Caleidoscopio

RONDA GIL

The word kaleidoscope comes from the Greek: Kalos (beautiful), eidos (image) and scopeo (observe). This recording was made with a view of bringing together a repertoire of a markedly Spanish character. It begins with a work belonging to Spain’s “painteresque” music movement, in vogue at the end of the 19th century, with Memories of Andalusia by Eduardo Ocon; includes the Generation of ’51 through two of its representatives, Manuel Castillo and Amando Blanquer; and also incorporates the nationalism of Falla and Turina. Original works for the flute and piano by Ocon, Blanquer and Castillo were selected, while compositions by Turina and Falla were adapted, respecting the original scores with the utmost care, through a sonorous kaleidoscope in which the music’s color changes, without shedding its original beauty.

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