Libro del Frio

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Label
IBS Classical
Release Date
May 8, 2026
Format
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Jose Maria Sanchez-Verdu
    • PERFORMER
      Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia, Carlos Mena, Oscar Candendo, Daniel Oyarzabal
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 08, 2026
    • UPC
      8436597701075
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      IBS-152025
    • LABEL
      IBS Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE

The Spanish label IBS Classical releases Libro del Fr�o (Book of Cold), a major work by composer Jos� Mar�a S�nchez-Verd�, based on the celebrated poetry collection by Antonio Gamoneda, one of Spain's most influential contemporary poets and winner of the Cervantes Prize. Written for countertenor, organ, orchestra, and five spatialized instrumental groups, Libro del Fr�o is an immersive sound architecture conceived for the Cathedral of Le�n, where it was premiered in 2008 on the occasion of the 25th International Organ Festival. In this recording, the haunting voice of Carlos Mena finds it's perfect echo in the vast resonances of the sacred space, joined by �scar Candendo at the organ and the Orquesta Sinf�nica de Galicia, under the composer's direction. Drawing on the deep musicality of Gamoneda's verse, S�nchez-Verd� creates a unique dialogue between word, space, and sound. His composition unfolds as a seven-part cycle-with interludes and the final organ work L�mina-where silence and light become structural elements of the music. The result is an experience that blurs the boundaries between liturgy and abstraction, between human voice and cathedral architecture.