Composer(s): Sierra, Roberto
Conductor(s): Guerrero, Giancarlo
Label: Naxos
Series: American Classics
Genre: Orchestral
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.559738
Barcode: 636943973820
Release Date: 11/2013

SIERRA, R.: Sinfonía No. 4 / Fandangos / Carnaval (Nashville Symphony, Guerrero)

Over the last decade the music of the Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra has become internationally admired, and this has led to prestigious commissions and performances around the world. Fandangos was heard at the BBC Proms in London and employs a harpsichord work attributed to Antonio Soler as a departure for a richly inventive orchestral fantasy. The dramatic Sinfonía No 4 was described by ArtsNowNashville as ‘a textbook example of how this composer breathes new life into old forms. The piece is basically a classic Germanic symphony imbued with Spanish sensibilities and reinvigorated with new harmonies and rhythms.’ Robert Schumann is subtly evoked in Carnaval, five character pieces that explore mythical creatures, both menacing and serene.

Tracklist

Sierra, Roberto
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
1Fandangos11:07
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
2I. Moderamente rapido06:53
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
3II. Rapido06:13
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
4III. Tiempo de bolero05:24
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
5IV. Muy rapido y ritmico04:44
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
6I. Gargoyles03:54
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
7II. Sphynxes04:21
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
8III. Unicorns06:20
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
9IV. Dragons03:00
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)
10V. The Phoenix03:38
Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Guerrero, Giancarlo (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 55:34