For this recording, Daniel Ligorio consulted Manuel de Falla's sketches for his orchestral work transcriptions to achieve an effect closer to the orchestral versions, as existing published versions often drifted too far from the originals.
Notable Performances
The original version of Manuel de Falla's El amor brujo premiered in 1915 with renowned flamenco artist Pastora Imperio in the role of Candelas.
Compositional Technique
Manuel de Falla's Pour le tombeau de Paul Dukas, composed in 1935, features atonal, expressionistic harmonies, a stark contrast to his earlier works.
Composer Biography
Manuel de Falla studied composition at the Madrid Conservatory with Felipe Pedrell, who also guided him in composing the Allegro de concierto.
Composer Biography
In Paris in 1907, Manuel de Falla met Paul Dukas and Claude Debussy, who became his most important mentors and to whom he later paid musical tribute.
Compositional Technique
Manuel de Falla's Homenaje a Claude Debussy is a much-loved guitar repertoire piece, which Falla himself transcribed for piano in the same year it was composed.
Recording & Production
This album is the first recording to be issued of Manuel de Falla's complete piano music, including juvenilia and his own piano transcriptions of orchestral works.
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