From the Royal Albert Hall ,
London. Two anniversaries - the centenary of Roberto Gerhard 's birth and the fiftieth anniversary of Falla's death - provide a cue to compare their contributions to the adventurousness of Spanish music this century. Their scores, shot through with the hard, bright lyricism of the Iberian peninsula, are programmed alongside a recent Nash Ensemble commission from Colin
Matthews and Milhaud's jazz-inspired portrait of the Creation.
Rosa Mannion (soprano),
Nash Ensemble , conductor Martyn Brabbins Milhaud La Création du Monde
Falla Psyche
Colin Matthews Twenty-Three Frames for Four Players
Gerhard, arr Meirion Bowen Six Songs from "L'lnfantament meravellos de
Shahrazada"
Falia El Corregidor y fa Molinera (Act 1)