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Since her solo debut in early 2010, Catalan singer Sílvia Pérez Cruz’s albums have alternated between original songs and covers. 2020 has been a prosperous year for her. Since her collaboration with pianist Marco Mezquida (which gave us a taste of her covers of South American standards, Radiohead, Paul Simon and Amália Rodriguez) she’s released a flawless collection of her own compositions and recent collaborations. The album title Farsa (género imposible), meaning Farce (impossible genre), questions how her playing reflects her inner character. She’s denouncing a time where appearances are glorified to hide a less glorious reality. Here, Sílvia Pérez Cruz - one of Spain’s most inspiring and beloved singers, and many other countries for that matter - gathers together recent songs created by mixing her music with other art mediums.
The delicate Mañana, with Mexican ranchera accents, is taken from Anastasi Rinos’ documentary Ana María Moix, Passió per la paraula. The spellbinding Intemperie - where her voice soars over an Iranian zarb drum’s deep beats - appeared in Benito Zambrano’s eponymous film and has already earned her a Goya award for best original song along with composer Javier Ruibal. She’s also taken the almost dodecaphonic song Plumita from Álvaro Brechner’s film Compañeros (La noche de 12 años). The vocal and flamenco guitar duet Grito Pelao is the title song of the haunting choreographic piece about revolutionary dancer Rocio Molina’s motherhood and Estimat is a skilful musical setting of an excerpt from Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano, directed and performed by Lluís Homar. Musically speaking, the album is classy and varied. It features tango (Tango De La Vía Láctea), oriental percussion (Pena Salada), jazzy piano (Estimat) and experimental music that would be up Björk’s street (Par Coeur and The Womb). Vocally speaking, Silvia Perez Cruz is at the top of her game. She channels a whole range of styles and atmospheres. And she embodies strength and fragility with remarkable ease and authenticity. © Benjamin MiNiMuM/Qobuz
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Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Aleix Tobias, Author, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, Author - Javier Mas, Archlute, AssociatedPerformer - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Acoustic Guitar, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Montfort, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mario Mas, Lute, AssociatedPerformer - Marina Sala, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Guitar, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Miquel Àngel Cordero, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Montfort, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ana María Moix, Author
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Voice, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miquel Àngel Cordero, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Montfort, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Joan Antoni Pich, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trio Vivo, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marco Mezquida, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Edmond Rostand, Author - Miquel Àngel Cordero, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lluís Homar, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Albert Arribas, Author
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Mixer, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mario Mas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2019 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Edmond Rostand, Author - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Juan Pastor, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lucas Delgado, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Arribas, Author
℗ 2019 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marcelo Mercadante, Bandoneon, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Quintero, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Miquel Àngel Cordero, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Montfort, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - José Vicente Castelló, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sylvia Plath, Author - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Montfort, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Gárate, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Voice, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Miquel Àngel Cordero, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Montfort, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Joan Antoni Pich, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trio Vivo, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mauricio Rosencof, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Sound Effects, Voice, Electro-Acoustic Realization, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Lucas Delgado, Spoken Word, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Gárate, Composer, Sound Effects, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Javier Ruibal, ComposerLyricist - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Producer, Mixer, Arranger, Editor, Voice, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Aleix Tobias, Arranger, Percussion, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MIGUEL HERNANDEZ, Author - Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Juan Casanovas, Mixer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Juan Manuel Pinzón Villamizar, Guitarron, AssociatedPerformer - Simao Hernández Carrillo, Lute, AssociatedPerformer - Violeta Paulina Sànchez Villegas, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Loca Cruz, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Aitana De Barros G. Sala, Voices, AssociatedPerformer - Aurora De Barros G. Sala, Voices, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
Album review
Since her solo debut in early 2010, Catalan singer Sílvia Pérez Cruz’s albums have alternated between original songs and covers. 2020 has been a prosperous year for her. Since her collaboration with pianist Marco Mezquida (which gave us a taste of her covers of South American standards, Radiohead, Paul Simon and Amália Rodriguez) she’s released a flawless collection of her own compositions and recent collaborations. The album title Farsa (género imposible), meaning Farce (impossible genre), questions how her playing reflects her inner character. She’s denouncing a time where appearances are glorified to hide a less glorious reality. Here, Sílvia Pérez Cruz - one of Spain’s most inspiring and beloved singers, and many other countries for that matter - gathers together recent songs created by mixing her music with other art mediums.
The delicate Mañana, with Mexican ranchera accents, is taken from Anastasi Rinos’ documentary Ana María Moix, Passió per la paraula. The spellbinding Intemperie - where her voice soars over an Iranian zarb drum’s deep beats - appeared in Benito Zambrano’s eponymous film and has already earned her a Goya award for best original song along with composer Javier Ruibal. She’s also taken the almost dodecaphonic song Plumita from Álvaro Brechner’s film Compañeros (La noche de 12 años). The vocal and flamenco guitar duet Grito Pelao is the title song of the haunting choreographic piece about revolutionary dancer Rocio Molina’s motherhood and Estimat is a skilful musical setting of an excerpt from Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano, directed and performed by Lluís Homar. Musically speaking, the album is classy and varied. It features tango (Tango De La Vía Láctea), oriental percussion (Pena Salada), jazzy piano (Estimat) and experimental music that would be up Björk’s street (Par Coeur and The Womb). Vocally speaking, Silvia Perez Cruz is at the top of her game. She channels a whole range of styles and atmospheres. And she embodies strength and fragility with remarkable ease and authenticity. © Benjamin MiNiMuM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:55
- Main artists: Sílvia Pérez Cruz
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Spain S.L.
- Genre: World
© 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U. ℗ 2020 Universal Music Spain, S.L.U.
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