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Dominguez: The Legend of Joaquin Murieta / Dominguez, Santiago Philharmonic
$14.99
Details
- Composer
- DOMINGUEZ, JOSE LUIS
- Artist
- Dominguez
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Jun 10, 2016
- Catalog #
- 8573515-16
- UPC
- 747313351572
About
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Great fun! A new full-length ballet, especially one as tuneful as this, with an exciting story, is always a welcome addition to both the ballet repertoire and to recorded music.
José Luis Domínguez, who also conducts on this set, is a significant figure in Chilean music as a conductor. This ballet is his first large-scale symphonic work. It is little surprise that, like many conductor-composers, he has such a sure sense of orchestral balance and capability, something evident throughout this work.
The ballet tells a simple story – with plenty of action, set in California – of Joaquín Murieta, a nineteenth century brigand, perhaps the inspiration for Zorro. His origins are obscure, but he has been adopted as something of a folk hero in Chile from where he might have originated. Pablo Neruda wrote a play about him, later turned into an opera by Sergio Ortega. Those works end with a gruesome finale as Murieta is shot and beheaded.
Domínguez ignores that, instead creating a tale set during the Gold Rush, in which Murieta and his men come to the rescue of a town under threat from the villainous Galgos. There is no decapitation but rather the happy outcome of reunion with the beloved Teresa. Think of this as a blend between Robin Hood and The Magnificent Seven.
The comparison is apposite, as Domínguez is quite specific that his music is inspired by symphonic soundtracks of composers such as Korngold, Herrmann and Williams. That is a clue not only to its style, but also to his idea that it should work as a stand-alone piece. This recording is a must for anyone who enjoys the great film-scores: all the virtues of sweeping themes, varied instrumentation and memorable tunes are here.
Performances are committed and in the best Hollywood tradition, with good recorded quality.
If a great ballet company such as the Royal Ballet were to take this into their repertory, one could imagine it quickly becoming a popular hit, rather in the manner of Khachaturian’s Spartacus. A fine ballet conductor, like Barry Wordsworth, would relish this score.
– MusicWeb International (Michael Wilkinson)
Track Listing
Act I
Prologue [4.26]
The town’s people [3.53]
Teresa [7.12]
The Galgos’ Entrance (The imprisonment of the innocent) [3.17]
Joaquín Murieta’s entrance [3.20]
Teresa and Joaquín (pas de deux) [4.48]
Tresdedos [1.50]
Exit of the town’s people [1.30]
El Caballero Tramposo (The drunk variation) [2.04]
Murieta’s entrance (The freeing of the prisoners – The battle) [6.27]
Murieta and Tresdedos [3.25]
The leader of the Galgos interrogates the disguised Murieta [2.37]
The bustling town [2.04]
The women’s entrance (Variation) [4.40]
The leader of the Galgos flirts with one of the wives [6.07]
Interlude (Teresa’s Song) [3.48]
The town’s festivities and the Nobleman’s Spanish Dance [5.07]
The toast and the people’s dance [4.26]
The disguised Murieta’s intrusion [4.36]
Entrance of Murieta’s men and battle [6.15]
Teresa and Joaquín’s reunion (Pas de deux) [11.17]
Epilogue [2.31]
Great fun! A new full-length ballet, especially one as tuneful as this, with an exciting story, is always a welcome addition to both the ballet repertoire and to recorded music.
José Luis Domínguez, who also conducts on this set, is a significant figure in Chilean music as a conductor. This ballet is his first large-scale symphonic work. It is little surprise that, like many conductor-composers, he has such a sure sense of orchestral balance and capability, something evident throughout this work.
The ballet tells a simple story – with plenty of action, set in California – of Joaquín Murieta, a nineteenth century brigand, perhaps the inspiration for Zorro. His origins are obscure, but he has been adopted as something of a folk hero in Chile from where he might have originated. Pablo Neruda wrote a play about him, later turned into an opera by Sergio Ortega. Those works end with a gruesome finale as Murieta is shot and beheaded.
Domínguez ignores that, instead creating a tale set during the Gold Rush, in which Murieta and his men come to the rescue of a town under threat from the villainous Galgos. There is no decapitation but rather the happy outcome of reunion with the beloved Teresa. Think of this as a blend between Robin Hood and The Magnificent Seven.
The comparison is apposite, as Domínguez is quite specific that his music is inspired by symphonic soundtracks of composers such as Korngold, Herrmann and Williams. That is a clue not only to its style, but also to his idea that it should work as a stand-alone piece. This recording is a must for anyone who enjoys the great film-scores: all the virtues of sweeping themes, varied instrumentation and memorable tunes are here.
Performances are committed and in the best Hollywood tradition, with good recorded quality.
If a great ballet company such as the Royal Ballet were to take this into their repertory, one could imagine it quickly becoming a popular hit, rather in the manner of Khachaturian’s Spartacus. A fine ballet conductor, like Barry Wordsworth, would relish this score.
– MusicWeb International (Michael Wilkinson)
Track Listing
Act I
Prologue [4.26]
The town’s people [3.53]
Teresa [7.12]
The Galgos’ Entrance (The imprisonment of the innocent) [3.17]
Joaquín Murieta’s entrance [3.20]
Teresa and Joaquín (pas de deux) [4.48]
Tresdedos [1.50]
Exit of the town’s people [1.30]
El Caballero Tramposo (The drunk variation) [2.04]
Murieta’s entrance (The freeing of the prisoners – The battle) [6.27]
Murieta and Tresdedos [3.25]
The leader of the Galgos interrogates the disguised Murieta [2.37]
The bustling town [2.04]
The women’s entrance (Variation) [4.40]
The leader of the Galgos flirts with one of the wives [6.07]
Interlude (Teresa’s Song) [3.48]
The town’s festivities and the Nobleman’s Spanish Dance [5.07]
The toast and the people’s dance [4.26]
The disguised Murieta’s intrusion [4.36]
Entrance of Murieta’s men and battle [6.15]
Teresa and Joaquín’s reunion (Pas de deux) [11.17]
Epilogue [2.31]
Tracklist 22 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Act I: Prologue 04:26
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act I: Prologue
- Duration
- 04:26
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
2 Act I: The town's people 03:53
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I: The town's people
- Duration
- 03:53
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
3 Act I: Teresa 07:12
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I: Teresa
- Duration
- 07:12
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
4 Act I: The Galgos' entrance 03:17
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I: The Galgos' entrance
- Duration
- 03:17
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
5 Act I: Joaquín Murieta's entrance 03:20
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act I: Joaquín Murieta's entrance
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
6 Act I: Pas de deux: Teresa and Joaquín 04:48
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act I: Pas de deux: Teresa and Joaquín
- Duration
- 04:48
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
7 Act I: Tresdedos 01:50
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act I: Tresdedos
- Duration
- 01:50
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
8 Act I: Exit of the town's people 01:30
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act I: Exit of the town's people
- Duration
- 01:30
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
9 Act I: The Drunk Variation, "El Caballero Tramposo" 02:04
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act I: The Drunk Variation, "El Caballero Tramposo"
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
10 Act I: Murieta's entrance 06:27
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act I: Murieta's entrance
- Duration
- 06:27
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
- Disc 2
-
1 Act II: Murieta and Tresdedos 03:25
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act II: Murieta and Tresdedos
- Duration
- 03:25
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
2 Act II: The leader of the Galgos interrogates the disguised Murieta 02:37
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act II: The leader of the Galgos interrogates the disguised Murieta
- Duration
- 02:37
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
3 Act II: The bustling town 02:04
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act II: The bustling town
- Duration
- 02:04
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
4 Act II: Variation: The women's entrance 04:40
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act II: Variation: The women's entrance
- Duration
- 04:40
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
5 Act II: Pas de deux: The leader of the Galgos flirts with one of the wives 06:07
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act II: Pas de deux: The leader of the Galgos flirts with one of the wives
- Duration
- 06:07
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
6 Act II: Interlude: Teresa's song 03:48
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act II: Interlude: Teresa's song
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
7 Act II: The town's festivities and the Nobleman's Spanish Dance 05:07
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act II: The town's festivities and the Nobleman's Spanish Dance
- Duration
- 05:07
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
8 Act II: The toast and the people's dance 04:26
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act II: The toast and the people's dance
- Duration
- 04:26
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
9 Act II: The disguised Murieta's intrusion 04:36
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act II: The disguised Murieta's intrusion
- Duration
- 04:36
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
10 Act II: Entrance of Murieta's men and battle 06:15
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act II: Entrance of Murieta's men and battle
- Duration
- 06:15
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
11 Act II: Pas de deux: Teresa and Joaquín's reunion 11:17
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act II: Pas de deux: Teresa and Joaquín's reunion
- Duration
- 11:17
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez
-
12 Act II: Epilogue 02:31
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act II: Epilogue
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- José Luis Domínguez
- Ensemble
- Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago
- Conductor
- José Luis Domínguez