Aldo Mata, the cellist, plays a cello made in Piacenza in 1787 by Joseph Nadotti.
Performer Biography
José Luis Temes, the conductor, has directed the premières of approximately 300 works and recorded over seventy albums, often of Spanish contemporary music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Leonardo Balada, the composer, blends traditional ideas with contemporary and avant-garde techniques, a style he calls his 'stamp'.
Performer Biography
Bertrand Piétu, the guitarist, has won multiple international competitions, including First Prize at the XXIII Andrés Segovia International Competition.
Composer Biography
Leonardo Balada, born in Barcelona, studied composition at The Juilliard School and has been teaching at Carnegie Mellon University since 1970.
Performer Biography
The Iberian Chamber Orchestra, formed in 2000, specializes in contemporary Spanish music and has been the resident orchestra of the Spanish Music Festival of León since 2001.
Recording & Production
This album features Caprichos Nos. 1 and 5, which the composer describes as "wearing a hat" (meaning they incorporate folk ideas), while Reflejos and A Little Night Music in Harlem do not.
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