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Colombia Viva

Mauricio Arias-Esguerra (piano)

Colombia Viva
This portrait of Colombian piano music offers a glimpse into a rich seam of music-making rarely mined.

Colombia Viva

Mauricio Arias-Esguerra (piano)

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This portrait of Colombian piano music offers a glimpse into a rich seam of music-making rarely mined.

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"In this album Mauricio Arias-Esguerra offers a kaleidoscopic view of recent Colombian piano music, highlighting its striking stylistic variety. Germán Darío Pérez sees a traditional dance through a jazzy lens, and Blas Atehortúa takes a post-serial approach in his Preludio, Variaciones y Presto Alucinante, Op. 190. The influence of progressive rock and ‘90s rock music can be heard in Gustavo Parra´s Pavec Lingus, as can Jaime León´s love of US American music in his Made in U.S.A. preludes; and there is techno and angst in Ian Frederick´s Suite Catrina. Arias-Esguerra’s own contributions are highly contrasted, with lyricism in his Arizona Mirage and rhythmic drive in his Toccata Bachkovsky."

Contents and tracklist

No. 1, Allegretto
Track length2:59
No. 2, Blues
Track length2:39
No. 3, Swing
Track length1:41
No. 4, Lento come passacaglia
Track length4:34
No. 5, Bailable
Track length3:42
No. 1, Preludio
Track length4:18
No. 2, Variaciones
Track length3:20
No. 3, Presto alucinante
Track length1:34
I. Atravesando el infierno
Track length1:32
II. Villas
Track length2:31
III. Nuestra luminiscencia
Track length2:09
I. Strictly
Track length2:45
II. Allegro con fuoco
Track length4:29

Awards and reviews

September 2021

This portrait of Colombian piano music offers a glimpse into a rich seam of music-making rarely mined.

May/June 2022

The obscurity of the program, at least from a recording viewpoint, and the commitment and panache of Arias-Esguerra at the keyboard, combine to make this disc a winner.
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