Ermessenda of Carcassonne reigned in X and XI centuries in Barcelona. Arnau Bataller had writing a beautiful melodic score with high expressive power. The composer comments: "The music of Ermessenda, with certain sounds archaic, not intended to be historical. It has a conception completely present. I opted for a string orchestra, not very big, to have a more intimate sound a bit so you can integrate with an image that avoids grandstanding. I use mutes on the strings, to have a more intimate sound, to integrate well with the images, who avoid the grandiloquence. It was decided to "decompensate" intentionally orchestra with a greater presence than usual for Cellos and Basses. The percussion, choir and austerity in writing just given the finishing touches sound of a music whose main function is to show the fragility of a woman too powerful for its time."
Track listing
01. Ermessenda 5:16
02. I'm not as good as my father was / No soy tan bueno como lo fue mi padre 3:45
03. Berenguer's fight and death / Lucha y muerte de Berenguer 4:03
04. Abbot Oliva/ El abad Oliva 3:50
05. The Count returns wounded / El conde vuelve herido 3:40
06. You will be the King / Tú serás el Rey 3:17
07. Ermessenda, I'm dying! / Ermessenda, ˇme muero! 5:08
08. I can't fight my desires / No puedo luchar contra mis deseos 5:13
09. Old and alone / Vieja y sola 3:35
10. Problems / Problemas 3:42
11. I've lost everything / Lo he perdido todo 3:10
12. Judicum Albatum 2:57
13. Conspiring / Conspirando 5:04
14. Ants in my arm / Hormigas en mi brazo 3:37
15. Epilogue / Epílogo 5:59 |
