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
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Tengo frío junto a los manantiales

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    2. II. Alguien ha entrado en la memoria blanca

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    3. Interlude I

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    4. III. Hay un anciano ante una senda vacía

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    5. IV. Amé todas las pérdidas

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    6. Interlude II

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    7. V. Tú no estás ya en tus oídos

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    8. VI. Frío de límites

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    9. VII. Música al borde del abismo

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Ensemble: Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia

      Performer: Carlos Mena

      Conductor: José María Sánchez-Verdú

    10. Límina

      Composer: José María Sánchez-Verdú

      Performer: Daniel Oyarzabal


The Spanish label IBS Classical releases Libro del Frío (Book of Cold), a major work by composer José María Sánchez-Verdú, 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 Frío is an immersive sound architecture conceived for the Cathedral of León, 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 Óscar Candendo at the organ and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, under the composer's direction. Drawing on the deep musicality of Gamoneda's verse, Sánchez-Verdú creates a unique dialogue between word, space, and sound. His composition unfolds as a seven-part cycle-with interludes and the final organ work Límina-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.