Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14010856
Composed
by Manuel de Falla. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Score. Composed 2002.
Chester Music #CH61022.
Published by Chester
Music (HL.14010856).
ISBN 9780711960879.
0.575
inches.
Fuego Fatuo has
an interesting history.
Manuel De Falla
(1876-1946), often
regarded as the greatest
Spanish composer of the
20th century, wanted to
write an opera based
around themes from
Chopin, whomhe greatly
admired. The stage work
was never finished;
however, several attempts
have been made to arrange
the work for orchestra,
most successfully by the
Catalan conductor
Antoni
Ros-Marba.
Des
pite its history,this
orchestral suite is far
from being a mere
mish-mash of Chopin
melodies; it is more of a
meditation on Chopin's
work in general, with the
focus on the harmonic and
textural elements which
De Falla drew
from his work.It forms a
fascinating insight into
the mind of a great
musician.
