ROBERT GERHARD:
VOCAL FOLKSONGS (SEED 013)
ROBERT GERHARD (1896 - 1970)
VOCAL FOLKSONGS
New release with Núria Rial, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC), Francesc Prat, Anna Alàs i Jové, Anna Crexells, María Hinojosa Montenegro, Francisco Poyato, Seed Ensemble.
The composer Robert Gerhard (Valls, September 25, 1896 - Cambridge, January 5, 1970) is one of the most important figures in European music of the twentieth century. His work on unique musical projects illustrates both his unconventional artistic conception and an extraordinary aesthetic evolution. Arnold Schönberg's only disciple in Spain, he explored remarkably different styles and projects throughout his career. This album brings us closer to Gerhard who was seduced by vocal music and popular roots.
TRACKLIST
Cancionero de Pedrell
Núria Rial, soprano
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC)
Francesc Prat, conductor
Sis cançons populars catalanes (1928)
Núria Rial, soprano
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC)
Francesc Prat, conductor
Vuit cançons populars catalanes (1929)
Anna Alàs i Jové, mezzo-soprano
Anna Crexells, piano
Six chansons populaires françaises (1944)
María Hinojosa Montenegro, soprano
Francisco Poyato, piano
7 Haiku (1922, rev. 1958)
María Hinojosa Montenegro, soprano
Seed Ensemble: Elisabet Franch, flute; Pilar Bosque Marín, oboe; Miquel Ramos Salvadó, clarinet; Pepa Fusté i Pujadó, bassoon; Francisco Poyato, piano
Francesc Prat, conductor