Spanish Nights
Romero evokes the spirit of Spain on his DG solo debut
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Composer or Director: Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquín Turina, Celedonio Romero
Genre:
Instrumental
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Magazine Review Date: 11/2012
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 58
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 479 0073GH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Sonatina |
Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer
Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer Pepe Romero, Musician, Guitar |
(3) Piezas españolas |
Joaquín Rodrigo, Composer
Joaquín Rodrigo, Composer Pepe Romero, Musician, Guitar |
Suite madrileña No. 1 |
Celedonio Romero, Composer
Celedonio Romero, Composer Pepe Romero, Musician, Guitar |
Nocturno |
Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer
Federico Moreno Torroba, Composer Pepe Romero, Musician, Guitar |
Sevillana |
Joaquín Turina, Composer
Joaquín Turina, Composer Pepe Romero, Musician, Guitar |
Author: William Yeoman
so masterfully depict that very Spain.’
All the works here, with the exception of Celedonio Romero’s sunny Suite madrileña No 1, which receives its premiere recording, are staples of the repertoire. And, while Pepe Romero is only in his late sixties, this is ‘late style’ playing, the tempi uniformly slower than one would normally hear, the tendency to focus on sheer beauty of tone more pronounced. Think Segovia in his eighties but without the rhythmic distortions.
Not that there isn’t fire: Romero is also a fine flamenco guitarist and there’s plenty of passion in Turina’s flamenco-inspired Sevillana. While Torroba’s Sonatina and Nocturno also receive fine, highly nuanced performances, it’s the powerful duende of the Passacaglia from Rodrigo’s Tres Piezas españolas that makes this recording a real event.
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