Balada: Works for Clarinet

Barcelona native Leonardo Balada’s creative style has been labelled ‘Dalí’s surrealism in music’—an aspect of his work explored in this programme through the technique of ‘sound transformation’ in which abstract musical materials become familiar melody. Fusing traditional and contemporary elements, Caprichos Nos. 6 and 7 engage intimately with Spanish culture and history, while the virtuoso Double Concerto, heard here in an arrangement for flute, clarinet and piano, blends well-known Mexican folk tunes with the composer’s distinctive avant-garde style.

Balada, Leonardo

 Caprichos No. 7, "Fantasies of La Tarara"

 Caprichos No. 6

 Double Concerto for Oboe and Clarinet (version for flute, clarinet and piano)

Total Playing Time: 51:32