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Firstly, the performances on this disc are superb - nice to hear violin/piano and cello/piano with the string players blending into the texture rather than shouting out 'look at me - the soloist'! The songs are also tastefully performed, and again I personally dislike full operatic bravado with piano/voice.
Most of the pieces chosen here seem a bunch of 'fillers' - The Suite and Dances I discovered being arrangements, I would have preferred the pieces in their original form. Then we switch to a collection of piano miniatures which are delightful if not life changing. Psyche is a more of an interesting piece - soprano,flute,harp,violin,viola,cello - shades of Debussy visiting Spain. The 'Homage to Claude Debussy' for guitar sounds somewhat more Spanish - great piece. Then we have 'Soneto a Cordoba' for harp and voice - lovely if not groundbreaking.
Then we come to the absolute gem - the Concerto for Harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and flute. It's more of a sextet - these are the only instruments. Shades of neoclassic Stravinsky and an adventurous harmonic and rhythmic palette.
Overall, the disc feels like a chamber ensemble being tasked to 'come up' with a De Falla concert, having to scrape the barrel a bit and make arrangements to fit the possible instrumentations to hand. However, Psyche, Homage, and the Concerto are a very worthwhile - just over 20 minutes worth.
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R. Harvey
20 minutes of gold
2020年10月4日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
