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Joan Manén: Violin Concerto No 3; Symphony No 2
8.574274-75 (Naxos, CD, 2 discs)
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NEW RELEASE (11 September 2020)
Playing time: 43'13"/55'35" - TT 98'48"
Tracks: 3 + 4
Booklet pages: 12
© 2020 Naxos Rights (Europe) Ltd
Main country of recording: Spain
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Joan Manén: Violin Concerto No 3; Symphony No 2 published on 5 January 2021
Listen: Joan Manén: Allegro con spirito (Violin Concerto No 3) (CD1 track 3, 0:00-0:56)
Ana María Valderrama, violin (CD1)
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia
Darell Ang, conductor
Joan Manén (1883-1971):
CD1
Violin Concerto No 3 'Ibérico' (sin tono), Op A-37 (1940)
1 Allegro energico
2 Enlace: Adagio pesante
3 Finale: Allegro con spirito
CD2
Symphony No 2 'Ibérica', Op A-47 (1954-58)
1 Andante, quasi adagio
2 Allegro scherzando
3 Andante pesante
4 Finale: Allegro molto
Recorded 25-27 June 2018 at the Pau Casals Hall, L'Auditori, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
First recordings