Album guide
Round About Federico Mompou
- Composer
- Mompou
- Released
- 2001
- Label
- ACT
- Forces
- Piano, Violin, Trio
- Personnel
- Richie Beirach piano, Gregor Huebner violin, George Mraz bass
One of Beirach’s students introduced him to Mompou by bringing him a 99-cent record from a second-hand shop, and he became fascinated by Música callada, whose title means “Silent Music”.
Piano, violin and double bass alternate the Catalan composer’s tiny originals with fantasies and improvisations; the resulting album was nominated for a Grammy in the Latin jazz category.
Hear both
The classical side contains only the source pieces used on the album, in album order. The jazz side presents the complete album whenever a dependable copy can be embedded.
The trio plays each Mompou piece and improvises around it, so one performance covers every track drawn from that piece. The nine sources are presented once each, in album order.
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Source works
The album’s complete track listing, with each classical source identified and original compositions marked plainly.
- Impressiones Intimas #1Impressions intimes No. 1
- Musica Callada #6Música callada No. 6
- Fantasie On Musica Callada #10Música callada No. 10
- Musica Callada #10Música callada No. 10
- Bass Fantasie On Musica Callada #1Música callada No. 1
- Musica Callada #1Música callada No. 1
- Musica Callada #27Música callada No. 27
- Around Musica Callada #27Música callada No. 27
- Fantasie On Musica Callada #19Música callada No. 19
- Around Musica Callada #19Música callada No. 19
- Musica Callada #19Música callada No. 19
- Musica Callada #18Música callada No. 18
- Fantasie On Musica Callada #18Música callada No. 18
- Musica Callada #15Música callada No. 15
- Musica Callada #22Música callada No. 22