IDAGIO | Musica española para violin y piano: Falla - Toldra

Featuring

Jesús Ángel León
Miguel Ángel Muñoz
Manuel de Falla
Eduard Toldrà
Joaquín Turina

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Composition History

Manuel de Falla's 'Seven Spanish Popular Songs' were written in 1914 during his final months in Paris, following the premiere of his opera 'La vida breve'.

Notable Performances

Eduard Toldrá himself premiered his 'Sis sonets' at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona on December 28, 1922, with Ferdinand Motte-Lacroix, Mompou's piano teacher.

Composition History

Paul Kochanski, a violinist who frequented composers like Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Falla, created a widely acclaimed adaptation of Falla's 'Seven Spanish Popular Songs' for violin and piano.

Composition History

Joaquín Turina's Sonata No. 1 in D, Op. 51, composed in 1929, was not his first violin and piano sonata; he had previously withdrawn an earlier 'Sonate Espagnole' due to dissatisfaction.

Composition History

Eduard Toldrá's 'Sis sonets' for violin and piano, composed in 1922, were inspired by poems from various literary figures, including Trinitat Catasús and Joan Maragall.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The Spanish musical nationalism in this album's music is described as a 'perfume' or 'sensual evocation of origin,' rather than an aesthetic or ideological premise.

Compositional Technique

Joaquín Turina's Sonata in D, Op. 51, is characterized by its classical structure, with an economy of formal means and an avoidance of picturesque or virtuoso elements, as noted by Sopeña.