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Estrellita

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Composer
Manuel De Falla, Alberto Ginastera, Enrique Granados, Xavier Montsalvatge, Fernando Obradors, Manuel
Artist
Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Nov 21, 2025
Catalog #
DDX21145
UPC
809730114526

About

Divine Art is delighted to announce a superb collection of sensuous classical Spanish language songs for voice and piano, from the sublime musical partnership of lyric soprano Esther Rayo and renowned pianist and conductor Peter Grunberg. This program of works was first heard in a series of concerts given by the San Francisco based teaching and performance organization LIEDER ALIVE! The album features songs by early 20th century Spanish language composers: Fernando Obradors, Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, Alberto Ginastera, Xavier Montsalvatge, Consuelo Velazquez and Manuel Ponce. Drawing from Spanish classical poetry and regional folk melodies, these vibrant song cycles offer appeal to art song aficionados and first-time listeners alike. Born in California, and surrounded by Spanish music and language, this music is close to Esther Rayo's heart. Her connection with these songs started when she was introduced to the music of Manuel Obradors while in college. Obradors offered the perfect starting point for her continued study and discovery of Spanish art song, and she was guided by the great 20th century sopranos Montserrat Caballe and Victoria de los Angeles, who kept this music alive. While she was at graduate school in 2017, Esther was introduced to Peter Grunberg by Maxine Bernstein, Founder and Director of LIEDER ALIVE! And they made an immediate musical connection around the works of Spanish language composers. LIEDER ALIVE! #helped provide opportunities for Peter and Esther to perform this music together, alongside it's standard mission of promoting German Lieder. Over the years they continued to study and learn more classical Spanish repertoire, resulting in this, their debut album together. And, even after all these years, they still feel they've only just scraped the surface of this wonderful repertoire!

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. La mi sola, Laureola 02:38
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. La mi sola, Laureola
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  2. 2 No. 2. Al amor 01:07
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Al amor
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  3. 3 No. 3. ¿Corazòn porqué pasáis…? 01:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. ¿Corazòn porqué pasáis…?
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  4. 4 No. 4. El majo celoso 02:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. El majo celoso
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  5. 5 No. 5. Con amores, la mi madre 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Con amores, la mi madre
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  6. 6 No. 6. Del cabello mas sutil 01:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Del cabello mas sutil
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Fernando Obradors
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  7. 7 No. 9. La maja dolorosa: i. Ay majo de mi vida! 02:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 9. La maja dolorosa: i. Ay majo de mi vida!
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  8. 8 No. 9. La maja dolorosa: ii. Oh, muerte cruel! 02:30
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 9. La maja dolorosa: ii. Oh, muerte cruel!
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  9. 9 No. 9. La maja dolorosa: iii. De aquel majo amante 03:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. La maja dolorosa: iii. De aquel majo amante
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  10. 10 Goyescas, Book 1: No. 4. Quejas, ó La maja y el ruiseñor (Complaints or the Maiden and the Nightingale) 07:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Goyescas, Book 1: No. 4. Quejas, ó La maja y el ruiseñor (Complaints or the Maiden and the Nightingale)
    Duration
    07:01
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Peter Grunberg
  11. 11 Bésame mucho (arr. for voice and piano) 04:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    Bésame mucho (arr. for voice and piano)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Consuelo Velasquez
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  12. 12 No. 1. El paño moruno 01:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. El paño moruno
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  13. 13 No. 2. Seguidilla murciana 01:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Seguidilla murciana
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  14. 14 No. 3. Asturiana 02:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Asturiana
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  15. 15 No. 4. Jota 02:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Jota
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  16. 16 No. 5. Nana 01:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 5. Nana
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  17. 17 No. 7. Polo 01:32
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 7. Polo
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  18. 18 No. 1. Cuba dentro de un piano 04:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 1. Cuba dentro de un piano
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Xavier Montsalvatge
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  19. 19 No. 3. Chevere 02:09
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Chevere
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Xavier Montsalvatge
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  20. 20 No. 4. Cancion de Cuna para Dormir a un Negrito 03:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Cancion de Cuna para Dormir a un Negrito
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Xavier Montsalvatge
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  21. 21 No. 5. Canto Negro 01:28
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. Canto Negro
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Xavier Montsalvatge
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  22. 22 No. 1. Chacarera 01:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 1. Chacarera
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  23. 23 No. 2. Triste 03:19
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 2. Triste
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  24. 24 No. 3. Zamba 01:21
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 3. Zamba
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  25. 25 No. 4. Arrorro 02:17
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 4. Arrorro
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  26. 26 No. 5. Gato 02:00
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 5. Gato
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg
  27. 27 Estrellita 03:05
    Track
    27
    Title
    Estrellita
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Esther Rayo, Peter Grunberg