Miramontes / Rosillo / Magdaleno / Maldonado - Romanzas y Mazurkas - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Mexican composer, pianist, organist, conductor and teacher Arnulfo Miramontes Romo de Vivar received his musical training in Aguascalientes, Guadalajara and Berlin. His talents were recognized with numerous awards, and on the Mexican music scene he was an important and distinguished presence. This recording gathers together a collection of Miramontes' solo piano works, divided into three groupings. The ¬first consists of eight individual preludes, the second a selection of eight Mexican Miniatures, and the third, a group of six pieces of salon music.

Speaking with a musical vocabulary that inflects the language of post-minimalism with Puerto Rican musical traditions, composer Dan Román is a polyglot. His work connects at the roots through rhythm obsessive ostinatos, juxtaposed patterns that create evolving permutations, the hypnotic character of a steady pulse. Música de Palladium, his innova debut, is peppered with quotes from songs and dances from these traditions, mingled with counterpoint, shifting metrics and poly-chords. Mr. Román teaches composition, music theory and electronic music at Trinity College, Hartford, CT.

Los Atemperados - Atemperados [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2005