The composer has been working on a full-scale opera about the Spanish Civil War for some years now. The Orchestral Suite we present here is made up of instrumental passages from this opera project. These fragments have been chosen to reflect the different moods and natures of the opera, resulting in varied orchestral styles. The titles of the movements provide an eloquent indication of this. Lento Lúgubre, Allegro Marziale, Moderato Doliente, Presto Maligno and Andante Sfortunato. The final reprise of Lento Lúgubre brings together the different ‘scenes’, all of which are composed with a direct language which aims to communicate as efficiently as possible the dramatic harshness of each situation.
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