Composer(s): Guridi, Jesús
Conductor(s): Alcantara, Theo
Label: Marco Polo
Genre: Opera
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.225084-85
Barcode: 0636943508428
Release Date: 12/2000

GURIDI: Amaya

First performed in 1920 Amaya is considered the high point of music theatre in the Basque language. Set in the eight century at a crucial moment in the history of the Basque people, as they sought to affirm their identity through the spread of Christianity, it is a work of great dramatic and musical intensity. This is its world première recording.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Guridi, Jesús
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
1 Acto I - Escena I 04:54
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
2 Acto I - Escena II 05:24
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
3 Acto I - Escena III 03:48
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
4 Acto I - Escena IV 26:58
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
5 Acto II - Escena I 06:55
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
6 Acto II - Escena II 10:58
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
7 Acto II - Escena III 06:37
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
8 Acto II - Escena IV 04:19
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
9 Acto II - Escena V 02:48
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
10 Acto II - Escena VI 05:22
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
Disc 2
1 Acto III - Escena I 08:36
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
2 Acto III - Escena II 12:37
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
3 Acto III - Escena III 04:17
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
4 Epilogo 05:14
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
5 Epilogo - Escena I 09:28
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)
6 Epilogo - Escena II 18:23
Cornetti, Marianne (mezzo-soprano)
Pazos, Angel (tenor)
Hernández, César (tenor)
Mentxaka, Itxaro (soprano)
Flores, Rosendo (bass)
Copley, Rebecca (soprano)
Conde, Carlos (baritone)
Bilbao Choral Society (Choir)
Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Alcantara, Theo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:16:38