Angel Gil-Ordonez, Sato Moughalian, James Austin Smith, Todd Palmer, Monica Ellis, Sasha Cooke, Wendy Sutter, Tim Fain, Blair McMillen - Xavier Montsalvatge: Madrigal (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Folia daliniana
02. Madrigal sobre un tema popular
03. Concertino 1+13 I. Allegretto
04. Concertino 1+13 II. Moderato
05. Concertino 1+13 III. Moderato energico
06. Serenata a Lydia de Cadaques
07. 5 Invocaciones al Crucificado No. 1, De passione Christi
08. 5 Invocaciones al Crucificado No. 2, Pianto della Madonna
09. 5 Invocaciones al Crucificado No. 3, La Vierge couronnee
10. 5 Invocaciones al Crucificado No. 4, Lamentacion
11. 5 Invocaciones al Crucificado No. 5, D’Oracio de temps


Spanish—and Catalan music in particular—was hugely enriched by the contribution made to its development in the latter part of the twentieth-century by Xavier Montsalvatge. Both as a composer and critic, his influence was widespread, and his music stylistically broad. Folia daliniana explores elements of fantasy and French-tinged refinement whilst one of his major song cycles, Cinco invocaciones al Crucificado, is a passionately intense meditation on Christ’s suffering. Whether rhapsodic or invoking rhythmic or popular dance forms, Montsalvatge’s music remains brilliant, clear and individualistic.

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