This song describes the origin of the first madrigal – or the first love song. The poem (written in Galician), as well as the music, bring references of Ancient Greece in the use of rhythm and modality, in a casual and playful tone. Recorded in 2014
Rimas de Ruben Dario
A song cycle in five songs, based on Rhymes 1, 10, 12, 14, and 3 by Rubén Darío that explores the life of a couple, from their sentiments of longing for finding their beloved (En el libro lujoso), the first short encounter and their memories of each other (En tus ojos, un misterio), to the […]
Tres apuntes
Tres apuntes is a song cycle in three movements, all of them in their own way referring to the qualities of Music. The first song, “Revelación” (Revelation) finds the existence of the Divine within music. The second song, “Vals del atardecer” (Waltz of Dusk) is a playful song at the rhythm of waltz where instruments dance […]
Oda a Covadonga
This short song for tenor and piano evokes the spirit of Covadonga, the birth place of Spain and Asturias as a country. The piece, commissioned by tenor Joaquín Pixán uses texts by Álvaro Sánchez Albornoz from “El Reino de Asturias” (The Kingdom of Asturias). The song is an exaltation of the exhilarating landscape of the […]
Cantos del Emigrante
A song cycle in eight movements, which portrays the life of an immigrant from the first time when he arrives to the new country and his sentiments of nostalgia to his final moments as he leaves the world and remembers the homeland. De Los Caballos (Lorences) Prioritaria Alcordanza Persistente (Lorences) We Have The Blues (Lorences) […]
Shakespeare’s Love
I. Romeo (Infatuation) II. Falstaff (Womanizing) III. Orsino (Passionate, Impetuous) IV. Iago (Jelousy) V. Antony (Eternal Love) This song cycle for tenor and piano celebrates the 450th Anniversary of Shakespeare. The text of this work is based on five soliloquies on diverse aspects of love as portrayed by leading male characters from Shakespeare’s plays. The […]
Sonata for Piccolo and Piano
I. Humoresque II. Processionel III. Danse Francis Poulenc has been for most of my life a reference in composition for his sensibility and melodic expression as well as his sense of the stage and dramatic direction. Together with Olivier Messiaen, they are also an inspiration in how they integrate their beliefs within the fabric of […]
Sonata for Alto Saxphone and Piano, ‘Motown Dreams’
I. 1964 Ford Mustang II. 1970 Pontiac GTO III. 1973 Chevrolet Corvette This work is dedicated to the American ingenuity of the automotive industry. Each one of the three movements reflects on the experience of driving three famous classic car models from the automotive history of Detroit of the 1960-70s: the 1964 Ford Mustang, the […]