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A deeply seductive album of Spanish songs by composers including Granados and Turina, performed by the young Spanish soprano Sylvia Schwartz, whose commitment to this repertoire is described above, and is evident from her utterly enchanting performances. A work from Granados’ Goyescas, perhaps more familiar in the piano version, opens the programme, which continues with Tonadillas en estilo antiguo, a set also inspired by the paintings of Goya and in which this soprano demonstrates her wonderful emotional and dramatic range. The folk-influenced set of songs by Guridi is a beautiful series of Castillan melodies, creatively transcribed by the composer with aplomb. The recital is completed by works by Turina, Toldrá and Montsalvage, including the latter’s universally popular ‘Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito’. “There's a tangy, lived-in quality in Schwartz's tone that is immediately appealing. She compensates for some metallic top notes and an occasional lack of fullness in her lower registers with a wide emotional range” The Guardian, 7th February 2013 **** “This is a delightful programme of early twentieth-century Spanish song...[Martineau] proves to be an instinctive Spaniophile in his enchantingly nuanced accompaniments. He brings us as close as it is possible in a purely aural medium to the sights and scents of Spain...[Schwartz] delivers these songs with impressive precision and security. On a purely technical level, these are performances of the highest order.” International Record Review, February 2013 “Hers is not a big, fruity Caballe voice but a soubrette - a voice small enough to convey subtlety without having to scale back but one that also encompasses the volatility of this repertoire without audible strain.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2013 “Sharpness and sweetness combine attractively in Sylvia Schwartz's voice.
The mixture is perfect for this programme of Spanish songs, some barely a minute long, all beautifully characterised by the soprano and her accompanist Malcolm Martineau” The Independent on Sunday, 3rd March 2013 **** | 
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anon.: | La Rossignoll Geoffrey Parsons (piano) El Mariner Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Berlioz: | Absence (from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7) Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch | Dvorak: | Als die alte Mutter (No. 4 from Zigeunermelodien, op. 55) Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Halffter, E: | Ai que linda moça Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Mompou: | Damunt de tu, nomes les flors Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Montsalvatge: | Canto Negra Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Madrigal sobre un tema popular (‘El cant dels ocells') Lluis Claret (cello) Orquesta Ciutat de Barcelona, Luis A. Garcia Navarro | Ovalle: | Azulao Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Paladilhe: | Psyché Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Ravel: | La Flûte enchantée (Shéhérazade No. 2) Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco | Respighi: | Stornellatrice Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco | Schubert: | An die Musik D547 Manuel Garcia Morante (piano) Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Manuel Garcia Morante (piano) | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Pedro de Freitas Branco | Toldrá: | Cançó incerta Patronato Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona, Antoni Ros-Marbà Maig, Quatro Canciones No. 3 Patronato Orquesta Ciudad de Barcelona, Antoni Ros-Marbà | trad.: | Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child Geoffrey Parsons (piano) | Yradier: | La Paloma Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos |
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Maria Lluisa Muntada (soprano), Josep Surinyac (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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