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Spain / Franz Halász
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Spain / Franz Halász

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Franz Halasz
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 09, 2021
Catalog #
BIS-2565
UPC
7318599925653

About

In June of 1922, a cultural fiesta took place on the grounds of Granada’s Alhambra palace, organized by Manuel de Falla and Federico García Lorca. The aim of the event was to preserve the ‘purity’ of flamenco art and the opening performance was given by 29-year-old guitarist Andrés Segovia. Ironically, Segovia played de Falla’s Hommage to Claude Debussy (featured on this album) – a work which can hardly be described as pure flamenco. But this can be seen as symptomatic of an important trait in the music of 20th-century Spain: Certain composers defended what they believed to be a noble, gallant and Castilian ideal, while others embarked on an quest to restore the ‘lost purity’ of the peasantry, but embracing Modernism and Impressionism as stylistic tools in order to do so. This is demonstrated on Franz Halász’s new disc, which provides a context – Milán’s Pavanes from the 16th century, Fernando Sor’s ‘Malbroug’ Variations from 1827 – while juxtaposing later works that embody the described, conflicting attitudes. This makes for a colorful and varied program, taking in highlights in the guitar literature such as Tárrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra as well as Joaquín Turina’s Guitar Sonata, here recorded – for the first time – from a copy of Turina’s original manuscript, and not Segovia’s published version with numerous changes. The winner of a Latin Grammy, Franz Halász is a highly acclaimed guitarist who here also makes his own contribution to the repertoire of his instrument, with his own arrangements of de Falla and Isaac Albéniz.

REVIEW:

This varied, highly atmospheric album of Spanish guitar music gives Halasz the opportunity to use a multiplicity of stylistic elements, and his sense of dramatic progression is particularly impressing. Joy of playing, love for the instrument and the music, are further essential components of his interpretations, making this a valuable and attractive recording.

– Pizzicato (Remy Franck)

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Rondeña 03:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Rondeña
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Regino Sainz de la Maza
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  2. 2 La Frontera de Dios: II. Meditación 02:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    La Frontera de Dios: II. Meditación
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Regino Sainz de la Maza
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  3. 3 Soleá 03:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Soleá
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Regino Sainz de la Maza
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  4. 4 Tonadillas al estilo antiguo: No. 8. La maja de Goya (arr. M. Llobet Solés for guitar) 03:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    Tonadillas al estilo antiguo: No. 8. La maja de Goya (arr. M. Llobet Solés for guitar)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Enrique Granados
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  5. 5 Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 3 02:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 3
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Luys Milán
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  6. 6 Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 2 03:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 2
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Luys Milán
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  7. 7 Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 1 02:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 1
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Luys Milán
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  8. 8 Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 4 02:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 4
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Luys Milán
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  9. 9 Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 5 02:11
    Track
    9
    Title
    Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 5
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Luys Milán
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  10. 10 Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 6 01:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El maestro: Pavana No. 6
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Luys Milán
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  11. 11 Variations for Guitar on Marlborough s'en va-t-en-guerre, Op. 28 05:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Variations for Guitar on Marlborough s'en va-t-en-guerre, Op. 28
    Duration
    05:52
    Composer
    Fernando Sor
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  12. 12 Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 9. Homenaje (version for guitar) 03:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy: No. 9. Homenaje (version for guitar)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  13. 13 El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), Part II: Danza del molinero (Farruca) (Miller's Dance) (arr. F. Halász for guitar) 02:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), Part II: Danza del molinero (Farruca) (Miller's Dance) (arr. F. Halász for guitar)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Manuel de Falla
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  14. 14 Castillos de España II: No. 6. Torija 02:31
    Track
    14
    Title
    Castillos de España II: No. 6. Torija
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Federico Moreno Torroba
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  15. 15 Lágrima 01:51
    Track
    15
    Title
    Lágrima
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Francisco Tárrega
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  16. 16 Recuerdos de la Alhambra 05:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    Recuerdos de la Alhambra
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Francisco Tárrega
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  17. 17 Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: I. Granada (Serenata) (arr. F. Halász for guitar) 04:53
    Track
    17
    Title
    Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: I. Granada (Serenata) (arr. F. Halász for guitar)
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  18. 18 España, Op. 165: V. Capricho Catalán (arr. F. Halász for guitar) 04:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    España, Op. 165: V. Capricho Catalán (arr. F. Halász for guitar)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  19. 19 Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: IV. Cádiz (Canción) (arr. F. Halász for guitar) 04:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: IV. Cádiz (Canción) (arr. F. Halász for guitar)
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  20. 20 Sevillana, Op. 29 05:19
    Track
    20
    Title
    Sevillana, Op. 29
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  21. 21 I. Lento - Allegro 03:42
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Lento - Allegro
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  22. 22 II. Andante 03:49
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Performer
    Franz Halász
  23. 23 III. Allegro vivo 02:56
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Allegro vivo
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Joaquín Turina
    Performer
    Franz Halász