IDAGIO | Blancafort, M.: Piano Music, Vol. 3 - Camins / Cants Intims Ii / El Parc D'Atraccions / Pastoral 747313233427

Featuring

Miquel Villalba
Manuel Blancafort

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Notable Performances

The Polca de l'equilibrista from El parc d'atraccions was particularly popular, performed as a piano piece, orchestral work, and even choreographed by ballerina Joan Magrinyà.

Compositional Technique

In El parc d'atraccions, Blancafort combines French impressionism and the aesthetic principles of Cocteau and Les Six with elements of Catalan folklore.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Blancafort was deeply impressed by Debussy's mastery in creating new harmonic moods and his intuitive use of archaic modes and scales, considering him the greatest musical genius of his time.

Performer Biography

Miquel Villalba, the pianist on this album, studied at the Escolanía of Montserrat and was described by his teacher Frédéric Gevers as one of the most gifted pianists of his generation.

Composer Biography

Manuel Blancafort, the composer, traveled extensively in the 1920s to find firms for manufacturing pianola rolls, which was his family's business.

Composition History

Blancafort dedicated his piano work Camins to Mompou, a composer who encouraged him not to give up his musical vocation when he doubted it.

Critical Reception

Despite being considered an 'enfant terrible' and a genuine representative of the new Spanish school abroad, Blancafort was paradoxically almost unknown in his home country.