Manuel de Falla is renowned as the greatest Spanish composer of the early 20th century, melding diverse stylistic, folk or literary influences into distinctive new musical languages and forging masterworks that have become cultural emblems of his homeland. This synthesis can be found in the original 1915 version of El amor brujo, a heartfelt representation of a young Roma woman's dramatic quest to free herself of the ghost of her lover. The mini-opera El retablo de Maese Pedro pays homage to Cervantes' beloved Don Quixote using instrumentations and rhythms that conjure both Spain's Golden Age and the vibrant energy of new European music in the 1920s. Perspectives Ensemble was founded at Columbia University in 1993 by Sato Moughalian to explore and contextualize works of composers and visual artists in performances, recordings and writings. Under Moughalian's artistic direction the group has received the highest critical accolades including praise from The New York Times. The ensemble serves as artist-in-residence for the Foundation for Iberian Music and the Graduate Center, The City University of New York.
Tracks: 1.1 El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) (1915 Version) 1.2 1. Act I: Introducción y Escena (Introduction and First Scene) 1.3 2. Act I: Canción Del Amor Dolido (Song of a Broken Heart) 1.4 3. Act I: Sortilegio (The Spell) 1.5 4. Act I: Danza Del Fin Del DÃa: Danza Ritual Del Fuego (Dance of Day's End: Ritual Fire Dance) 1.6 5. Act I: Escena: El Amor Vulgar (Scene: Common Love) 1.7 6. Act I: Romance Del Pescador (The Story of the Fisherman) 1.8 7. Act I: Intermedio (Interval) 1.9 8. Act II: Introducción: El Fuego Fatuo (Introduction: The Will-O'-The-Wisp) 1.10 9. Act II: Escena: El Terror (Scene: The Terror) 1.11 10. Act II: Danza Del Fuego Fatuo: Danza Del Terror (Dance of the Will-O'-The-Wisp: Dance of Terror) 1.12 11. Act II: Interludio: Alucinaciones (Interlude: Hallucinations) 1.13 12. Act II: Canción Del Fuego Fatuo (Song of the Will-O'-The-Wisp) 1.14 13. Act II: Conjuro Para Reconquistar El Amor Perdido (Spell to Reconquer Lost Love) 1.15 14. Act II: Escena: El Amor Popular (Scene: Ordinary Love) 1.16 15. Act II: Danza y Canción de la Bruja Fingida: Danza y Canción Del Juego de Amor (Dance and Song of the False Witch: Dance and Song of the Game of Love) 1.17 16. Act II: Final: Las Campanas de Amanecer (Finale: The Bells of Morning) 2.1 El Retablo de Maese Pedro (Master Peter's Puppet Show) 2.2 17. El Pregón (The Proclamation) (Master Peter) 2.3 18. La SinfonÃa de Maese Pedro (Master Peter's Symphony) (Master Peter, the Boy) 2.4 19. Scene 1: La Corte de Carlo Magno (The Court of Charlemagne) (The Boy) 2.5 20. Scene 1: Entrada de Carlo Magno (Entry of Charlemagne) (The Boy) 2.6 21. Scene 2: Melisendra (The Boy, Don Quixote, Master Peter) 2.7 22. Scene 3: El Suplicio Del Moro (The Moor's Reward) (The Boy) 2.8 23. Scene 4: Los Pirineos (The Pyrenees) (The Boy) 2.9 24. Scene 5: La Fuga (The Escape) (The Boy, Master Peter, Don Quixote) 2.10 25. Scene 6: La Persecución (The Pursuit) (The Boy, Don Quixote) 2.11 26. Final (Finale) (Don Quixote, Master Peter)
