Falla: Love the Magician / Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Interlude and Spanish Dance from 'La vida breve'

' The brightly lit Chandos recording emphasis the vigour of Geoffrey Simon's very vital account…'
- The Penguin Complete Guide

'Geoffrey Simon and the Chandos sound engineers have something new and fresh to offer… the singing of Sarah Walker with its vibrant, earthy vitality brings an added dimension of Flamenco drama…Margaret Fingerhut's playing responds splendidly to the changes of mood and has plenty of personality…'
- Gramophone

'…the influence of the night, the fountains, dreamy patios, flowering pomegranates, and a sense of mystery and the ghosts of the past…'

Musicologist W. R.Anderson was referring to Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain when he wrote those
words, but they might well have applied to all the works on this disc. Each one is inspired by the romance of Spain - they tell of gypsies and ghosts, of love and infidelity. Falla was born in the southern Spanish seaport of Cadiz, so it was natural that the Andalusian folk music which surrounded him would colour his own compositions, giving them unique character and excitement.

This disc presents three of Falla's best loved works, including the suite from Love the Magician, his undoubted masterpiece, that reflects the composer's love of the fiery local music with which he grew up.

This recording was praised for its brightness of tone and earthy, vital performances. It remains one of the best in the catalogue and collectors will be pleased to see it back in circulation