Piezas caprichosas [para] orquesta, and: Imita! Imita, que algo queda: Preludio para clarinete y orquesta, and: Homenaje G. P. para grupo instrumental, and: Complutum [para] orquesta [1998], and: IV sinfonia: Concertante [1994], and: Concierto para violin y orquesta [1996], and: Concierto para piano y orquesta (Homenaje a Manuel de Falla) (review)
2003; Music Library Association; Volume: 60; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/not.2003.0102
ISSN1534-150X
Autores Tópico(s)Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
ResumoAfter the resounding and continued success of Joseph Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne (5 series, 1923-54), demand for more musical works conveying the beauty and sensuality of this area of southern France has remained. And while the province of Auvergne is certainly rich in both natural beauty and folk music, it is by no means isolated in this respect, for from the nearby border region between Spain [End Page 285] and France comes contemporary Basque music of surprisingly high quality. Of particular note are the works by composers Carmelo Alonso Bernaola (1929-2002) and Francisco Escudero (1912-2002), several of which have recently been published by Editorial de Música Española Contemporánea (EMEC). This is not to say that these composers relied solely on folk idioms, nor were they isolated from current trends —far from it. Having studied with world-renowned composers, both men showed themselves to be gifted, imaginative craftsmen of their trade. Of the seven recently published works by Bernaola and Escudero discussed in this review, six are large-scale compositions with full orchestra, and all should prove welcome additions to the repertory of contemporary Spanish music.
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