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Siesta - Ibert, Ravel, Piazzolla, Etc / Petri, Hannibal
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Siesta - Ibert, Ravel, Piazzolla, Etc / Petri, Hannibal

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Details

Composer
JACQUES IBERT MAURICE RAVEL A
Artist
Guitar, Flute And Lars Hannibal, Soloists: Michala Petri
Format
CD
Label
OUR Recordings
Released
Jan 30, 2007
Catalog #
8226900
UPC
636943690024

About

When I read the word “Siesta,” I picture a recumbent Mexican wearing a multicolored serape snoozing under his extravagantly brimmed sombrero. For Lars Hannibal, however, a siesta offers a break from work which doesn’t have to be spent sleeping. Instead, it’s a good time to listen to music. You certainly wouldn’t want to doze through this CD, as even in the familiar pieces the recorder’s woody rusticity shines a new light on the old tunes. Piazzolla’s Histoire du tango—a four-movement suite chronicling the evolution of tango in Argentina—expresses itself with humor, melancholy, and in the last movement, irony. Joan Albert Amargòs’s Tango català has a Spanish title, but I hear Brazil in its mood, melody, and harmony. After the guitar sets the scene, the recorder joins in, substituting for a sultry singer in a work “having the quiet sadness of many a Jazz ballad” (from Leo Black’s notes). Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Sonatina is the work of a classicist in love with Spain; Ravel’s Pièce en forme de habanera sways to its endlessly seductive rhythm; and Entr’acte, Ibert’s swirling mini-travelogue, recalls the old cliché that some of the best Spanish music is by French composers. Three works by Villa-Lobos close the recital: Modinha (literally, little song), a lyrical, syncopated melody; Distribução de flores, a haunting tune (especially when played by the tenor recorder), with an unmistakable South American Indian sound; and the Cantilena from the well-loved Bachianas brasileiras No. 5. The recorder and guitar probably won’t displace the voice and cellos of the original in listeners’ affections, but the melody is as beautiful as ever, even if the recorder sometimes sounds a bit shrill. Overall, a very enjoyable disc that introduced me to some unfamiliar music while providing a fresh look at some perennials.

FANFARE: Robert Schulslaper

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Bordel 1900 04:08
    Track
    1
    Title
    Bordel 1900
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  2. 2 Cafe 1930 07:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Cafe 1930
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  3. 3 Night-club 1960 06:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    Night-club 1960
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  4. 4 concert d'aujourd'hui 03:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    concert d'aujourd'hui
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Astor Piazzolla
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  5. 5 Tango Catala 04:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    Tango Catala
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Joan Albert Amargós
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  6. 6 I. Allegretto grazioso 04:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  7. 7 II. Andantino grazioso e malinconico 04:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Andantino grazioso e malinconico
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  8. 8 III. Scherzo-rondo: Allegretto con spirito 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Scherzo-rondo: Allegretto con spirito
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  9. 9 Piece en forme d'Habanera 02:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    Piece en forme d'Habanera
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  10. 10 Entr'acte 03:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    Entr'acte
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  11. 11 Modinha 01:51
    Track
    11
    Title
    Modinha
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  12. 12 Distribucao de Flores 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Distribucao de Flores
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri
  13. 13 Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, "Cantilena" 04:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, "Cantilena"
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Heitor Villa-Lobos
    Performer
    Lars Hannibal, Michala Petri