Symphony orchestra
SKU: BO.B.3624
Composed by E.
Granados/M. Mestre.
Published by Editorial de
Musica Boileau
(BO.B.3624).
The Suite on
Galician songs was
written in 1899 and
debuted on 31 October
that same year, as part
of a series of concerts
organised by the
Philharmonic Society of
Barcelona at the Teatro
Lirico, under the
direction of Joan Lamote
de Grignon.
The
work is made up of four
movements: I. Canto de la
manana (‘Morning
song'), also known as En
la montana (‘In the
mountains'), II. Danza
Scherzo (Galician folk
dance), III. Morrina
(‘Homesickness')
and IV. La Fiesta
(finale). The entire
composition is laced with
Galician folk melodies,
which serve as the
pretext for developing a
piece that is entirely
descriptive and scenic in
nature, by means of a
meticulous and precise
orchestration of great
technical and folkloric
interest. The work
reveals not only
Granados' great technical
expertise as
orchestrator, but also
his imagination and
intelligence when
recreating the most
distinctive sounds of
traditional Galician folk
music. He achieves this
effect through a
masterful use of
instrumentation and
experimentation
throughout the 23 minute
duration of this
magnificent suite.
MORRIÑA
