Piano Solo - Digital Download
SKU: A0.596506
Composed by Juan María Solare. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary,Standards,World. Score. 10 pages. Juan Maria Solare #3363803. Published by Juan Maria Solare (A0.596506).
Juan María Solare: Acuarelas junto al río inmóvil (Watercolours alongside the still river)
five nocturnes for piano solo
The still river is the River Plate; the novelist Eduardo Mallea (1902-1982) refers to Buenos Aires as the city next to the still river, an allusion to its lack of haste.
This cycle of piano pieces is a collection of five short nocturnes. The first four Acuarelas were composed in Buenos Aires between 9th and 12th April 2007, the fifth piece was conceived on 4th May and written down on 6th May 2007. All five pieces have practically the same formal structure.
Concerning the musical language or style, I would classify this work under contemporary classical with interferences from modern jazz and new tango (imagine Astor Piazzolla listening to a recording of Thelonious Monk playing preludes of Alexander Scriabin).
Single titles and approximate durations
I - Bruma matinal (Morning Mist) [1'10]
II - Flecha flotante (Floating Arrow) [1'00]
III - Vaivén de los juncos (Sawying Reeds) [1'15]
IV - Orilla urbana (Urban Shore) [2'00]
V - Incandescencia estática (Static Incandescence) [0'45]
ISWC (International Standard Musical Work Code): T-802.466.008-1
The Acuarelas were recorded by Juan María Solare in London on Friday 23rd May 2014.
Recorded and Mixed by Eduard Muhaxheri
Assistant Engineer: Matteo Dessi
Grand piano Wendl & Lung
Cover Art: Alban Low
Label Janus Music & Sound (Bremen, Germany), JMS-004
More about the piece, also sound examples:
http://www.juanmariasolare.com/CD_acuarelas_junto_al_rio_inmovil.html
The recording of Acuarelas is on Spotify, Deezer, iTunes, amazon mp3, etc.
https://open.spotify.com/album/1kVamUJLLSqbQnFURSpxYA
Video of the fourth piece,Orilla urbana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usiEGpImyco