The Joint US-CSMMC Symphony Orchestra: young and very promising

In this case, it is even more praiseworthy to be The young violinist who came to give her everything Creating an iconic concert of repertoire, a work of extraordinary beauty, clarity of approach (each situation leads us to another almost without us realizing it) and impossible virtuosity. Nelly Romero is a young woman from Dos Hermanas Who takes advantage of everything we say by submitting to us “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra” in E minor op. 64Because he not only met the thorny technical requirements, but also dealt with the expressive aspect in a more than wonderful way.

And things are very clear: if he is to convey to us the enthusiasm and joy of the novel’s famous opening theme “Allegro”His violin would easily triumph over the orchestra. On the other hand, if the intensity of feeling is dominant, such as the lyricism that permeates the story. “Walk”forcing him to lower the dynamic – even if it means losing fame – he will not hesitate and blend in with his teammates. Even if your body tells you to throw yourself down a cliff, you will know how to get out without a single scratch: we are referring to the suicidal speed with which you dealt with the situation. “Allegro molto vivace” It is true that the nuance in the “tempo” calls for it, but it is not as fast as usual; Yet he hit all the notes in place, and all the trebles and harmonics sounded – no matter how devilish – although he supposed some of the violins had reached a point where they were lost. Sometimes musicians think about “accompaniment” and relaxation: this is not always the case, as some children saw. Personally, it seems to us that this is not the best time for “Allegro,” because it ends up being what it was in the end: a show of virtuosity. What’s more, he tipped us very quickly for the same reason. But music is not a race to see who is the fastest, although even this debauchery did not rob him of his innate musicality.

On the other hand, we are sure that A synchronizationManuel Castillo And last week “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1” It’s not a coincidence. pianist Aurora Jill This concert was played directed by Juan Garcia Rodriguez; And now, a week later, this comes to us “Symphony of the Sea” by Torina orchestrated by Castilloafter it became unknown how many years had passed since a single note had been played by the Seville maestro.

So, congratulations. Castillo has always been an admirer of Seville’s Bausano: “To the Torina family with my gratitude and the joy of my contribution to the knowledge of great Seville music. Madrid, March 18, 1982,” reads Castillo’s original score. The truth is that Torina had only completed the first two movements of the piano symphony in 1945, so Castillo decided to orchestrate the score on the 100th anniversary of Torina’s birth, premiering it at the Teatro Real in Madrid.

“Anyway, this is the latest of Torina’s canes, of considerable importance and beauty, which has been orchestrated with great success by Manuel Castillo, the award-winning Sevillen composer. His work, like all works of this genre, inevitably forced orchestras “in a way…” Castello’s success was that such determinism was not observed thanks to the assumption of Turinian thought and style. Everything flows naturally to a perfectly valid solution, whose greater or lesser guess as to what the author would have solved belongs to the realm of the spiritual. (Enrique Franco. Country). The former music critic and Falla specialist dedicated these beautiful and analytical words to Torina and Castillo.

“The Sea Symphony is an unfinished work, like the unfinished symphony of our day. As with the very famous Franz Schubert, his course is limited to two stages. We have to thank that good Seville musician and great composer who is Castillo, on the one hand, because he did not fall into the temptation of adding another movement: and on the other hand, because, in his meticulous work, he sought a fair number of parallels with which he could join the ‘constants’ of Turin’s production (Antonio Fernandez Mr. ABC Madrid). The article is longer, but we just want to record the importance that the two Seville authors achieved in Madrid over two of their main critics. We allow ourselves these two very interesting comments to highlight the work done by Castillo Pedro J. Sanchez GomezThe first is titled “Manuel Castillo. His work in print journalism. 1949-1998”, in addition to a second volume entitled “Manuel Castillo. The vital necessity of music. He tells us about his work during his life.

Undoubtedly, Torina as a composer and Castillo as an orchestral player, in addition to the same original, also participated in the study in Paris, so it is not surprising that the work bears the flavor of a sea of ​​music. Debussy. Garcia Rodriguez has the manners of a director, all you have to do is watch him move around the stage; For students, it has the added advantage of clarity, because it is familiar with contemporary repertoire, where mathematical analogy is one of the most important factors. But we got the impression that where they worked the most was, of course, in the finished work, which might also be more closely related to their little ears. Certainly with this dedicated orchestra, as he did with her barber (“Symphony No. 1” in reference movement. 9) or by apprenticeship will truly provide us with a sometimes rough, sometimes calm sea, more likely Sanluc rather than the English Channel (with Zortzico referring to the Cantabrian Sea?) and the sea foam that perfumes the rhythms of Seville.

As we say, there was complete dedication to Barber, with a compact, warm and evocative chord, though also disturbing, twisted or deeply discordant. They are not professionals, the majority study and have to combine these concerts with their studies at the conservatory or university. Despite the effort They manage to ensure that none of the three works provides us with new and hopeful readings of Seville’s music..