Alfonso Romero Asenjo’s distinguished career has resulted in numerous awards and distinctions, highlighting an unmistakable and very particular musical language whose appetite for spirituality and selective use of the avant-garde is now an established aspect of the so-called ‘Generación del 51’. The String Symphony has a cinematic restlessness that conjures hauntingly unsettling images, while the Cello Concerto pits the luminous and extended melodic phrases of the soloist against dense darkness from the orchestra. The Concerto for Two Violins is in part a tribute to J.S. Bach’s work in the same setting, endowing Baroque resources with a mysterious and attractive modernity.

This collection of premiere recordings joins our growing catalogue in the Classics from Spain edition. Alfonso Romero Asenjo is little known outside Spain, and this release will be the only commercially available recording dedicated entirely to his work in the record catalogues. Those looking for new discoveries will be rewarded with works of a surprisingly visceral character, among other things reflecting Asenjo’s fascination with music from the cinema.