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OSCAR ESPLÁ
(1889-1976)
1.
Romanza antigua (1905)
3:24
Impresiones musicales, Op. 2 (1905-9)
12:51
2.
I
En el hogar (At Home)
2:33
3.
II
Barbra Azul (Bluebeard)
2:22
4.
III
Caperucita Roja (Little Red Riding Hood)
2:55
5.
IV
Cenicienta (Cinderella)
2:52
6.
V
Antano (Long Ago)
2:09
7.
Scherzo, Op. 5 (1909)
6:14
8.
Crepusculum, Op. 15 (1912)
8:23
Suite de pequenas piezas (1913)
8:53
9.
I
Preludio (after Bach)
1:35
10.
II
Cancion de cuna (Lullaby)
2:17
11.
III
Arie de Danza Pastoril (after Scarlatti)
1:26
12.
IV
Ronda Levantina
1:55
13.
V
Paso de Opereta (after Offenbach)
1:40
Levante (1916)
17:48
Melodias y temas de danza
14.
I
Allegretto moderato
1:31
15.
II
Andante
1:40
16.
III
Allegro non molto
1:41
17.
IV
Andantino
1:35
18.
V
Andante
1:44
19.
VI
Allegretto
1:33
20.
VII
Allegro moderato
2:11
21.
VIII
Moderato
2:48
22.
IX
Allegro ritmico
1:48
23.
X
Allegro animato
1:17
La pajara pinta, Piezas Infantiles (1916-20)
8:26
A Game of Forfeits
24.
I
'El Conde de Cabra' (The Count of Cabra)
2:42
25.
II
'Dona Escotofina'
2:35
26.
III
'Anton Pirulero'
3:09
Tres Movimientos para piano (1921)
11:51
27.
I
Estudio (Study)
5:20
28.
II
Danza antigua (Ancient Dance)
3:22
29.
III
Pasodoble
3:09
Cantoas de antano, Piezas Infantiles (1930)
6:45
Old Songs
30.
I
Danza
2:46
31.
II
Cancion de cuna
2:00
32.
III
Tarana
1:59
La Sierra (1930-36)
Suite folklorica
33.
I
Canto de vendimia (Song of the vintage)
3:21
34.
II
Aire Pastoral
3:32
35.
III
Danza levantina
2:10
Lirica Espanola I (?1930s)
12:23
Bocetos levantinos (Levantine sketches)
36.
I
Evocacion costena (Evocation of the coast)
1:50
37.
II
Danza del Valle
2:25
38.
III
Cancion de cuna
2:00
39.
IV
Paso de baile serrano (Highland Dance)
1:25
40.
V
Canto de la Umbria, nocturno
2:43
41.
VI
Ritmos de la huerta (Rhythms of the orchard)
2:00
Lirica Espanola II (?1930s)
5:06
Tonadas Antiguas (Ancient Melodies)
42.
I
Romance (Castilla)
1:44
43.
II
Canto de trilla (Levante)
1:23
44.
III
Conseja (Conte)
1:59
Lirica Espanola IV (?1930s)
6:37
45.
I
Aire andaluz
2:07
46.
II
Cadencia balear
2:20
47.
III
Ritmo de bolero
2:10
Lirica Espanola V (?1930s)
13:16
Suite caracteristica
48.
I
Habanera
4:52
49.
II
Ronda serrana
4:00
50.
III
Sonatina playera
4:24
Sonata Espanola, Op. 53 (1949)
Homenaje a Chopin
51.
I
Andante romantico
7:14
52.
II
Mazurca sopra un tema popolare
2:37
53.
III
Allegro brioso
6:02
Solo:Martin Jones piano
16 & 17 April and 8 May 2012
Notes
Óscar Esplá was born in Alicante, Spain in 1886 or 1889. This places Esplá in the same generation as his countrymen Joaquin Turina (b.1883) and Federico Mompou (b.1893).
His output includes a dozen stage works, some unfinished, and several large scale symphonic pieces incorporating chorus. His purely instrumental works include an unpublished Symphony in D (1912), orchestral arrangements his own piano pieces, two suites for chamber orchestra based on folksongs, and the Symphony ‘Aitana’ (1958). There are two published String Quartets, a Piano Trio, Piano Quintet and several duo works with piano.
The piano was an important feature of Esplá’s early successes: he was an outstanding pianist, and performer of his own early neo-classical pieces Romanza antigua, Impressiones musicales Op.2, and the Scherzo Op.5. The piano would remain a vehicle for his profoundest emotions throughout his life. Much of his keyboard music consists of ‘impressions’ particularly of a child’s world, or ‘evocations’ of the landscapes of Alicante.
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Reviews
" Throughout the recital Martin Jones proves to be a very fine advocate of this music where Jones truly shines is in the more lyrically inspired numbers. Here his touch is always sensitive, his playing filled with color If one likes their Spanish repertoire of Albéniz, Granados, Turina, Falla, and the like, then Esplá should provide one with further listening pleasures.
Scott Noriega - Fanfare - November/December 2013
this is beautifully clear and natural. A very rewarding listen.
Guy Rickards - International Piano magazine - September/October 2013
" Natural, wide-ranging sound, and Jones’s performances could hardly be more skilled or affecionate.
Bryce Morrison - Gramohone magazine - August 2013
" Jones, recorded in a resonant space, makes an excellent case for these works
Raymond S Tuttle - International Record Review - May 2013
"Two well-filled discs giving us a wealth of new and delicious music the playing on this CD is very fine indeed Carboné is every bit as in tune with Esplá’s idiom as Jones and decently enough recorded This is a richly rewarding release with which you can spend many a fruitful hour, and I would recommend it as highly as I would the blue waters of Alicante in October.
Dominy Clements - MusicWeb-International.com - 20 February 2013
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