The Sinfonía pirenaica (Pyrenean Symphony), inspired by the Pyrenees, was composed by Jesús Guridi in 1945 and premiered on 8 February 1946 in Bilbao by the Bilbao Municipal Orchestra conducted by Jesús Arámbarri.Premiere of a symphony by maestro Guridi. La Vanguardia, 09/02/45
Lasting c. 49 minutes, it consists of three movements:
All three movements are based in the sonata form, while the harmonic language reflects Basque folk music through the use of altered thirds and sevenths in a major tonality. While it is an abstract symphony lacking a programme, it usually comes close to the tone of a symphonic poem and it features descriptive effects.Booklet notes by Santiago Gorostiza for the Naxos release, 8.557631
Recordings Bilbao Symphony — Juanjo Mena. Naxos, 2003.
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