Encinar, Jose Ramon

Sofia Gubaidulina: Kadenza / Inaki Alberdi, Asier Polo

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-02-14

Works: Sofia Gubaidulina: The Seven Last Words, for cello, bayan & strings; In croce, for cello & organ (or bayan); Kadenza, for accordion; Sonata for accordion ("Et exspecto")
Performers: Alberdi, Iñaki; Polo, Asier
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon
Ensemble: Basque National Orchestra

The playful smiles of people who have been rebels all their lives appears to unite the composer and performers of this original contemporary music album,...continue...
Recording information: Concert hall of the Basque National Orchestra, San Seba (08/2010); Madrid (08/2010)....continue...

Benet Casablancas: Seven Scenes From Hamlet / Encinar

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-02-08

Works: Benet Casablancas: Siete escenas de Hamlet, for narrator & ensemble; Haikus (3), for piano; Alter Klang, impromptu for orchestra; Retablo sobre textos de Paul Klee, for 2 voices, piano & orchestra
Performers: Knorr, Marta; Lario, Mercedes; Segovia, Francisco Jose; Tortola, Cinta Varea; Viribay, Aurelio
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

For several years now, Benet Casablancas has cemented his position as one of the most important Spanish composers. This recording combines several recent works in...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid (05/05/2010/05/06/2010); Sede ORCAM (05/05/2010/05/06/2010); Auditorio Nacional de Música de Madrid (09/04/2009); Sede ORCAM (09...continue...

Massimo Botter: Scream

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2011-02-08

Works: Massimo Botter: Sentiero in un deserto di lava, for bass clarinet & orchestra; Seven Blades for seven instruments; And at the end... the scream, for oboe & 14 instruments; Zéula, for orchestra
Performers: Muñoz, Salvador Salvador; Stokes, John
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

If one draws a line starting from Zéula through to Scream and Seven Blades, one can see how much progress Massimo Botter has made over...continue...
Recording information: Auditorium Nacional de Música de Madrid (05/03/2010); Sede della Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (05/03/2010); Auditorium Nacional de Música de Madrid (06/22...continue...

Erkoreka: Afrika, Kantak, Jukal, Akorda / Encinar, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2009-02-10

Works: Gabriel Erkoreka: Afrika, for marimba & orchestra; Kantak, for piccolo & chamber ensemble; Jukal, for guitar & chamber ensemble; Akorda, for accordion & orchestra
Performers: Alberdi, Inaki; Arago, Salvador; Arriola, Victor; Berg, Nelleke Ter; Carneiro, Pedro; Dominguez, Rafael; Martin, Eva; Schmid, Michaela
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

This new installment in a series devoted to orchestral contemporary music from Spain features music from one of the leading new composers in Spain....continue...

Spanish Classics - Chapí: Symphony in D minor, etc / Encinar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: Fantasía Morisca; Symphony in D minor
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

Ruperto Chapi composed theatrical and chamber music, opera and symphonic pieces, including the two early works on this disc. Originally composed in 1873 as a...continue...

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

1 CD / Summit Records / 2008-07-08

Works: Peter Josef von Lindpaintner: Sinfonie Concertante for wind quintet & orchestra in B flat, Op 36; Franz Danzi: Concertante in B flat major for flute, clarinet & orchestra, Op. 41; Richard Strauss: Du...
Performers: Cavallin, Radovan; Doumerc, Jean-Francois; Gelinas, Valerie; Mir, Salvador; Sparrow, Emily; Stettler, Manfred; Williams, Catrin Mair; Zarzo, Jose
Conductors: König, Christoph; Leaper, Adrian; Encinar, Jose Ramon

Charles: Seven Looks, Concertino for Clarinet, etc / Salvador, Encinar, et al

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-06-10

Works: Agustín Charles: Seven Looks, for orchestra; Concerto for clarinet & chamber ensemble; Concertino for orchestra
Performers: Munoz, Salvador Salvador; North, Anne Marie; Ruiz, Ana
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

This spectacular orchestra showcase is by a Spanish composer who has been deeply influenced by American music....continue...

Rodrigo: A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Cançoneta for Violin and Strings; Juglares; Children's Pieces (5); Canción y danza; Zarabanda lejana y villancico; Preludio al gallo mañanero; Serenata espa...
Performers: Gallén, Ricardo; Goni, Antigoni; Lojendio, Raquel; McFadden, Jeffrey; Ovrutsky, Mikhail; Pizarro, Artur; Polo, Asier
Conductors: Bragado-Darman, Max; Valdes, Maximiano; Encinar, Jose Ramon
Ensemble: ; Castille and Leon Symphony Orchestra; Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901–1999) was a prolific composer whose remarkable guitar concerto, the famous 'Concierto de Aranjuez', brought Spanish music to the attention of a wide...continue...

Leonardo Balada: Maria Sabina, etc / Encinar, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Leonardo Balada: María Sabina, for narrator, choir & orchestra; Dionisio - In Memoriam, for narrator, choir & orchestra
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

The Barcelona-born composer Leonardo Balada is credited with pioneering a blending of ethnic music with avant-garde techniques. The symphonic tragedy 'Maria Sabina', one of Balada's...continue...

Albéniz/Guerrero: Suite Iberia Highlights / Encinar, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2008-01-04

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, Book 1; Iberia Suite
Conductors: Encinar, José Ramón
Ensemble: Galicia Symphony Orchestra

The arrangement of Isaac Albeniz's Iberia for orchestra was the last major enterprise undertaken by Francisco Guerrero, although the composer's sudden and unexpected death in...continue...

del Puerto: Sinfonía no 2, etc / Sukarlan, Guillén, Encinar

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2007-07-10

Works: David del Puerto: Sinfonía no 2, for piano & orchestra ("Nusantara"); Concerto for Violin
Performers: Guillen, Jose; Ruiz, Ana; Sukarlan, Ananda
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

Nusantara is the ancient name of Indonesia and simply means "archipelago." The solo part of this work was written for the Indonesian musician Ananda Sukarlan....continue...

Don Quixote in Spanish Music - Rodrigo, García-Román, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-04-24

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Ausencias de Dulcinea; José García Román: La resurrección de Don Quijote, for orchestra; Francisco Asenjo Barbieri: Don Quijote, incidental music for orchest...
Performers: Alcado, Celia; Arriola, Víctor; López, José Antonio; Marchante, Victoria; Moriani, Lilian; Suarez, Maria José
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

"Naxos has assembled an intriguingly diverse selection of music inspired by Don Quixote. The range of styles represented here dictate that the CD will be...continue...

Luis de Pablo: Portrait imaginé, Com un epíleg / Encinar

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2006-04-11

Works: Luis de Pablo: Portrait imaginé, for 12 voices, 18 instruments and recorded tape; Com un epíleg, for male chorus & orchestra
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon
Ensemble: Cámara XXI

Born in 1930, Luis de Pablo is one of the most admired contemporary composers from Spain. The music on this disc was commissioned by Ottawa...continue...

Balada: No-res (Nothing), etc / Ramón, Rafter, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-08-16

Works: Leonardo Balada: No-res (Nothing), a symphonic tragedy for narrator, chorus, orchestra & tape; Ebony Fantasies, cantata
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

Balada has been known primarily as a choral composer for more than 3 decades. The symphonic tragedy 'No-res (Nothing)' was composed in 1974 in memory...continue...

Spanish Classics - Halffter: Orchestral Works Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Paquiliztli, Op. 46; Obertura Festiva, Op 21; Obertura concertante, Op. 5; La madrugada del panadero (The Baker's Dawn), Suite, Op. 12a; Don Lindo de Almería, ballet suite, Op....
Performers: Barrientos, María Elena
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

Although influenced by Manuel de Falla, Halffter's 'Concertante Overture' of 1932, for solo piano and orchestra, shows a more forward-looking style. 'La Madrugada del Panadero'...continue...

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works Vol 7

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-10-01

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Retablo de navidad, for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra; Himnos de los neófitos de Qumrán, for 3 sopranos, male chorus & orchestra; Música para un códice s...
Performers: Allende, Ada; Lojendio, Raquel; Marchante, Victoria; Prieto, María Jesús; Rubiera, David
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

Rodrigo's music for voice and orchestra includes settings of texts by his wife based on excerpts of the Dead Sea scrolls and simple Christmas verses....continue...