Composer: Roberto Sierra
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Domingo Hindoyan
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Onyx
Catalogue: ONYX4232
Release: 2023
Size: 1.12 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Alegria
Dos Piezas para Orquesta
02. No. 1, Como un lamento, con profunda expresión
03. No. 2, Animado
Sinfonietta for String Orchestra
04. I. Ritmico
05. II. Expresivo
06. III. Vivo
07. IV. Rápido
08. Fandangos
Sinfonía No. 6
09. I. Reflexión urbana
10. II. De noche
11. III. Huracán
12. IV. Final
‘The works included on this album span 25 years of creative activity. While current projects are always my focus, looking back is not something I often do; however, this recording confronted me with compositions representing a good part of my creative life. Most interesting was to notice that, although my music has changed through the years, there are traits common to all these pieces. These are elements that encompass aspects ranging from the expressive to the technical. A penchant for certain types of melodic constructions, harmonies, and orchestration choices is always present in these works. Another common element is the use of idioms that stem out of Afro-Caribbean and, more specifically, from the folk and popular music of Puerto Rico’ Composer, Roberto Sierra
When introduced to the audience in Liverpool by Domingo Hindoyan, Sierra’s music was greeted with standing ovations. His name may be new to many, but his music is vibrant, appealing, accessible, and extremely well crafted. This album is a wonderful introduction to this important contemporary composer from Latin America