LA DANZA DE LA LUNA

Romanticism made a well-known path through the classical music legacy. Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, to name only a few of them, were names firmly associated with that particular sort of pathos, which may be hard to define, but definitely seems to include a strong association linking the purity of the human soul with the majestic harmony implicit in the many levels of order found in Nature. Society is essentially a corrupted affair, but man is more than a mindless part of that sad state of things, and can steer away from it, seeking redemption in a pure contemplation of Nature's own wonders.

Like the precise ballet taking place in the skies every blessed night. And that is the subject matter of this short, but at the same time ambitious little work. A spiritual endeavour fed by clasical influences, as mentioned above, but taking finally the form of a Symphonic Rock suite in several movements, primorously put together by the multi-instrumentalist talent of the composer Julián Martínez.

The mind behind the proceedings clearly seems to be that of a pianist, rendering a pleasant starscape made of interweaving scales embellished with all sorts of trills, and likely minded resources taken from the baroque and romantic palette. But the tonal color is also enriched by resort to the sound of harpsichord, flute and some hints of mellotron, mainly in the background.

The articulation of the work follows also the traditional alternation between the more rapid, dense, and heavily orchestrated movements, like the opener, El Canto Del Bosque, with other relatively slower, transparent, and sparingly orchestrated ones, like the second track, Caminos De Cristal, to put some example.

Anyway, what comes out triumphant in the end is the strong sense of relaxed flow, and thoroughly achieved continuity that prevails from the first note, right to the last one of them, an accomplished result of flawless conception and execution that the listener cannot but be thankful for.

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