Mompou met the French poet Paul Valéry in Paris in 1925 and promised to set some of his texts to music, fulfilling this promise almost 50 years later with the Cinq mélodies.
Composer Biography
Frederic Mompou, a unique figure in Catalan music, was an intuitive composer who shunned theories and loved brevity in his works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mompou declared his indifference to the great Germanic composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, finding his most important influence in Gabriel Fauré.
Performer Biography
Marta Mathéu, the soprano on this album, has sung in leading national and international concert halls and made her operatic debut at the Salzburg Mozart Festival in 2008.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mompou believed music was a pure form of inspiration and that a musician should always be faithful to their inner expression, not subordinate to theories.
Performer Biography
Jordi Masó, the pianist, has made over forty recordings, including the world premiere of the complete piano works of Roberto Gerhard.
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