Musica De Palladium
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| Apr 2015
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Be Sharp
Reviewed 2015-04-24
Reviewed 2015-04-24
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL
Puerto Rican composer, Dan Roman, presents several short chamber-music suites plus one longer piece. The variety of styles and instrumentation makes for a pleasing and interesting listen. While minimal, the music is quite listenable with mainly tonal, lyric melodies. Can be played as suites or as individual tracks.
All instrumental. No FCC issues
* “Musica de Palladium”, a suite for violin, viola, cello, and piano
1 Slow. Short prelude. Piano arpeggios & gentle bowed strings. (1.22)
2 ** Mid-fast. Urgent bowed strings; loud expressive piano. Exhilarating. (3:25)
3 ** Slow. Lovely, warm, legato strings. Music-box piano. (4:14)
4 Fast. Complex, syncopated, anxious. (4:36)
** “La Machina Line”, a suite for alto saxophone and viola
5 ** Mid-fast. Bouncy, exuberant counterpoint. (4:12)
6 * Slow. Pastoral tone poem. Sax has beautiful bassoon-like tone. (4:22)
7 ** Mid-tempo. Playful, impish melody on sax, mimicked by viola. (3:54)
“Retrospectos”, a suite for cello and piano
8 Fast, light-fingered piano accompaniment. Deep angry theme on cello. (2:14)
9 Very slow. Thoughtful, searching cello. Minimal accompaniment on piano. (3:51)
10 ** Fast. Alternating pizzicato/arco cello. Some jazzy passages. (3:16)
11 Very slow. Quiet, eerie start. Merest hint of piano. Second half quite melodic. (4:49)
12 Fast. Piano & cello chase each other around. (3:56)
“Fabulas”, a suite for violin and piano
13 Very fast. Little repeated figure on violin. Piano pounds fff and strums inside. (3:00)
14 Very slow. Passionate violin with miles of vibrato. Piano like dripping water. (5:00)
15 Very fast. Much like #13, but with added pizzicato sections. (3:40)
“Passing Puntos”, a longer work for violin, cello, and piano
16 Fast; slow; fast. Violin & piano locked in a duel. Steady cello. Dramatic. (10:00)
Puerto Rican composer, Dan Roman, presents several short chamber-music suites plus one longer piece. The variety of styles and instrumentation makes for a pleasing and interesting listen. While minimal, the music is quite listenable with mainly tonal, lyric melodies. Can be played as suites or as individual tracks.
All instrumental. No FCC issues
* “Musica de Palladium”, a suite for violin, viola, cello, and piano
1 Slow. Short prelude. Piano arpeggios & gentle bowed strings. (1.22)
2 ** Mid-fast. Urgent bowed strings; loud expressive piano. Exhilarating. (3:25)
3 ** Slow. Lovely, warm, legato strings. Music-box piano. (4:14)
4 Fast. Complex, syncopated, anxious. (4:36)
** “La Machina Line”, a suite for alto saxophone and viola
5 ** Mid-fast. Bouncy, exuberant counterpoint. (4:12)
6 * Slow. Pastoral tone poem. Sax has beautiful bassoon-like tone. (4:22)
7 ** Mid-tempo. Playful, impish melody on sax, mimicked by viola. (3:54)
“Retrospectos”, a suite for cello and piano
8 Fast, light-fingered piano accompaniment. Deep angry theme on cello. (2:14)
9 Very slow. Thoughtful, searching cello. Minimal accompaniment on piano. (3:51)
10 ** Fast. Alternating pizzicato/arco cello. Some jazzy passages. (3:16)
11 Very slow. Quiet, eerie start. Merest hint of piano. Second half quite melodic. (4:49)
12 Fast. Piano & cello chase each other around. (3:56)
“Fabulas”, a suite for violin and piano
13 Very fast. Little repeated figure on violin. Piano pounds fff and strums inside. (3:00)
14 Very slow. Passionate violin with miles of vibrato. Piano like dripping water. (5:00)
15 Very fast. Much like #13, but with added pizzicato sections. (3:40)
“Passing Puntos”, a longer work for violin, cello, and piano
16 Fast; slow; fast. Violin & piano locked in a duel. Steady cello. Dramatic. (10:00)
Recent airplay
La Machina Line: La Michina Line
Rebroadcast: Music Casserole — May 08, 2021
Musica De Palladium: Sentimental
Rebroadcast: Music Casserole — Apr 10, 2021
La Machina Line: La Michina Line
Music Casserole — Jun 20, 2015
todo
minimum entropy — Jun 03, 2015
Musica De Palladium: Sentimental
Music Casserole — May 23, 2015
Musica De Palladium: Sensacional, Musica De Palladium: Sentimental, Musica De Palladium: Candela, Musica De Palladium: Preludio
Moonlight Impressions — May 13, 2015
Charting
2015-05-08 — 2015-07-10
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 21 | 1 |
| Jun 7 | 1 |
| May 24 | 1 |
| May 17 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Musica De Palladium: Preludio | ||
| 2. | Musica De Palladium: Candela | ||
| 3. | Musica De Palladium: Sentimental | ||
| 4. | Musica De Palladium: Sensacional | ||
| 5. | La Machina Line: La Michina Line | ||
| 6. | La Machina Line: Cielo-Line | ||
| 7. | La Machina Line: La Park Line | ||
| 8. | Retrospectos: Introduccion Al Paseo | ||
| 9. | Retrospectos: Retrospecto A Tavarez | ||
| 10. | Retrospectos: Retrospecto A Morel | ||
| 11. | Retrospectos: Retrospecto A Quinton | ||
| 12. | Retrospectos: Retrospecto A Mislan | ||
| 13. | Fabulas: La Capilla Del Cristo | ||
| 14. | Fabulas: La Garita Del Diablo | ||
| 15. | Fabulas: Santa Maria, Libranos De Todo Mal | ||
| 16. | Passing Puntos |