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Ernesto Halffter - Falla: La vida breve (2014)

Ernesto Halffter - Falla: La vida breve (2014)
  • Title: Falla: La vida breve
  • Year Of Release: 2014
  • Label: SOMM Recordings
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
  • Total Time: 66:14 min
  • Total Size: 226 MB
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Tracklist:

01. Act I Tableau I, Scene 1: Ah! Ah! Ande le tarea (Workers of the forge, A voice from the forge, Grandmother, Distant voices, Voice
02. Act I Tableau I, Scene 1: Mi querer es como el hierro (A voice in the distance, Workers of the forge, Grandmother)
03. Act I Tableau I, Scene 1: Ramicos de claveles! (A voice in the distance, Voice of a vendor, Voice of a lady vendor, Grandmother, W
04. Act I Tableau I, Scene 2: Abuela, ino viene! (Salud, Grandmother)
05. Act I Tableau I, Scene 2: Solo tengo dos carinos (Salud, Grandmother)
06. Act I Tableau I, Scene 3: Ah! Ah! Ande la tarea (Workers of the forge, Salud, A voice from the forge)
07. Act I Tableau I, Scene 3: Vivan los que rien! (Salud)
08. Act I Tableau I, Scene 3: Malhaya el hombre, malhaya (A voice in the distance, Workers of the forge, Salud)
09. Act I Tableau I, Scene 4: Salud! Que: Que pasa: (Grandmother, Salud)
10. Act I Tableau I, Scene 5: Paco! Paco! Mi Salud! (Salud, Paco)
11. Act I Tableau I, Scene 5: Dime, Paco no es verdad: (Salud, Paco)
12. Act I Tableau I, Scene 6: Paco! Mi chavala! (Salud, Paco, Grandmother, Workers of the forge, Uncle Sarvaor, A voice from the forge
13. Act I Tableau I, Scene 6: Ande vas: (Grandmother, Uncle Sarvaor, Salud, Paco)
14. Act I Tableau I, Scene 6: Malhaya la jembra pobre (A voice from the forge, Paco, Salud, A voice in the distance)
15. Act I Tableau II, Scene 7: Intermezzo
16. Act II Tableau I, Scene 1: Ole! Ay! Yo canto por soleares! (Guests, Singer)
17. Act II Tableau I, Scene 1: Danza
18. Act II Tableau I, Scene 2: Alli esta! (Salud, Singer, Guests)
19. Act II Tableau I, Scene 2: Ay que mundo y ay que cosas! (Singer, Guests, Salud)
20. Act II Tableau I, Scene 3: No te dije: (Uncle Sarvaor, Grandmother, Salud, Guests, Carmela, Paco)
21. Act II Tableau I, Scene 3: Malhaya la jembra pobre! (Salud, Grandmother, Uncle Salvaor, Carmela, Paco, Manuel)
22. Act II Tableau I, Scene 3: Intermezzo
23. Act II Tableau II, Scene 4: Danza
24. Act II Tableau II, Scene 4: Carmela mia! (Paco, Carmela, Manuel, Uncle Salvaor)
25. Act II Tableau II, Scene 4: Last scene: Que gracia! (Manuel, Guests, Uncle Sarvaor, Paco, Carmela, Salud, Grandmother)
26. Act II Tableau II, Scene 4: No! No! No! Yo no vengo a cantar! (Salud, Paco, Manuel, Uncle Sarvaor, Grandmother, Guests)

This is the first-ever recording of La Vida Breve and it is valuable for the superb singing of Victoria de los Angeles at the beginning of her illustrious career. Recorded in Barcelona in 1954 with a cast of Spanish singers who are outstanding. The conductor, Ernesto Halffter, was a pupil of Falla and is considered a unique authority on the composer’s music.

Victoria de los Angeles – Soprano
Orquesta Sinfonica de la Opera de Barcelona
Capilla Clasica Polifonica
Ernesto Halffter – Conductor

Salud comes in from the street into her grandmother’s house looking unhappy. Her grandmother tries to reassure her – of course Paco will come. But, Salud’s uncle knows that Paco is going to marry another girl. Paco is only playing with Salud.

Her grief spills over in a terrible lament, and she longs for death.

This recording was made in Barcelona in 1954 with a cast of Spanish singers, whose prescence helps give this recording its dramatic intensity and textural authenticity. Victoria de los Angeles sings with grace, integrity, honesty and love for the music.


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