Carlos Payés: 'Flor de un Día' - canción (barcarola)

Carlos Payés is a guitarist and composer from El Salvador, with a particular interest in the musical legacy of Agustin Barrios Mangoré - some of whose guitar works he has transcribed for piano. This original piece is included in a CD of Sr. Payés' works recorded by the Salvadoran pianist Mario Morales.
The literal translation of the title of the piece is 'Flower of one day' (it appears on the CD liner as 'One Instant Flower' - I am not sure which is the better translation!).
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Played by Phillip Sear
http://www.psear.co.uk

Category:

Music

Tags:

• piano
• classical
• contemporary
• El
• Salvador
• barcarola
• barcarolle

[jannarta]

It has enough variation to make it a nice practice piece and a 'hit for the moment ' To really take off it would require a lively round dance or mazurka for a second movement to demonstrate 'an other day ' with a third section repeating the first melody again only more robust. Jannarta.

[PSearPianist]

Thank you - that's a fair point. I think one needs to view it as a piano transcription of a Latin ballad.

[ronpolla]

Another eclectic unexpected choice.

Thank you!!

[PSearPianist]

It is the first piece of Salvadoran piano music I have played!

[musicusblau]

Very good. It´s really interesting for me to meat this composer and this lovely piece. Excellent playing!

[PSearPianist]

Thank you.  I'm sure the composer will be pleased to see your comment!

[PSearPianist]

Thank you - the composer will be pleased to see yours and the other kind comments. I particularly appreciate the comments from you and other native Spanish speakers to whom the title will have more meaning than to me!

[mcyeta]

Definitively, a fantastic work!! what a beautiful composition!! And in my point of view, "flor de un día" (flower of a day, that's the literal translation) refers to something wonderful that the composer met one day while he was living through the moment, as a poet who detains himself to observe something beautiful in his "day after day"; this piece express that particular and unique moment.. The Flower of a Day...

Regards from Argentina

[PSearPianist]

Thank you!

[criseluka]

Beautiful! Wonderful! GREAT! 5*