FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Nin-Culmell - Symphonie des Mysteres | Toccata Classics TOCC0011

Nin-Culmell - Symphonie des Mysteres

£12.69

Usually available for despatch within 2-3 working days

Label: Toccata Classics

Cat No: TOCC0011

Barcode: 5060113440112

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 5th December 2011

Contents

Artists

Richard Robertson (organ)
St Martins Chamber Choir

Conductor

Timothy J Krueger

Works

Nin-Culmell, Joaquin

Symphonies des Mysteres

Artists

Richard Robertson (organ)
St Martins Chamber Choir

Conductor

Timothy J Krueger

About

Joaquin Nin-Culmell (1908–2004) was a student of Dukas and Falla and his early music reflects his Spanish background. Born in Cuba to a dysfunctional but musical family (his father was a composer-pianist and his mother a singer, and his sister was the writer Anaïs Nin), he grew up in Barcelona where he first studied music.

His Symphonie des Mystères – one of his last works, composed in 1992–94, for alternating Gregorian chant and organ – is a suite based on the fifteen Mysteries of the life of Christ. The work is divided into three main spans – ‘Joyeux’, ‘Douloureux’ and ‘Glorieux’ – each of which contains five Gregorian chants and a quasi-improvised organ reflection on the chant and its meaning.

Beginning in a contemplative spirit, the music – written in a style slightly similar to that of Messiaen – becomes fiercer and more passionate as the work progresses.

The Symphonie des Mystères is a work which will appeal to organ buffs and those interested in the music of the twentieth century, and also to the Catholic community in general, due to the deep faith that it embodies.

First recording, made in the presence of the composer.

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here