Coll:
Piedras
...de voz aceitunada for flute, guitar and viola
Taleas oblicuas, for oboe and ensemble
Three Pieces ‘after Turia’ for piano solo
Liquid Symmetries

This Portrait captures nearly fifteen years of creativity (2009-2023) from a leading Spanish composer-conductor, taking in both chamber and ensemble works. The work from these intervening years pivots around an important stylistic shift, in 2016: Coll gave voice to flamenco traditions for the first time, drawing its gestures and mood into his musical language. His brittle, explosive style – already indebted to the surreal atmosphere and wild humour of Spanish modernism – was further enriched by Spanish folk influences. What this recording captures is the heady mix of influences – philosophical, literary, geographical, and painterly – that react together and infuse Coll’s expressive language with its dynamic, unpredictable quality.