Browse: La Musica de España (series)

one of those experiences that change one's perception of a work forever...At the most basic level they take the trouble to get the balance right. ['Nights'] is no concerto, and the pianist has... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Rapsodia espanola, which also features Roscoe as soloist, is dreamily seductive before spiritedly bouncing along. The Suite espanola is equally fun…’Castilla’ and ‘Sevilla’ have great flair,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…

While there’s plenty of Iberian flavour to this recording, including a flamenco cantor of properly reedy vocal depth, Mena never lets us forget that the work is in that Italian [verismo] tradition…[Fabiola... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Elements in Arriaga’s sole symphony might smack too much of the Conservatoire, but tread throughout are airy pleasures, Spanish sunshine, and unexpected harmonic kicks…There are further delights... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The fact that Turina was a skilled orchestrator is manifest throughout this disc in performances of La procesion del rocio and the Danzas gitans that have a shifting, subtle spectrum of coour... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2014 More…

The three vocal items here are novelties...They are sung with ravishing sweetness of tone by Clara Mouriz, who sounds born to sing them...Mena's accounts of the Danzas, Ritmos and Sinfonia stand... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 More…

The BBC Philharmonic are in excellent form throughout, well marshalled by Mena, they and Montsalvatge's often spare, quiet textures captured in typically rich Chandos sound. A very enjoyable... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2012 More…