Fernando Remacha, the composer, was a talented violist who played as a soloist in several orchestras, including the Madrid Symphony Orchestra.
Performer Biography
José Luis Temes, the conductor, has premiered over 280 works, including four operas and several ballets, and has made more than seventy recordings, mostly of contemporary Spanish music.
Composition History
Fernando Remacha's "Homenaje a Góngora" was composed in 1927 to mark the tercentenary of the death of the poet Luis de Góngora, linking Remacha to Spain's literary 'Generation of 27'.
Compositional Technique
The work "Alba" by Fernando Remacha, composed when he was just 24, is built on a single micro-theme of two notes, a rising perfect fifth, which is varied to create diluted or even atonal harmonies.
Composer Biography
Fernando Remacha was part of the 'Madrid Group', formed in 1930, alongside other notable composers like the Halffter brothers, Julián Bautista, and Salvador Bacarisse.
Composition History
Fernando Remacha won the Rome Prize scholarship, allowing him to study with Gian Francesco Malipiero in Italy for four years, where he composed two works on this album: Sinfonía en tres tiempos and Homenaje a Góngora.
Recording & Production
The recording of the works on this album is based on critical editions published by the Complutense Institute of Musical Sciences (ICCMU), using the composer's manuscripts.
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