This album features piano works by Frederic Mompou that remained unpublished during his lifetime and are receiving their world premiere recordings.
Composer Biography
Frederic Mompou, the composer, returned to Barcelona after living in Paris for twenty years, and the works on this album were composed shortly after his return.
Notable Performances
Don Perlimplín premiered at the Liceu Theatre in Barcelona on May 8, 1956, subtitled 'Ballet by Xavier Coll in three scenes, based on an eighteenth-century fable' to avoid mentioning Federico García Lorca, who was assassinated.
Composition History
The ballet Don Perlimplín was commissioned from Mompou by the Marquis de Cuevas, a ballet impresario, after a previous ballet based on Mompou's piano works was successful in London.
Composition History
Frederic Mompou asked his friend and fellow composer Xavier Montsalvatge for help with Don Perlimplín because Mompou realized he couldn't complete the orchestration in time for the premiere.
Composition History
The ballet Don Perlimplín is based on Federico García Lorca's play Amor de Don Perlimplín con Belisa en su jardín, which tells the story of a nobleman who invents a lover to seduce his wife.
Compositional Technique
The work Ballet is a collection of twelve short musical epigrams for piano, characterized by great concision and minimal development.
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