Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar

Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar

Osvaldo Golijov: Ainadamar
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Brand: ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORC
Composer: Osvaldo Golijov
Conductor: Robert Spano
Orchestra: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Dawn Upshaw
Performer: Anne Carolyn Bird
Performer: Jessica Rivera
Performer: José Eduardo Chama
Performer: Jésus Montoya
Performer: Kelley O'Connor
Performer: Robb Askof
Performer: Sean Mayer
Performer: Sindhu Chandrasekaran
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2006-05-09
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
  1. Preludio De Agua Y Caballo
  2. Balada
  3. Mariana, Tus Ojos
  4. Bar Albor De Madrid
  5. Desde Mi Ventamna (Aria A La Estatua De Mariana)
  6. Muerte A Caballo
  7. Balada
  8. Quiero Arrancarme Los Ojos
  9. A La Habana
  10. Quiero Cantar Entre Las Explosiones
  11. Arresto
  12. La Fuente De Las Lagrimas
  13. Confesion
  14. Interludio De Balazos Y Lamento Por La Muerte De Federico
  15. Balada
  16. De Mi Fuente Tu Emerges
  17. Tome Su Mano
  18. Crepusculo Delirante
  19. Doy Mi Sangre
  20. Yo Soy La Libertad

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Free Music Review: Keeping Lorca Alive
Hit: 5 Stars

This is a very remarkable opera -the first one- by Osvaldo Golijov. Ainadamar means 'fountain of tears' in Arabic, and it is also the name of an ancient well near Granada, where the poet Federico García Lorca was killed by the fascists in 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. The opera is divided in three parts called images: 1. Mariana, 2. Federico, 3. Margarita. Mariana referes to Mariana Pineda, one of the plays Lorca wrote that tells the story of Mariana Pineda, a revolutionary martyr of the 19th century. The second part is about Lorca, from the moment he refuses to go to Cuba with Margarita (and save his life), to the moment he is arrested and killed. The last part is about Margarita Xirgu at the end of his life, when she is keeping the history and the legend of Lorca alive by representing his plays.
In the style of Golijov, this music merges different styles (Jewish, Muslim, and Spanish music). Ruiz Alonso (the arresting officer) is a flamenco singer (Cante Jondo), and Margarita Xirgu is the soprano and Osvaldo's muse Dawn Upshaw. There is a good balance among the three parts of the opera and the three main characters in it (Lorca, Xirgu, and Nuria, a student who will maintain Lorca's life and art alive).
This CD comes with an introduction by Alex Ross and a synopsis by Peter Sellars. The libretto was written by David Henry Hwang in English, and Golijov translated it into Spanish. This is very odd, since the music is sung in Spanish and usually the librettos are written in the language the music is going to be sung. Also, the CD contains pictures of Golijov, Upshaw (2), Lorca, Xirgu, and two stage pictures of a live representation. The CD cover (as you can see) represents Margarita Xirgu in tears in the style of Lorca's drawings. It was designed by Hisako Moriyama. This CD is a world premiere recording by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra directed by Robert Spano and I strongly recommend it to opera aficionados, classical music lovers, and anybody interested in Lorca and the Spanish Civil War. Thanks for reading.
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Release Date: 9-MAY-2006

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