| Naxos | The zarzuela, the historic Spanish musical comedy, endures, known throughout the world for its distinctive characteristics. For some years now it has been winning new recognition both in Spain and abroad. The form had humble and popular origins. Its first representatives, Hernando, Oudrid, Gaztambide or Soriano Fuertes, lacked the technical resources to create anything of value. When Rafael Hernando began to add music to little comedies and the people of Madrid saw its life reflected in light, dynamic, cheerful theatrical performance, the zarzuela triumphed. From that moment the form moved in two directions; on the one hand the zarzuela ‘grande’, openly Italian in style, and on the other the ‘género chico’, completely Spanish, with its name ‘chico’ (little) referring only to the length of the works, always in one act, as opposed to the usual three acts of the zarzuela. Gradually what we may call ‘Gran Zarzuela’ succumbed to foreign influences, so that at one of the heights of its achievement, in the nineteenth century, with its melodic contours, ambience and libretti it offered entertainment to the patrons of French comic opera, Viennese operetta and, on a larger scale, Italian opera. |
| Disc No: 8.555957 | |
| Price: Sek. 74 | |
| Name: Preludes and Choruses from Zarzuelas | |
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| Order |
| Composer | Opus | Music | Key | Performer |
| Chapi, Ruperto | El tambor de granaderos | Orchestra and Chorus of the Community of Madrid - Miguel Roa Miguel Groba, chorus master | ||
| Barbieri, Francisco | El barberillo de Lavapies No.11 | |||
| Gimenez, Geronimo | El baile de Luis Alonso - Intermedio | |||
| Chapi, Ruperto | El rey que rabio - No.16 Coro de doctores | |||
| Chueca, Federico | Agua, azucarillos y aguardiente - Prelude | |||
| Gimenez, Geronimo | La boda de Luis Alonso - Intermedio | |||
| Chueca, Federico | El chaleco blanco - No.5 Seguidillas | |||
| Chueca, Federico | El bateo - Prelude | |||
| Vives, Amadeo | Bohemios - Intermedio | |||
| Caballero, Manuel Fernandez | El duo de la africana - No.3 | |||
| Luna, Pablo | El nino judio - Prelude | |||
| Soutullo, Reveriano / Juan Vert | La leyenda del beso - Intermedio | |||
| Soutullo, Reveriano / Juan Vert | La del soto del parral - Ronda de enamorados | |||
| Guridi, Jesus | El caserio - Preludio del II acto | |||
| Sorozabal, Pablo | Don Manolito - Ensalada madrilena |