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Alma: Ibero-American Songs

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Composer
Modesta Bor, Ernani Braga, Luiz Costa, Jaime Leon Ferro, Luis Carlos Figueroa, Antonio Fragoso, Gila
Artist
Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joao Araujo
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Jul 18, 2025
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0706
UPC
748871070622

About

SOMM Recordings is excited to explore the fascinating and largely unknown repertoire of Ibero-American art songs. A shared passion for showcasing hidden jewels of Latin American song inspired the collaboration of Colombian soprano Julieth Lozano Rolong and Portuguese pianist Joao Araujo, who began their partnership while studying at the Royal College of Music. Julieth received the 2018 RCM President's Award presented by RCM President, HM King Charles III. She won the Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Audience Prize in the 2023 Cardiff Singer of the World competition and was recently named one of Opera Wire's Top Ten Rising Stars. Joao was awarded best collaborative pianist prizes at the Concours Musical International de Montreal in Canada and the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards at Wigmore Hall, and he has been nominated for the Gerald Moore Award. Their recital includes songs in Spanish and Portuguese from seven countries. Reflecting Argentina is "Dance of Two Brothers" by the Impressionistic composer Carlos Guastavino, and "Cancion de cuna India," a haunting lullaby by Gilardo Gilardi, inspired by Argentina's indigenous music. Maria Grever was the first Mexican female composer to gain international success. Her innate melodic gifts are evident in "My Soul" and "You Said 'I Love You'." "Uirapuru," by Brazilian composer Waldemar Henrique, describes the song of the so-named musician wren, while the evocative "Bluebird" by compatriot, Jayme Ovalle, was embraced by sopranos like Victoria de Los Angeles and Montserrat Caballe, and baritone Gerard Souzay. Ernani Braga's gift for transforming Afro-Brazilian musical elements is underscored in a song reflecting Brazilian folk religion and a sugar-mill workers' song. The simple originality of Spanish composer, Maria de Pablos Cerezo, who tragically spent her final decades in a mental institution, is heard here in "The Water Wheel." Ernesto Halffter's much-admired arrangement of a popular fado, "Oh, What a Beautiful Girl" is followed by two selections arranged by the Spanish poet and playwright, Federico Garcia Lorca: "The Moorish girls from Jaen" and "Sevillian Lullaby." Barcelona native Fernando Obradors conjures the Andalusian dance, "El vito," and from zarzuela composer, Joaquin "Quinito" Valverde Sanjuan, we have his sublime "Carnations." "Lullaby to Put Albertico to Bed" and "Rojo," a description of sunset, reflect the folkloric research by Venezuelan musicologist-composer, Modesta Bor. Colombia is represented by the haunting lullaby, "Promises So You Can Sleep" from Luis Carlos Figueroa Sierra; a loving picture of a country girl, "La campesina," by Jaime Leon Ferro; and "Four Questions" from a heartbroken lover by Pedro Morales Pino. The recital ends with two songs from Portugal. "The Willows" by Luis Costa is one of the gems of Portuguese art song. Finally, from Antonio Fragoso, a victim of the 1918 influenza epidemic, we have "Cradling the Little Boy."

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Milonga de dos hermanos 02:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Milonga de dos hermanos
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Carlos Guastavino
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  2. 2 Canción de cuna India 03:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    Canción de cuna India
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Gilardo Gilardi
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  3. 3 Alma mía 02:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    Alma mía
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    María Grever
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  4. 4 Bathing Beauty: Te quiero dijiste (arr. for voice and piano) 02:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    Bathing Beauty: Te quiero dijiste (arr. for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    María Grever
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  5. 5 Uirapuru 01:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Uirapuru
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Waldemar Henrique de Costa Pereira
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  6. 6 Cancao brasileira, Op. 21, "Azulão" 01:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Cancao brasileira, Op. 21, "Azulão"
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jaime Ovale
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  7. 7 No. 1.Ó'kinimbá 02:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1.Ó'kinimbá
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Ernani Braga
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  8. 8 No. 5. Engenho Novo! 01:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Engenho Novo!
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Ernani Braga
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  9. 9 7 Canciones: No. 1. La noria 03:34
    Track
    9
    Title
    7 Canciones: No. 1. La noria
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    María de Pablos Cerezo
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  10. 10 6 Canciones Portuguesas: No. 2. Ai que linda moça 02:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    6 Canciones Portuguesas: No. 2. Ai que linda moça
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Ernesto Halffter
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  11. 11 No. 5. Las morillas de Jaén 02:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Las morillas de Jaén
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Federico García Lorca
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  12. 12 No. 8. Nana de Sevilla 03:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 8. Nana de Sevilla
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Federico García Lorca
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  13. 13 Canciones Clasicas Españolas, Vol. 3: No. 6. El vito 01:49
    Track
    13
    Title
    Canciones Clasicas Españolas, Vol. 3: No. 6. El vito
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  14. 14 Clavelitos 01:30
    Track
    14
    Title
    Clavelitos
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Joaquín Valverde
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  15. 15 Canción de cuna para dormir a Albertico 03:19
    Track
    15
    Title
    Canción de cuna para dormir a Albertico
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Modesta Bor
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  16. 16 Rojo 01:26
    Track
    16
    Title
    Rojo
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Modesta Bor
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  17. 17 Promesas para que duermas 02:56
    Track
    17
    Title
    Promesas para que duermas
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Luis Carlos Figueroa
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  18. 18 Rima 02:20
    Track
    18
    Title
    Rima
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Jaime Leon Ferro
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  19. 19 La campesina 02:45
    Track
    19
    Title
    La campesina
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Jaime Leon Ferro
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  20. 20 Cuatro preguntas 02:57
    Track
    20
    Title
    Cuatro preguntas
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Pedro Morales Pino
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  21. 21 3 Canções, Op. 7: No. 1. Os salgueiros 03:03
    Track
    21
    Title
    3 Canções, Op. 7: No. 1. Os salgueiros
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Luiz Costa
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo
  22. 22 Embalando o menino 01:43
    Track
    22
    Title
    Embalando o menino
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    António Fragoso
    Performer
    Julieth Lozano Rolong, Joana Araújo