Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma: Lamentaciones del Miércoles, Jueves y Viernes Santo

Featuring

Tomás Garrido
Guillermo Orozco
Fernando Puig
Angeles Tey
Marta Infante
Isidro Anaya

Luis Miguel Méndez
Álvaro Vega
Dragos Balan
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid
Matritum Cantat
Mariano Rodriguez de Ledesma

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Historical Context

The Tenebrae service, for which these Lamentations were composed, features a triangular candelabrum with fifteen candles, which are extinguished one by one to symbolize the apostles' flight and Christ's death.

Instruments

Rodríguez de Ledesma's Lamentations notably include an ophicleide, a predecessor of the tuba, making him one of the first Spanish musicians to use this instrument in symphonic music.

Recording & Production

This recording was made during a live concert performance of the work in 2009 at the 'Nineteenth Festival of Sacred Art of the Community of Madrid'.

Composition History

The Lamentations were composed in two periods: those for Wednesday and Thursday in 1837, and those for Good Friday in 1843, making Rodríguez de Ledesma one of the few Spanish composers to complete the full cycle.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Mariano Rodríguez de Ledesma is considered the first Spanish Romantic musician, cultivating the aesthetic of Central European Romanticism in Spain.

Compositional Technique

Rodríguez de Ledesma's Lamentations feature a rich orchestration, dramatic force, and harmonic wealth, with the orchestra often acting as a true protagonist.