Ricard Lamote de Grignon was born in Barcelona into a family many of
whose
members were well-known musicians: he himself was teacher, conductor
and composer, and a member of the circle of the eight Independent
Composers of Catalonia. It is probably in the realm of the miniature
that the composer's sensitivity is best appreciated. In the works
presented here we can found nationalist echoes in the triptych
Monocromies, an evocative, colourist work which illustrates perfectly
the composer's aesthetic viewpoint. These echoes are to be seen mostly
in the outer movements, with their dance-like airs, above all the final
movement with its strong, forceful drive and clearly Hispanic flavour.
He was in prision after the Spanish civil war acused to be composed
revolutionary music, seeing his music censured during those years.
Orchestra
Quatre petites pastorals (2.2.2.0–2.0.0–Harp,Cel,Str.) (c.
10')
(pdf
score) (mp3
music)
Soloist & Orchestra
Quatre estances de Kayyam (Mezzo/Baritone)&(2.1.2.1–2.1.3.0–Harp,Cel,Tmp,Perc,Pno,Str.) (c.
4') (pdf
score)
String Orchestra
Monocromies (11:06)
(pdf
score) (mp3
music)
Lent expressiu (5'30)
(pdf
score) (mp3
music)
Suite a l'antiga (c.13')
(Sarabande) (pdf
score) (mp3
music (Sarabande))
String Orchestra & Soloist
Tres cants magiars (Strings
& Piano)(c. 7')
(No.3) (pdf
score) (mp3
music (No.3))
Nana (Strings &
Piano)(c. 5')
(pdf
score) (mp3
music)
Chamber Ensemble
Goya (sis peces desagradables per a deu solistes) (Cl,BCl,Bassoon,Tr,Tb,2Pno,3Perc)(20'30)
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
(pdf
score) (mp3
music)(I)