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The new album Colores de España features the interpretations of the Spanish classical music composers Enrique Granados (1867-1916), Joaquín Rodrigo (1902-1999), Federico García Lorca (1898-1936), better known as a poet, by the soprano Araceli Fernández, who was born in Galicia, Spain, and is currently active in Switzerland, and the guitarist Hannu Siiskonen, known from the Finnish InTime quintet. composed!) and from the songs of Joaquín Turina (1882-1949). The songs tell about the basics of life, men, women, love, jealousy, anger...
Enrique Granados' songs El tra la lá y el punteado, El Mirar de la maja, Callejeo, La maja dolorosa No. 3, La maja dolorosa No. 2 and El majo discreto, Joaquín Rodrigo's En Jerez de la Frontera, De Ronda and Adela, Federico García Lorca's Los Cuatro muleros, Zorongo, El Café de Chinitas, Las Morillas de Jaén, Sevillanas del s. XVIII, Nana de Sevilla, Los pelegrinitos and ¡Anda, jaleo! . Joaquín Turina's Cantares plays as a bonus track.

Tracks

  1. 1.El tra la lá y el punteadocomp. Enrique Granados (1867-1916)ISRC FIABA10000291:24
  2. 2.El mirar de la majacomp. Enrique Granados (1867-1916)ISRC FIABA10000303:05
  3. 3.Callejeocomp. Enrique Granados (1867-1916)ISRC FIABA10000311:49
  4. 4.La maja dolorosa No. 3comp. Enrique Granados (1867-1916)ISRC FIABA10000323:37
  5. 5.La maja dolorosa No. 2comp. Enrique Granados (1867-1916)ISRC FIABA10000332:25
  6. 6.El majo discretocomp. Enrique Granados (1867-1916)ISRC FIABA10000341:47
  7. 7.En Jerez de la Fronteracomp. Joaquin Rodrigo (1902-1999)ISRC FIABA10000351:36
  8. 8.De rondacomp. Joaquin Rodrigo (1902-1999)ISRC FIABA10000361:00
  9. 9.Adelacomp. Joaquin Rodrigo (1902-1999)ISRC FIABA10000372:34
  10. 10.Los cuatro muleroscomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000382:20
  11. 11.Zorongocomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000393:15
  12. 12.El café de Chinitascomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000402:06
  13. 13.Las morillas de Jaéncomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000413:24
  14. 14.Sevillanas del s. XVIIIcomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000422:05
  15. 15.Nana de Sevillacomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000435:45
  16. 16.Los pelegrinitoscomp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000443:31
  17. 17.¡Anda, jaleo!comp. Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)ISRC FIABA10000452:10
  18. 18.Cantarescomp. Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)ISRC FIABA10000463:02

Reviews

  • ”Toki Suomessakin voi julkaista espanjalaisia laulelmia! Fernández ja Siiskonen lähestyvät tyyliteltyjä laulelmia juuri oikeasta kulmasta – molemmilla on taidemusiikillinen ote mutta vankka kokemus Espanjan populaarimusiikin sielukkuudesta. Siiskosen tunteikkaassa kitaroinnissa on flamenco-särmää juuri sopivasti, että salonkitunnelmalta vältytään mutta eleganssi säilyy. Fernándezin muheva, aavistuksen savuinen sopraano leikkaa tarvittaessa terävästi mutta on parhaimmillaan pianissimoiden…

    Rondo · Kare Eskola

  • “This album by El Café de Sevilla (the duo of Araceli Fernández and Hannu Siiskonen) provides the listener with a unique opportunity to hear what are technically popular songs, or perhaps more accurately, popular themes and tropes incorporated into art music. … Fernández’s voice is lyrical, sweet, and clean, while Siiskonen’s guitar is by turns poignant, lilting, precise, and always respectful of the soprano voice. Even for those who don’t speak Spanish, one can feel what the composer is trying…

    Allmusic · V. Vasan

Details

Catalogue number
ABCD 302
EAN
6417513103021
Recording year
2009
Release year
2009
Format
CD

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