Spanish composer Leonardo Balada dresses Bach's melodies in musical finery that examines thematic variation shifting tonal centers sharply contrasting timbres and instrumental balance. Described as 'a work in continual nervous motion full of contrasting interlocking speeds and rhythm' by the New York Times this advanced work for Cello and Piano is an exploration of both Bach and of the two instruments. Leonardo Balada serves as University Professor of Composition at Carnegie Mellon University.
