Villa-Rojo: Concierto Plateresco / Serenata / Concierto 2 - CD

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<P>Jesús Villa-Rojo is one of the most dynamic figures on the Spanish music scene today. Almost all Villa-Rojo's works of the last twenty years or more feature certain constants originating from Spanish musical tradition, some melodic or modal, others based in specific intervals or colours. In the <i>Concierto plateresco</i>, he filters these through the prism of the Renaissance, a high-point in Spanish cultural and artistic history. Written in 2004 to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Reina Sofía Chamber Orchestra, the sparkling <i>Serenata</i> too has points of reference in musical history, both past and present. <i>Concierto 2</i>, for cello – here given in its revised version, with string orchestra – is a key work in Villa-Rojo's compositional career. Dating from 1983, the work is notable for its instrumental virtuosity and pent-up dramatic tension.</P>