There are lots of good reasons to familiarize yourself with the music of Spanish composer Julián Orbón. Orbón's music is brightly colored, rich in orchestration (he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood), intoxicatingly rhythmic, and tuneful. However, to date it doesn't appear that Orbón has had a disc all to himself; leave it to Naxos' Spanish Classics series to set the pace.These orchestral works are all in a Spanish "populist" style owing very much to Copland's influence, dating from the 1950s or shortly after, and ...
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There are lots of good reasons to familiarize yourself with the music of Spanish composer Julián Orbón. Orbón's music is brightly colored, rich in orchestration (he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood), intoxicatingly rhythmic, and tuneful. However, to date it doesn't appear that Orbón has had a disc all to himself; leave it to Naxos' Spanish Classics series to set the pace.These orchestral works are all in a Spanish "populist" style owing very much to Copland's influence, dating from the 1950s or shortly after, and are light on folk derivations while heavy in atmosphere and color, yet largely avoiding a "travelog"-type ambience. Of the three, only Tres Versiones Sinfónicas has appeared on CD in the Western market, and that was a fairly formidable performance with the great Eduardo Mata and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. The playing of the Tres Versiones Sinfónicas here, by the Asturias Symphony Orchestra under Maximiano Valdes, is not as crisp and taut as under Mata for...
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Fair. This item has very light surface scratches that do not affect the use of the disc/s. This is a USED item and case may have light wear. All items unless otherwise noted will include disc, case, and artwork. Codes have been used. Other contents such as booklets may vary, please inquire for details. All items ship Monday-Friday within 2-3 business days.