Suite Compostelana (Mompou)
Movements
i Preludio, ii Coral, iii Cuna, iv Recitativo, v Canción, vi Muñiera
Notes
Federico Monpou was Catalan. Each movement evokes the essence of Santiago de Compostela — a historical Galician city in northwest Spain. The suite beautifully contains a variety of music styles and moods: a traditional Spanish feeling, archaic chants, a combination of church modes and twentieth century’s modern harmony, elements that conjure up images of rainy Galician city or traditional lively dance by imitating the sound of ‘la Gaita (bagpipes)’ and Mompou’s distinctive bell-like chords.
