Cançons i Danses Catalanes Franz Halász

• Federico Mompou (1893 - 1987): Suite Compostelana:
• 1 Mompou: Suite Compostelana: I. Preludio 02:32
• 2 Mompou: Suite Compostelana: II. Coral 02:18
• 3 Mompou: Suite Compostelana: III. Cuna 02:22
• 4 Mompou: Suite Compostelana: IV. Recitativo 02:10
• 5 Mompou: Suite Compostelana: V. Canción 02:24
• 6 Mompou: Suite Compostelana: VI. Muñeira 02:40
• Miguel Llobet Solés (1878 - 1938): Cançons Populars:
• 7 Solés: Cançons Populars: Plany 01:40
• 8 Solés: Cançons Populars: El Noi de la Mare 01:40
• 9 Solés: Cançons Populars: La Pastoreta 01:44
• 10 Solés: Cançons Populars: La Filla del Marxant 02:34
• 11 Solés: Cançons Populars: L'Hereu Riera 00:58
• 12 Solés: Cançons Populars: Cançó del Lladre 02:01
• 13 Solés: Cançons Populars: La Filadora 00:47
• 14 Solés: Cançons Populars: El Mestre 02:45
• 15 Solés: Cançons Populars: El Testament d'Amèlia 01:32
• 16 Solés: Cançons Populars: Lo Fill del Rei 01:27
• 17 Solés: Cançons Populars: Lo Rossinyol 00:57
• 18 Solés: Cançons Populars: La Presó de Lleida 01:30
• 19 Solés: Cançons Populars: La Nit de Nadal 01:56
• Federico Mompou: Cançó i Dansa No. 10 (Version for Guitar):
• 20 Mompou: Cançó i Dansa No. 10 (Version for Guitar): Cançó 01:26
• 21 Mompou: Cançó i Dansa No. 10 (Version for Guitar): Dansa 01:39
• Cançó i Dansa No. 13:
• 22 Mompou: Cançó i Dansa No. 13: Cançó 02:12
• 23 Mompou: Cançó i Dansa No. 13: Dansa 02:06
• Juan Manén (1883 - 1971): Fantasia-sonata, Op. A-22:
• 24 Manén: Fantasia-sonata, Op. A-22 15:13
• Total Runtime 58:33

Info for Cançons i Danses Catalanes

Spain is a country of many regions, each with its particular folklore, customs, dialect and even language. Catalonia is among the most distinctive of these regions because of the Catalan language, which has a rich literary tradition stretching back to the Middle Ages. Catalan music and dance are also unique and have little in common with stereotypically Spanish folklore, especially flamenco, which most foreigners most readily identify with Spain.

Catalonia chafed under Castilian domination for centuries, but in the latter half of the 1800s there was a resurgence of Catalan culture called the Renaixensa, result- ing in a flowering of native literature. This was followed by modernisme, a Catalan variety of art nouveau, which gave us the renowned creations of architect Antoni Gaudí. In the 20th century, Barcelona remained a progressive centre for the arts, and abstract painter Joan Miró was among its most renowned figures. Not surprisingly, music also flourished in this environment, and Barcelona produced many outstanding performers and composers, including Enric (Enrique) Granados, Joaquim (Joaquín) Malats, Ricard (Ricardo) Viñes, Alicia de Larrocha, Pau (Pablo) Casals and Roberto Gerhard. This recording presents us with three other names worthy of inclusion on this list: Frederic Mompou, Miquel Llobet and Joan Manén.

Franz Halász, guitar

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