Special offer. Mompou: Musica Callada
Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
The absence of anything the least bit showy means that any performance of Música callada will be a labour of love, and Lilit Grigoryan’s new recording is no exception. She has the underlying...
Special offer. Mompou: Musica Callada
Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
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The absence of anything the least bit showy means that any performance of Música callada will be a labour of love, and Lilit Grigoryan’s new recording is no exception. She has the underlying...
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Following the success of her Orchid Classics debut, Variations sérieuses, Lilit Grigoryan returns with an album devoted to the hypnotically beautiful Música callada by Spanish composer Frederic Mompou, hailed during his lifetime as the successor to Debussy. Mompou’s Música callada (meaning ‘Quiet’ or ‘Silent Music’) was published in four volumes between 1959 and 1967; his final burst of solo piano music and one of the greatest achievements in the Spanish piano repertoire. The concept of ‘silent music’ comes from the Spanish mystic, St John of the Cross, whose writings inspired Mompou as he composed these pieces. The result is a collection of exquisite miniatures of varied colours and mesmerising depths, performed with nuance and sensitivity by Lilit Grigoryan. 'An assertive and beyond-her-years performance from the Armenian pianist.' BBC Music Magazine on Variations sérieuses on Orchid Classics.
Contents and tracklist
- Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
- Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
- Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
- Lilit Grigoryan (piano)
Awards and reviews
Christmas 2021
The absence of anything the least bit showy means that any performance of Música callada will be a labour of love, and Lilit Grigoryan’s new recording is no exception. She has the underlying stillness essential to this music while reflecting the shifting moods, whether moments of insouciance as in ‘Placide’ (No. 3) or the soulfulness of the numerous bells textures and hanging resonances.