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)
1Acto I - Escena I04:54
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)
2Acto I - Escena II05:24
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)
3Acto I - Escena III03:48
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)
4Acto I - Escena IV26:58
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)
5Acto II - Escena I06:55
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)
6Acto II - Escena II10:58
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)
7Acto II - Escena III06:37
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)
8Acto II - Escena IV04:19
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)
9Acto II - Escena V02:48
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)
10Acto II - Escena VI05:22
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
1Acto III - Escena I08:36
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)
2Acto III - Escena II12:37
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)
3Acto III - Escena III04:17
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)
4Epilogo05:14
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)
5Epilogo - Escena I09:28
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)
6Epilogo - Escena II18:23
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