Montsalvatge Was One of the Most Important Composers to Emerge from Catalonia NAXOS in the Course of the Twentieth Century

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Xavier Montsalvatge was one of the most important composers to emerge from Catalonia NAXOS in the course of the twentieth century. Where the first volume of Montsalvatge’s complete piano music (8.570744) covered works dating from the beginning of the composer’s career to his early maturity (1933-66), this disc focuses on those he wrote in the last 25 years or so 8.570756 of his life. From El arc de Noé, the composer's response to writing a piece that children who SPANISH CLASSICS were learning the piano would be able to play, to the huge technical demands and virtuosity 8.570756 of Alborada en Aurinx, this second volume showcases the Catalan composer’s eclectic style, its synthesis of neoclassicism, impressionism and free use of serial technique. DDD MONTSALVATGE: MONTSALVATGE: Xavier Playing Time MONTSALVATGE 69:25 (1912–2002) Piano Music • 2 1 Alegoría a Turina (1982) 3:52 ^–) Cinc ocells en llibertat (1997) 7:01 Piano Music • 2 2–4 Tres piezas para la mano izquierda (1983–87) 12:33 ¡ Bressoleig (1998)* 1:27 5–! El arca de Noé (1990) 7:09 ™ Alborada en Aurinx (1999) 5:36 Piano Music • 2 @ Schubertiana (1993) 2:21 £ Improviso epilogal (2001)* 1:48 Made in Germany Comentarios en español Booklet notes in English Naxos Rights International Ltd. # Pastoral d’Automne (1994) 2:13 ¢–§ Concierto de Albayzin www.naxos.com ൿ $ Milonga (1996) 2:11 for piano and orchestra & (1977) 20:20 Ꭿ % Impromptu en el Generalife 2010 (1996) 2:07 *WORLD PREMIÈRE RECORDINGS A full track list can be found in the booklet MONTSALVATGE: MONTSALVATGE: Jordi Masó, Piano C Granollers Chamber Orchestra • Francesc Guillén 24–26 M 8.570756 Recorded at the Auditorium, Jafre, Spain, 10 May 2008 (1–23) and at the Teatre-Auditori de Granollers, Y Spain, 14 October 2008 (24–26) • Producers & Engineers: Miquel Roger, Pere Casas Booklet notes: Jordi Masó • Publishers: Unión Musical Ediciones (1–4); Real Musical (5–11); Boileau (12, 16–20); Cecilia Colien Honegger (13); Tritó (14–15, 21–26) K NAXOS Cover: Gaudí mosaic at Parc Güell, Barcelona (photo © Justforever / Dreamstime.com).

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