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Bartok, Hindemith, & Castillo: String Works

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Details

Composer
Bela Bartok, Manuel Castillo, Paul Hindemith
Artist
Camerata Gala
Format
CD
Label
IBS Classical
Released
May 01, 2026
Catalog #
IBS-62025
UPC
8436597700986

About

This album brings together three landmark works for string orchestra from the 20th century by Béla Bartók, Paul Hindemith, and Manuel Castillo, performed by Camerata Gala under the direction of Alejandro Muñoz. The programme offers a compelling and well-balanced journey through three highly individual and stylistically "unclassifiable" voices, each representing a distinct historical and aesthetic context while remaining firmly outside rigid compositional schools. Bartók's Divertimento for Strings, one of his last works composed in Europe, blends neoclassical clarity with the rhythmic vitality and modal language of Hungarian folk music, resulting in a score of striking energy, expressive depth, and technical brilliance. Hindemith's Fünf Stücke, Op. 44 No. 4, written within the framework of Gebrauchsmusik, stands out for it's formal precision, contrapuntal craftsmanship, and pedagogical intent, while maintaining a strong and unmistakable musical personality. The programme concludes with Cuatro cuadros de Murillo by Manuel Castillo, a work of profound spirituality and refined orchestral colour, inspired by the religious iconography of the Sevillian painter and a cornerstone of the Spanish repertoire for string orchestra. Recorded at the Auditorio del Rectorado of the University of Córdoba, this release presents a thoughtfully curated programme of major interest to general audiences, specialists, programmers, and advocates of 20th-century string repertoire.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro non troppo 09:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    09:15
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  2. 2 II. Molto adagio 08:35
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Molto adagio
    Duration
    08:35
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  3. 3 III. Allegro assai 07:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    07:17
    Composer
    Béla Bartók
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  4. 4 No. 1. Langsam 02:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Langsam
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  5. 5 No. 2. Langsam - Schnell 02:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Langsam - Schnell
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  6. 6 No. 3. Lebhaft 01:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Lebhaft
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  7. 7 No. 4. Sehr langsam 03:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  8. 8 No. 5. Lebhaft 03:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Lebhaft
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Paul Hindemith
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  9. 9 No. 1. Anunciación 04:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Anunciación
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Manuel Castillo
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  10. 10 No. 2. Niño Jesús 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Niño Jesús
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Manuel Castillo
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  11. 11 No. 3. Virgen con el Niño 07:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Virgen con el Niño
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Manuel Castillo
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz
  12. 12 No. 4. Adoración de los Pastores 03:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4. Adoración de los Pastores
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Manuel Castillo
    Ensemble
    Camerata Gala
    Conductor
    Alejandro Muñoz