wind, let myself fall and raise myself again to the heights, calm down and enjoy the view. The Trio Miguel Guldimann (CH/Peru) and the Indians Sujay Bobade and Raghavendra Kulkarni create this picture wordlessly. This Debut cd is a must for every relaxed music enthusiast, a wonderful mix of 8-string guitar, indian bambooflute bansuri and Tablas.... SWISS RADIO DRS "the swiss guitarist with southamerican roots Miguel Guldimann play his own music with two Indian musicians, Monte de Silencio. A likeable and unpretentious way of playing ethno music.“... Visionen ...A very meditative and wonderful instrumental CD. To enjoy the silence....... guitarweb.ch The CD monte de silencio named after a mountain in spain contains 12 compositions of a marked meditative character. A very pleasent music, which is not noticable because of virtuosity or originality, but because of its simplicity, the beauty of its melodies and their pulse, that captures along with the breath of nature or the wind on monte de silencio.<br /> Stylistically we meet with a kind of World music, which moves between Indian music and Classical Guitar music. The trio compositions unfold mostly from a theme, which is presented by Guitar and Bansuri in unisono, rich improvisational developments, in which the three instruments interweave into a beautiful dialogue. The solo compositions for Guitar flow very lightly and lively and are - like the whole CD played with a beautiful sound and nuch tenderness.<br /> In autumn three years ago, Miguel Guldimann retreated in the lonelyness of Monte De Silencio, " to give the quietness, a voice from my heart"... Yoga aktuell At long last the arrival of a CD offering music of the finest sort! On this disc lasting just less than an hour, the music caresses your ears, soothes your auditory canals and spirits you away to a wondrous world of sound. The pieces for solo guitar played by Miguel Guldimann are no less rich in enjoyment than the compositions for duo and trio ensemble played by Guldimann, Sujay Bobade and Raghavendara Kulkarni. Here is a dense, homogenous musical fabric, with Bobade producing a singing tone on the bansuri or Indian bamboo flute, Kukarni on the rhythmically distinctive tabla drums, and Miguel Guldimann playing with great sensitivity and a velvety touch on the eight-string guitar. Stylistically, the individual compositions move among multiple genres ranging from classical Indian music to world music and classical guitar music, inviting the listener to relax, dream and just be. Not a single note seems superfluous, loud or boring. The music sways throughout in a pleasant harmony, inviting us repeatedly to listen more attentively. The CD received its title from a mountain in Spain, which can also be seen on the CD cover, and which has a meditative atmosphere similar to the music. Compared to all the CDs of little substance being produced precisely in the spiritual branch these days, this new arrival is truly a must for any collector, and you can immediately sense where the three musicians have derived their inspiration for the individual pieces: the place of the heart and of stillness. We have here a reflection of what Miguel Guldimann had in mind when he retired to a hermitage near the mountain three years ago so as to “give the silence a voice from my heart,” as he says.<br /> ... Spuren ...Miguel Guldimann plays pointedly clear and elegantly. The stringvirtuoso schooled in Zen leaves room for silence. A thoroughly successful independent production ... ... ensuite Kulturmagazin a wunderful album … a timeless quiet piece …the sound of the album is distinguishly clear and transparent … Sujay Bobade surprises with his wunderful flute.. ...