National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Volodymyr Sirenko - Catalan Concertinos & Fantasias (2021)

Most of the works by the two Catalan composers heard here – Joan Manén (1883–1971) and Marc Migó (b. 1993) – use material from their folk tradition, making the music fresh, immediate and direct, rather in the manner of Manuel de Falla. But there is also a loose connection with Vienna: Manén’s Violin ‘Concertino’ – an unusually modest label for a full-scale concerto – is something of a cousin to the Korngold Concerto; and Migó’s poignant Epitafi a Hans Rott was written in memory of a short-lived Austrian composer who was a close friend of Gustav Mahler.

Tracklist
1. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Fantasia popular: I. Overture (01:16)
2. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Fantasia popular: II. Pastoral (El rossinyol) (03:43)
3. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Fantasia popular: III. Processó (La dama d'Aragó) (03:59)
4. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Fantasia popular: IV. Scherzo (En Pere Gallerí) (01:20)
5. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Fantasia popular: V. Coda (01:37)
6. Kalina Macuta, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Violin Concertino, Op. A-49: I. Moderato energico (11:35)
7. Kalina Macuta, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Violin Concertino, Op. A-49: II. Andante espressivo (03:59)
8. Kalina Macuta, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Violin Concertino, Op. A-49: III. Allegro (10:16)
9. Sergi Pacheco, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Piano Concertino: I. Moderato (05:36)
10. Sergi Pacheco, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Piano Concertino: II. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro (04:09)
11. National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Epitaphium Hans Rott in memoriam (16:31)
12. Daniel Blanch, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine & Vladimir Sirenko – Rapsòdia catalana, Op. A-50 (13:05)