The three works on this album evoke the worlds of commedia dell'arte (Pulcinella), Don Quixote (El retablo de maese Pedro) and picaresque Spain (the Harpsichord Concerto). Telling their stories with color, rhythm and humor, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado and Benjamin Alard (playing a sumptuous Pleyel harpsichord) invite us to an exhilarating fireworks display.
2 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: II. La Sinfonía de Maese Pedro
3 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: III. La Corte de Carlomagno
4 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: IV. La Entrada de Carlomagno
5 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: V. Melisendra
6 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: VI. El Suplicio Del Moro
7 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: VII. Los Pirineos
8 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: VIII. La Fuga
9 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: IX. La Persecución
10 Falla: El Retablo de Maese Pedro: X. Final
11 Falla: Harpsichord Concerto: I. Allegro
12 Falla: Harpsichord Concerto: II. Lento (Giubiloso E Energico)
13 Falla: Harpsichord Concerto: III. Vivace (Flessibile, Scherzando)
14 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: I. Sinfonia. Allegro Moderato
15 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: II. Serenata. Larghetto
16 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: III. Scherzino - Allegro - Andantino
17 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: IV. Tarantella
18 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: V. Toccata. Allegro
19 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: VI. Gavotta (Con Due Variazioni). Allegro Moderato - Allegretto - Allegro Più Tosto Moderato
20 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: VII. Vivo
21 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: VIII. Minuetto. Molto Moderato
22 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite: IX. Finale. Allegro Assai
The three works on this album evoke the worlds of commedia dell'arte (Pulcinella), Don Quixote (El retablo de maese Pedro) and picaresque Spain (the Harpsichord Concerto). Telling their stories with color, rhythm and humor, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Pablo Heras-Casado and Benjamin Alard (playing a sumptuous Pleyel harpsichord) invite us to an exhilarating fireworks display.
