Monsalvatge: Manfred - Bric-à-brac - Sinfonía de rèquiem Marta Matheu, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra & Victor Pablo Perez

• Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002): Manfred:
• 1 Manfred 24:44
• Bric à brac:
• 2 Montsalvatge: Bric à brac: I. Evocador 05:28
• 3 Montsalvatge: Bric à brac: II. Sesgado 06:10
• 4 Montsalvatge: Bric à brac: III. Tenso 02:18
• 5 Montsalvatge: Bric à brac: IV. Lúdico 01:44
• Simfonia de Rèquiem:
• 6 Montsalvatge: Simfonia de Rèquiem: Introitus 03:29
• 7 Montsalvatge: Simfonia de Rèquiem: Kyrie 03:37
• 8 Montsalvatge: Simfonia de Rèquiem: Dies irae 03:41
• 9 Montsalvatge: Simfonia de Rèquiem: Agnus Dei 03:28
• 10 Montsalvatge: Simfonia de Rèquiem: Lux aeterna 03:30
• 11 Montsalvatge: Simfonia de Rèquiem: Libera me, Domine 02:55
• Total Runtime 01:01:04

Info for Monsalvatge: Manfred - Bric-à-brac - Sinfonía de rèquiem

Xavier Montsalvatge’s music enriched Catalan culture throughout the second half of the twentieth-century, and he remained one of Spain’s leading composers. This overview of his orchestral music begins with excerpts from his ballet Manfred, which reveal the important influence of Stravinsky. The ingenious Bric à brac is his last orchestral work, written when he was 81 and premièred by the forces who perform it on this recording. The mainly orchestral Simfonia de Rèquiem is one of Montsalvatge’s most important and well-known works.

“The performances are admirably clear-textured: the Barcelona Symphony, as one might expect, have this music in their systems.” (The Guardian)

“Montsalvage is an intriguing composer and on this evidence is a master of mood conjured concisely.” (MusicWeb International)

Marta Matheu, soprano
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Víctor Pablo Pérez, conductor

Recorded at L’Auditori, Pau Casals Hall, Barcelona, Spain, 9–12 July 2012
Produced, engineered and edited by Sean Lewis

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