Xavier Montsalvatge - Folia Daliniana Cinco Invocaciones Al Crucificado [CD]

Spanish - and Catalan music in particular - was hugely enriched by the contribution made to it's development in the latter part of the 20th century by Xavier Montsalvatge. Both as a composer and critic, his influence was widespread and his music stylistically broad. Folia daliniana explores elements of fantasy and French-tinged refinement whilst one of his major song cycles, Cinco invocaciones al Crucificado, is a passionately intense meditation on Christ's suffering. Whether rhapsodic or invoking rhythmic or popular dance forms, Montsalvatge's music remains brilliant, clear and individualistic.