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6 Old Time San Sebastian Songs (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 1. Donostiatik Lezo aldera (From San Sebastian towards Lezo) | |
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6 Old Time San Sebastian Songs (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 2. Iriyarena (Music of the Fettered Ox) | |
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6 Old Time San Sebastian Songs (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 3. Ilunabarra (Sunset) | |
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6 Old Time San Sebastian Songs (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 4. Ume eder bat (A Pretty Girl) | |
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6 Old Time San Sebastian Songs (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 5. Aurtxo txikia (The Baby) | |
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6 Old Time San Sebastian Songs (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 6. Pello Joxepe | |
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Basque Suite No. 1 - I. Kontrapasa (Contrepas) | |
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Basque Suite No. 1 - II. Minuetoa (Minuet) | |
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Basque Suite No. 1 - III. Fandango Boleroa (Fandango-Bolero) | |
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Basque Suite No. 2 - I. Gabota (Gavotte) | |
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Basque Suite No. 2 - II. Eibarko kontrapasa (Eibar's Contrepas) | |
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Basque Suite No. 2 - III. Ixil ixilik (Quietly) | |
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Basque Suite No. 2 - IV. Baratzeko pikuak (The Fig-Tree in the Orchard) | |
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4 Zortzikos (arr. T. Garbizu) - No. 1. Ate Txukuna (A Well-Kept Entrance) | |
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4 Zortzikos (arr. T. Garbizu) - No. 2. San Juan zortzikoa (Zortziko for St John's day) | |
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4 Zortzikos (arr. T. Garbizu) - No. 3. El roble y el ombu (The Oak and the Ombu Tree) | |
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4 Zortzikos (arr. T. Garbizu) - No. 4. La del panuelo rojo (The Girl in the Red Shawl) | |
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Mendiko itzala (The shadow of the mountain) - I. Belatzarena (Dark-Haired Girl) | |
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Mendiko itzala (The shadow of the mountain) - II. Iantzi | |
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4 Traditional Guipuzcoa Dances (Santesteban Collection) (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 1. Ezpata dantza (Sword Dance) | |
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4 Traditional Guipuzcoa Dances (Santesteban Collection) (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 2. Alkate sonua (March of the Mayor) | |
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4 Traditional Guipuzcoa Dances (Santesteban Collection) (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 3. Gazte dantza (A Young People's Dance) | |
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4 Traditional Guipuzcoa Dances (Santesteban Collection) (arr. J.I. Ansorena and A. Cendoya) - No. 4. Neskatxen Esku dantza (The Young Girls' Hand Dance) | |
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Agur, jaunak! (Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!) - Agur, jaunak! (Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!) |
Album Summary
Performer
Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
Notes & Reviews:
Tomas Garbizu is one of the greatest names in twentieth-century Basque music. This recording bears witness to his genius and his audacity in combining for the first time such disparate instruments as the txistu (a type of flute and the Basque culture's most traditional dance instrument), the tamboril (Basque double-headed drum) and the keyboard, to form an entirely original and innovative ensemble. This disc features the Basque Country's best-known txistulari, Jose Ignacio Ansorena, who has an exceptional insight into Garbizu's music, partnered by pianist Alvaro Cendoya, who has already recorded an album of Garbizu's piano works for Naxos (8.557630).
Notes & Reviews:Recording information: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, S (07/15/2008-07/17/2008).
Reviews
An appealing musical journey
Tomas Garbizu is so obscure that he doesn't have his own page on the English Wikipedia site. You have to go to the Basque (Euskara) version (eu.wikipedia.org) for basic information on the composer. So Naxos comes through again: presenting interesting music that most of the world doesn't know.
The music on this CD represents more than just one hour's worth of a composer's output. Through these songs and suites Garbizu provides a glimpse of a musical tradition that goes back at least to the middle of the 19th Century (the Basque Folk Revival), if not to the Middle Ages and Renaissance, when early versions of the Txistu, the three-hole flute heard in this music, originated.
I'm reminded of Villa-Lobos's collections of Brazilian folk songs: the Guia Pratico. In Garbizu's case, as with Villa-Lobos, authentic folk songs are combined with newly-composed songs in the authentic style, and they're all adapted for various combinations of instruments and voices. By the way, Villa-Lobos's songs included tunes from Amerindian, African, and European (especially Iberian) sources. I wonder if any of the old Basque songs ended up in Brazil; the first tune on the disc "Donostiatik Lezo aldera" would sound right at home in a choros from Rio de Janeiro. Indeed, the musical traditions embedded in this music are similar to the choroes, since both combine a rural, rustic music with something more sophisticated and urban.
From reading about the traditional txistu melodies, one wouldn't expect too much variety in this music. An hour-long chunk of rustic songs in the Mixolydian mode might seem a bit daunting to listen to all at once. It's a tribute to the native genius of the traditional Basque musicians, and to Garbizu's skill as a composer and arranger, that the whole programme seems so natural and yet so interesting. This is partly because of the colour that Garbizu provides through the skillful blend of three instruments: the piano (played here by Alvaro Cendoya) and the txistu and tamboril (both played, one in each hand, by Jose Ignacio Ansorena). And it's partly due to the varied rhythms of the music. It all adds up to an appealing musical journey.
Submitted on 01/25/10 by Dean Frey
Submitted on 01/25/10 by Dean Frey
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Works Details
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : Six Old San Sebastián Songs, for piano - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 15 min. 18 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : Basque Suite no 1 - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 9 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : Basque Suite no 2, for piano - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 10 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : Zortzikos (4), for piano - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 12 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : The Shadow on the Mountain, for piano - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 8 min. 27 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : Guipuzcoan Dances (4), for piano - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Tomás Garbizu (1901 - 1989) : Greetings, ladies and gentlemen!, for piano - Performer: Adrian Cendoya (Piano)
- Notes: Estudio Auditorium de Anacrusi, Jafre de Ter, Girona, Spain (07/15/2008-07/17/2008)
- Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
