Mompou preferred to be called a 'regionalist' rather than a 'nationalist' composer, aiming to create music with an ethnic atmosphere without overusing popular themes.
Recording & Production
The recording sessions for this album took place late at night, from 10 PM to 2 AM and 10:30 PM to 11 AM, due to external noise.
Composer Biography
Federico Mompou, the composer, was an extremely introverted man with exquisite hypersensitivity, who avoided all artifice.
Recording & Production
This recording was made with two Neumann microphones and uses no digital reverberation or other sound processing, aiming for a natural sound.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mompou's family, the Dencausse, were bell founders who even supplied Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, influencing his obsession with the vibration of sound.
Performer Biography
Luis Fernando Pérez, the pianist, was a student of renowned artists and teachers including Dimitri Bashkirov, Galina Egyazarova, Alicia de Larrocha, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mompou's compositional technique was based on removing 'superfluous' notes to leave only 'the essence' of the music.
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