SKU: MN.CH-1297

Includes movements: 1. Entre lo que veo y digo 2. Fuegos Ldricos 3. Cancion esentonada Texts of these vocal compositions were written by Mexican poet and Nobel Prize winner, Octvio Paz. The poetical texts are from his book Arbol adentro - translated as A Tree Within. The English translation, by Eliot Weinberger, is published by New Directions Books, New York, NY 1988, and is usedby permission The first performance of this music took place in Saranac Lake, NY in 1991. Subsequently, the music was performed by the Gregg Smith Singers in New York City, and by the Coro de Madrigalistas de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Part of the Gregg Smith Singers Legacy Composers Series.

SKU: HL.48025027

UPC: 196288019893.

The long-lasting admiration for the poetry of Octavio Paz inspired Matthew Whittall to compose this captivating choir piece. A constant ostinato motif is carried throughout the piece depicting the white noise of the rain.