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Luces y Sombras (Claudia Montero) - performed by Pablo González Jazey, guitar
Luces y Sombras (Concerto for guitar and string orchestra) - Claudia Montero
I. Decidido
II. Molto Espressivo
III. Risoluto Espressivo
Argentine guitarist Pablo González Jazey performs this new work featuring the passion of the tango with fiery cadenzas framed by the Rio de la Plata urban sounds and rhythms of the orchestra.
Guitar concerto Luces y Sombras, awarded the 2018 Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition, was commisioned by Institut Valencià de Cultura and dedicated to the Valencian composer Manuel Palau. It connects the musical language of Buenos Aires, with its “post-Piazzolla” reminiscences of Milongas and Tango, and the Valencian spirit of Palau's music. Claudia Montero, who now lives in Valencia, has found subtle atmospheres to illustrate this musical symbiosis in a heartfelt and authentic way. The piece was included on the album Mágica y Misteriosa, winning the Latin Grammy for Best Classical Album in 2018.
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“...there is drama and intrigue, it’s thrilling, restless and invigorating, moving from one scene to the next with effortless aplomb.”
— – Steve Harris, Fresh On the Net (independent music blog)
About composer Claudia Montero
Argentinean composer Claudia Montero has emerged as one of the most outstanding and acclaimed composers in Latin America today. Her music “is strongly rooted in South American traditional music ... apart from the joy it expresses there is also a sort of melancholy behind the music ... not sadness, just an elegiac sense or yearning for older times ... that is rooted in Claudia’s traditions from that part of the world” (David Brophy, conductor). Claudia Montero is the winner of four Latin Grammy Awards. In 2018 in the category “Best Classical Contemporary Composition” for her Concerto for Guitar “Luces y Sombras” and also in 2018 in the category Best Classical Album for “Magica y Misteriosa" – which includes the Guitar concerto and her Concerto for Harp. She was also winner of two further Latin Grammy Awards in the category of “Best Classical Contemporary Composition”, for her Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra (2014)and Cuarteto para Buenos Aires (2016)