Notes and Editorial Reviews
Expressive power, meticulous virtuosity and a refined musical language combining the traditional and the avant garde have made Benet Casablancas one of today’s most widely recognised Spanish composers. The Dark Backward of Time is a richly-scored symphonic meditation, by turns tumultuous and tranquil. Among Casablancas’s best-known pieces, Three Epigrams concentrates exultant, nocturnal and jocular writing into a miniature triptych. Postlude and Love Poem are ambitious works in which compositional complexity turns towards greater formal and harmonic refinement. His tribute to compatriot Salvador Dalí evokes the lyricism and vibrant contrasts characteristic of the Spanish Surrealist painter’s works.
Expressive power, meticulous virtuosity and a refined musical language combining the traditional and the avant garde have made Benet Casablancas one of today’s most widely recognised Spanish composers. The Dark Backward of Time is a richly-scored symphonic meditation, by turns tumultuous and tranquil. Among Casablancas’s best-known pieces, Three Epigrams concentrates exultant, nocturnal and jocular writing into a miniature triptych. Postlude and Love Poem are ambitious works in which compositional complexity turns towards greater formal and harmonic refinement. His tribute to compatriot Salvador Dalí evokes the lyricism and vibrant contrasts characteristic of the Spanish Surrealist painter’s works. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
The Dark Backward of Time by Benet Casablancas
Conductor:
Salvador Mas Conde
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Barcelona Symphony And Catalonia National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2005
2.
Epigrams by Benet Casablancas
Conductor:
Salvador Mas Conde
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Barcelona Symphony And Catalonia National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1990
3.
Postlude by Benet Casablancas
Conductor:
Salvador Mas Conde
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Barcelona Symphony And Catalonia National Orchestra
4.
Love Poem by Benet Casablancas
Conductor:
Salvador Mas Conde
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Barcelona Symphony And Catalonia National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1981
5.
Intrada sobre el nom de DALI by Benet Casablancas
Conductor:
Salvador Mas Conde
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Barcelona Symphony And Catalonia National Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 2006
Sound Samples
The Dark Backward of Time
3 Epigrames: No. 1. Allegro - Exultant
3 Epigrames: No. 2. Molto lento - Nocturn
3 Epigrames: No. 3. Finale: Allegro assai - Giocoso
Intrada sobre el nom de Dali
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