The Naxos CD Round Time, which features world premiere recordings of Luís Tinoco's orchestral music, has received praise from Spanish music magazine Ritmo, which highlights the eponymous work especially for its 'rich orchestral canvas, capable to invent a mosaic of very contrasted sound atmospheres.'
Tinoco Round Time CD praised
12 December 2013An English translation of the review by Clara Berea reads:
"Luís Tinoco is one of the most interesting composers from the new generations of Portuguese music. Round Time was one of the works that more decisively marked his career and, in this work, Tinoco reveals a rich orchestral canvas, capable to invent a mosaic of very contrasted sound atmospheres. The remaining works in this CD are all vocal, one territory that Tinoco controls in perfection. From the Depth of Distance was written in reply to a commission under the subject of the Portuguese navigators, although the musician preferred to focus on the idea of "inner discoveries". The poems by Pessoa and Whytman are sung by a soprano that alternates from the syllabic to the recitative, with some jazzy influences. Search Songs is a cycle that reveals more dramatic tones and embodies some repetition features. Finally, the Songs from The Solitary Dreamer reveal a melancholic tone, with very subtle sound effects, such as the music box that is portrayed in the first song. This is a very fine composer that deserves all our attention. Moreover, the Gulbenkian Orchestra is one of the best in Portugal and the production must be credited to Antena 2, the classical radio channel from RTP, fully showing what a public radio can do for the promotion of its country's music.
Clara Berea - RITMO magazine, No. 868 - October 2013
Spanish original:
Luís Tinoco es uno de los compositores más interesantes de las últimas generaciones de la música portuguesa. Round Time fue una de las obras que con mayor fuerza marcaron su carrera y en ella Tinoco exhibe una rica paleta orquestal, capaz de inventar un mosaico de atmósferas sonoras muy contrastadas. Las restantes obras del disco son vocales, un terreno que Tinoco maneja a la perfección. From the Depth of Distance respondió a un encargo sobre los navegantes portugueses, aunque el músico prefirió centrarse en la idea del "descubrimiento interior". Los poemas de Pessoa y Whitman son cantados por una soprano, que pasa de lo silábico a lo recitativo, con alguna sugerencia jazzística. Search Songs, es un cliclo que adquire tintes más dramáticos e incorpora recursos sonoros repetitivos. Finalmente, las Canções do Sonhador Solitário tienen un tono melancólico, con efectos sonoros muy sutiles, como la caja de música que se sugiere en la primera canción. Estamos ante un compositor muy fino que merece toda nuestra atención. Además, la Orquesta Gulbenkian es una de las mejores de Portugal y la producción se debe a Antena 2, la emisora clásica de la RTP, lo que demuestra todo lo que todavia puede hacer una radio publica por la difusión de la música de su país.
The CD was released in May 2013 and is available to buy or download from Naxos's website.
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