Catalan composer Leonardo Balada long ago passed through the flame of mid-century serialism to find his own voice in a style that combines folk elements, traditional impressions, and nontraditional scoring. Naxos has elected to record a number of Balada's works, and this disc serves as an outstanding introduction to Balada's overall work. Guernica ...
Leonardo Balada composed No-Res (Nothing) for narrator, chorus, orchestra, and tape (1974) in memory of his mother; yet as an agnostic lacking a belief in survival after death, he designed this avant-garde, secular Requiem to express rage and sorrow over the loss of a finite life, rather than reflect hopeful expectations of immortality. Since ...
Cristóbal Colón (1984-1986) is the first of Spanish-American composer Leonardo Balada's two operas based on the life of the explorer. (The second, La Muerte de Colón [1992-1993], is also available on the Naxos label.) The recording of the first work comes from its premiere production in 1989 at Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, and boasts two ...
La Muerte de Colón (1992-1993, rev.1996) is the second of Spanish-American composer Leonardo Balada's two operas based on the life of the explorer. (The first, Cristóbal Colón [1984-1986], is also available on the Naxos label.) The recording of the second work comes from its premiere production in 2005, at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, ...
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide or All Movie Guide. © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. All Music Guide and All Movie Guide are registered Trademarks of All Media Guide, LLC.