Navarra

This is the second monographic CD dedicated to Jorge Grundman on the prestigious Sony Classical label. It contains the first three world premiere recordings of three orchestral works by the composer. The Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra under the baton of the prestigious conductor and composer Pedro Halffter, accompanies pianist Eduardo Frías and cellist Iagoba Fanlo in the recording.

Edward Gregson is a composer of international standing whose music has been performed, broadcast, and commercially recorded worldwide. Gregson is renowned for his concertos and music for band, but his chamber music reveals a more enquiring voice. In recent years these works have been enriched with greater expressive and emotional depth, ranging here from youthful impressionism to the fearsome virtuosity of Triptych, a competition test piece. Gregson’s First String Quartet was acclaimed by one critic as ‘an extraordinary work, both gritty and serene’, while the evocative colours of the Second are framed by the gentle lilt of a Siciliana.

“Alberto is a leading talent of his generation" - Emmanuel Pahud Flautist. Alberto Navarra gained notable recognition in the Spring of 2022, winning the Carl Nielsen International Flute Competition in Odense (Denmark), following recent competition successes in Italy and Romania. As a member of the Berlin Philharmonic's Karajan Akademie, Alberto currently holds the position of ""Solo-Flöte mit 2./3. Flöte"" with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. For his debut album Navarra is joined by harpist Claudia Lucia Lamanna and the Odense Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Holly Hyun Choe, for Mozart's Concerto for Flute and Harp, as well as flute concertos by Carl Reinecke and Carl Nielsen."

The Latvian composer Peteris Vasks’ beautiful and intense music has in recent years touched the same listening public that have responded so positively to the music of Arvo Part and Henryck Gorecki. On this CD award-winning young ensemble the Navarra String Quartet have worked alongside the composer to produce a recording of the first three of Vasks’ five string quartets.