Zarzuela and Spanish Orchestral Works
A welcome reissue from a conductor who had the zarzuela in his blood
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Composer or Director: Tomás Bretón, Joaquín Turina, Jesús Guridi (Bidaola), Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados (y Campiña), Pablo Luna (y Carné), Federico Chueca, Ruperto Chapí (y Lorente), Reveriano Soutullo
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Medici Masters
Magazine Review Date: 6/2009
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
ADD
Catalogue Number: MM034-2
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
(La) Revoltosa, Movement: Overture |
Ruperto Chapí (y Lorente), Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Grand Symphony Orchestra Ruperto Chapí (y Lorente), Composer |
(La) Leyenda del beso, Movement: Prelude |
Reveriano Soutullo, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Reveriano Soutullo, Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
(La) Gran Vía, Movement: Intoduccíon |
Federico Chueca, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Federico Chueca, Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
(El) Niño judío, Movement: Prelude |
Pablo Luna (y Carné), Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Pablo Luna (y Carné), Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
En la Alhambra |
Tomás Bretón, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Grand Symphony Orchestra Tomás Bretón, Composer |
Escenas Andaluzas, Movement: Bolero |
Tomás Bretón, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Spanish National Orchestra Tomás Bretón, Composer |
Diez melodías, 'Ten Basque Dances' |
Jesús Guridi (Bidaola), Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Jesús Guridi (Bidaola), Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
Goyescas, Movement: Intermezzo |
Enrique Granados (y Campiña), Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Enrique Granados (y Campiña), Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
Navarra |
Isaac Albéniz, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Isaac Albéniz, Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
(La) Procesión del Rocio |
Joaquín Turina, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Joaquín Turina, Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
(La) Oración del torero |
Joaquín Turina, Composer
Ataúlfo Argenta, Conductor Joaquín Turina, Composer Spanish National Orchestra |
Author: Andrew Lamb
What impresses throughout the collection is the life and character that Argenta conjures up. With flexible, alert rhythms, and attention given to every nuance of phrasing and dynamics, there’s a jauntiness about the whole thing not always to be found with other conductors. Certainly none of the several other versions of Guridi’s Diez melodías vascas creates quite the initial excitement of this offering, and yet the more lyrical Amorosa movement pulls at the heart-strings. Albéniz’s Navarra, too, has an extra excitement beyond what one normally hears. We’re pretty much in Argenta’s home territory here, of course, since he was born just outside the Basque region.
Apart from the mono Chapí, all the recordings are early stereo. In their remastering by Paul Baily they all carry their years astonishingly well. Indeed it’s difficult to think of a more rewarding cross-section of Spanish orchestral music. Hearing it can only emphasise how much was lost by Argenta’s early death.
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