Soprano, cello (or violin) and string orchestra.

09-08-1992 Victoria de los Ángeles, soprano. Lluís Claret, cello. Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Luis Antonio García Navarro, conductor. Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc. Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games of Barcelona, 1992.

Composed in occasion of the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Barcelona, 1992.

Also version for soprano, cello and piano.

Also version for soprano and ensemble.

Comments

"This is a gloss on the well-known popular song El cant dels Ocells, immortalized as a song of resistance by cellist Pau Casals. The lyricism of its harmonic and contrapuntal treatment is very remarkable and in no way detracts from other well-known versions."

Francesc Bonastre, 1992.