Pablo Gonzalez - Enrique Granados: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (2016)

Although he is best known as the composer of some of the greatest masterpieces of Spanish piano music, Enrique Granados also wrote a much less well-known sequence of orchestral music. The cinematic Marcha de los vencidos evokes the painful trudging of 'the defeated' in an unspecified battle, while the incidental music for the play Torrijos demonstrates Granados's talent for lyrical writing and his love of the stage. The ambitious Suite sobre cantos gallegos uses Galician folk melodies and dance rhythms to reflect the landscapes of the region. This is the first recording in a series marking the centenary of Granados's death.

The conductor Pablo González studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and went on to become winner of the Donatella Flick Competition and the Cadaqués International Conducting Competition. He has held the positions of Associate Conductor with both the London Symphony Orchestra and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra of the City of Granada. From 2010 to 2015 he was Music Director of Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. His recording of Schumann's works for violin and orchestra with Lena Neudauer and the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie won the International Classical Music Award.

TRACKLIST
01. Marcha de los vencidos
02. Torrijos - Tableau I: Preludio y coro
03. Torrijos - Tableau II: Introduccion y coro
04. Torrijos - Tableau III: Marcha
05. Torrijos - Tableau IV: Molto allegro
06. Torrijos - Final
07. Suite sobre cantos gallegos - I. En la montana
08. Suite sobre cantos gallegos - II. Allegro moderato
09. Suite sobre cantos gallegos - III. Morrina
10. Suite sobre cantos gallegos - IV. Final: La fiesta

Performers:
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Gonzalez - Conductor
Cor Madrigal - Choir
Enrique Granados - Composer