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Gaman Ensemble

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Details

Composer
Enrique Granados, Jesus Guridi, Felix Ibarrondo, Joaquin Nin, Eduard Toldra
Artist
Gaman Ensemble, Jesus Reneses, Carlos Zaragoza, Daniel Sanchez, Luisma Gonzalez
Format
CD
Label
IBS Classical
Released
Mar 21, 2025
Catalog #
IBS-182024
UPC
8436597700887

About

The emerging quartet Gaman Ensemble shows in this album the evolution and cross-influences of that strong Spanish presence in the French capital over the last century. It's four members (Jesus Reneses -soprano saxophone-, Carlos Zaragoza -alto saxophone-, Daniel Sanchez-Manjavacas -tenor saxophone- and Luis Maria Gonzalez -baritone saxophone-) have studied in Paris, allowing themselves to be nourished musically and intellectually by the cultural life of the city. So did the five composers who make up the disc: Joaquin Nin, Jesus Guridi, Enrique Granados, Eduard Toldrà and Felix Ibarrondo. Gaman Ensemble records for the first time their own versions for saxophone quartet of the pieces by Nin and Guridi, originals for piano or string quartet, as well as the arrangement of the dance by Granados and the work commissioned by themselves to Ibarrondo. From these five scores, the versatile and rigorous Gaman Ensemble aims to illustrate the fruitful and long-lived sound encounter between Spain and France without losing sight of the musical regionalisms that were forged in the final stages of Romanticism. Basque, Andalusian and Catalan popular references emerge more or less explicitly in the languages of the five composers. On the other hand, as well as showing it's commitment to contemporary creation through Ibarrondo's work, Gaman Ensemble wants to contribute to the revaluation of the production and legacy of composers not yet sufficiently recognised, such as Nin or Guridi. And all this, through the original and suggestive formation of the saxophone quartet, a mirror of contemporaneity.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Danza Ibérica, "En Sevilla una noche de Mayo…" (arr. L. González, J. Reneses, D. Sánchez and C. Zaragoza for saxophone quartet) 07:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    Danza Ibérica, "En Sevilla una noche de Mayo…" (arr. L. González, J. Reneses, D. Sánchez and C. Zaragoza for saxophone quartet)
    Duration
    07:44
    Composer
    Joaquín Nin
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  2. 2 I. Allegro 08:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    08:19
    Composer
    Jesús Guridi
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  3. 3 II. Vivace 04:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Jesús Guridi
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  4. 4 III. Adagio non troppo lento 04:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. Adagio non troppo lento
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Jesús Guridi
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  5. 5 IV. Allegro 04:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Jesús Guridi
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  6. 6 12 Danzas españolas (Spanish Dances): No. 10. Danza Triste (arr. L. González, J. Reneses, D. Sánchez and C. Zaragoza for saxophone quartet) 03:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    12 Danzas españolas (Spanish Dances): No. 10. Danza Triste (arr. L. González, J. Reneses, D. Sánchez and C. Zaragoza for saxophone quartet)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  7. 7 Il Dolore, Op. 149 (arr. L. González, J. Reneses, D. Sánchez and C. Zaragoza for saxophone quartet) 04:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Il Dolore, Op. 149 (arr. L. González, J. Reneses, D. Sánchez and C. Zaragoza for saxophone quartet)
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Félix Ibarrondo
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  8. 8 I. La ginesta 04:33
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. La ginesta
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Eduard Toldrà
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  9. 9 II. Nocturn 06:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Nocturn
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Eduard Toldrà
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble
  10. 10 III. La mar estava alegre 04:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. La mar estava alegre
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Eduard Toldrà
    Ensemble
    Gaman Ensemble