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The discography of Manuel de Falla’s two most famous orchestral scores - El sombrero de tres picos (1916-1919) and El amor brujo (1919-1925) - reveals a certain proximity to French and (of course) Spanish orchestras. These two delicate ballets require fine balances and sharp attacks while showing a sensitivity to timbres and natural balances. Given the general scarcity of recordings of these ballets, fans of the composer must not miss this new Falla release, which presents two surprises: firstly, in El amor brujo, Pablo Heras-Casado uses a “cantaora”, in line with Josep Pons’ attempts more than twenty years ago, giving an exquisite touch of Iberian exoticism. The second surprise is that it is the Mahler Chamber Orchestra who are performing here (which could almost feel incongruous, were it not performed by musicians of such a high calibre). The orchestra is unfamiliar with this repertoire, yet the musicians undeniably virtuosic all the same. Though since Pablo Heras-Casado has been travelling all over the place, has he perhaps lost his sense of direction? El Sombrero de tres picos feels almost like Nielsen’s Aladdin here and the colours deployed in El amor brujo often evoke Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana or Nordic serenades. Doesn’t Falla’s Spain have more nerve and radiance? It calls for us to listen to Ataúlfo Argenta’s version with the Conservatory Concert Society (notably the recording of El amor brujo with Ana Maria Iriarte, 1953) again, just to make sure. © Qobuz
The two splendid works on this album resulted from Manuel de Falla's encounter with the husband-and-wife team of dramatists Martínez Sierra-Lejárraga: El amor brujo, whose eminently ‘gypsy’ inspiration takes us to the very heart of the flamenco repertory, here magnificently embodied under the direction of maestro Pablo Heras-Casado; and the brilliant pantomime El sombrero de tres picos, for which Picasso designed the sets and costumes – exactly 100 years ago! © harmonia mundi
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El Sombrero de tres picos (Manuel de Falla)
Carmen Romeu, Soprano - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Carmen Romeu, Soprano - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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El Amor brujo (Manuel de Falla)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Marina Heredia Rios, Cantaora - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
Marina Heredia Rios, Cantaora - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
Marina Heredia Rios, Cantaora - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
Marina Heredia Rios, Cantaora - Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor - Manuel de Falla, Composer - Chester Music, Music Publisher
2019 harmoniamundi 2019 harmonia mundi
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The discography of Manuel de Falla’s two most famous orchestral scores - El sombrero de tres picos (1916-1919) and El amor brujo (1919-1925) - reveals a certain proximity to French and (of course) Spanish orchestras. These two delicate ballets require fine balances and sharp attacks while showing a sensitivity to timbres and natural balances. Given the general scarcity of recordings of these ballets, fans of the composer must not miss this new Falla release, which presents two surprises: firstly, in El amor brujo, Pablo Heras-Casado uses a “cantaora”, in line with Josep Pons’ attempts more than twenty years ago, giving an exquisite touch of Iberian exoticism. The second surprise is that it is the Mahler Chamber Orchestra who are performing here (which could almost feel incongruous, were it not performed by musicians of such a high calibre). The orchestra is unfamiliar with this repertoire, yet the musicians undeniably virtuosic all the same. Though since Pablo Heras-Casado has been travelling all over the place, has he perhaps lost his sense of direction? El Sombrero de tres picos feels almost like Nielsen’s Aladdin here and the colours deployed in El amor brujo often evoke Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana or Nordic serenades. Doesn’t Falla’s Spain have more nerve and radiance? It calls for us to listen to Ataúlfo Argenta’s version with the Conservatory Concert Society (notably the recording of El amor brujo with Ana Maria Iriarte, 1953) again, just to make sure. © Qobuz
The two splendid works on this album resulted from Manuel de Falla's encounter with the husband-and-wife team of dramatists Martínez Sierra-Lejárraga: El amor brujo, whose eminently ‘gypsy’ inspiration takes us to the very heart of the flamenco repertory, here magnificently embodied under the direction of maestro Pablo Heras-Casado; and the brilliant pantomime El sombrero de tres picos, for which Picasso designed the sets and costumes – exactly 100 years ago! © harmonia mundi
Details of original recording : Recorded April 2019, Auditori in Barcelona (Spain)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Pablo Heras-Casado Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Composer: Manuel de Falla
- Label: harmonia mundi
- Area: Espagne
- Genre: Klassiek
- Period: Modern Style
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