Kansas Virtuosi - V1: Chamber Music - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Luis Humberto Salgado was an essentially self-taught Ecuadorian composer inspired equally by the folk music of his country and by currents in contemporary modernism. He defined himself as a 'polytechnic' composer, absorbing folk motifs and individual dances into an eclectic, vibrant and highly personal idiom. This can be heard in the Viola Sonata where the lively sanjuanito indigenous dance is evoked in music of sophisticated harmonies. The Cello Sonata is more neo-Classical, while Selene commemorates the moon landing of 1969 in striking, unconventional sonorities. Salgado's Woodwind Quintet combines pentatonic scales and serial techniques to create a 'polychrome fabric'. World premiere recordings. Album Tracks 1. Sonata para viola y piano~I. Adagio in tempo rubato - Allegro animato 2. Sonata para viola y piano~II. Allegretto - Andante sostenuto ed espressivo 3. Sonata para viola y piano~III. Allegro energico 4. Selene, Trío Programático~I. Partida (Departure) 5. Selene, Trío Programático~II. Alunizaje (Moon Landing) 6. Selene, Trío Programático~III. Retorno (Return) 7. Sonata para violoncello y piano~I. Allegro con ánima 8. Sonata para violoncello y piano~II. Andante sostenuto 9. Sonata para violoncello y piano~III. Quasi recitativo - Allegro giusto 10. Quinteto para instrumentos de aliento~I. Allegro con vita 11. Quinteto para instrumentos de aliento~II. Andante sostenuto 12. Quinteto para instrumentos de aliento~III. Allegretto giocoso