Orchestral Works Vol 1 [Incls 'Suite sobre cantos gallegos']

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ENRIQUE GRANADOS
Orchestral Works Vol 1 [Incls 'Suite sobre cantos gallegos']
Cor Madrigal & Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Pablo González

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 1 June 2016

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Although he is best known as the composer of some of the greatest masterpieces of Spanish piano music, Enrique Granados also wrote a much less well-known sequence of orchestral music. The cinematic Marcha de los vencidos evokes the painful trudging of 'the defeated' in an unspecified battle, while the incidental music for the play Torrijos demonstrates Granados's talent for lyrical writing and his love of the stage. The ambitious Suite sobre cantos gallegos uses Galician folk melodies and dance rhythms to reflect the landscapes of the region. This is the first recording in a series marking the centenary of Granados's death.

"Under its former music director Pablo González, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra makes the most of this material, with fresh and expressive woodwind (the oboist is outstanding), bright brass and silky strings, captured in a clear recording" BBC Music Magazine, April 2016 ****

"Under Pablo González, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra play with style and evident affection…Hispanophiles should certainly hear this, though it'll appeal to anyone who enjoys neglected late Romantic music of the Karlowicz, Alfven or Fibich variety" Gramophone Magazine, May 2016

Tracks:

Suite sobre cantos gallegos
Marcha de los vencidos
Torrijos: Incidental Music