The title track Alvorada introduces us to the singer Toquinho and his smoky vocals combine well with Gaillard's cello in a samba. In Cobian and Cadimaco's Nieblas del riachuelo we have a rather smoky jazz-ish sound with the bandoneon rather taking us to Paris. Having introduced us to Spanish music, from then on the programme migrates to Latin America with an extended exploration of the varieties of music on offer. And this is true of Granados' Intermezzo from Goyescas. Two items from Manuel de Falla's Siete canciones populares espanolas, combined Gaillard's lovely lyrical cello with guitar and a highly prominent castanet part. The opening item brings a strong sense of the bright colour and rhythms of the performances. In an interview (see my article), Gaillard made it clear that she was not interested in doing a cross-over disc used to doing her own research, here she works with some major figures in Latin American music. With music by de Falla, Granados, Piazzolla, Villa Lobos, and Cassado, the music explores the more popular, dance elements in music. On the Aparte label (distributed by Harmonia Mundi) she joins with a variety of musicians to perform a wide variety of Spanish and Latin American music under the title Alvorada. This new disc from cellist Ophelie Gaillard is something of a departure from a cellist who is well known for her performances in the baroque and classical repertoire. French cellist Ophelie Gaillard travels to Latin America with enchanting results
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