Seis canciones de otoño y una nana Álbum para voz y piano

“In the delicate tapestry of music for voice and piano, each piece is a thread that we composers weave with our emotions, our experiences and the eternal inspiration the great writers give us. It is a privilege to present this collection of songs, an intimate dialogue between the poetry of Unamuno, Miguel Hernández and Lorca and the sounds of piano and voice, seeking to express the inexpressible. Music, in its purest form, is a personal journey, an invitation to explore the deepest corners of every human being’s most joyful or most painful experiences, like the very duality from which life is built. That is why Unamuno’s talent, Hernández’s passion and Lorca’s poetry intertwine with rhythm, harmony and melody, forming a passionate dialogue. It is a tribute to the beauty of the word and to music’s power to amplify its meaning, in an attempt to capture the essence of these literary works as if they were a canvas of sound, setting up a kind of choreography between literature and music. With this album of songs for voice and piano, I invite performers and listeners to immerse themselves in the musical experience with an open mind and a receptive heart. May these notes resonate in the stillness of listening, allowing the music to become a bridge to reflection and to an intimate connection with the words of the great writers. I only hope that these musical pages can be a journey for the soul, a dance between words and notes, and that they find an intimate echo in the hearts of all who immerse themselves in them.”

Javier Centeno Burgos, 14 December 2023

Poems set to music by Javier Centeno Martín in this book

• Santiago, balada ingenua – Federico García Lorca
• Canción en Castilla – Federico García Lorca
• El Cristo de Velázquez – Miguel de Unamuno
• Llegó con tres heridas – Miguel Hernández
• Canción primera – Miguel Hernández
• Duérmete niñito mío – Federico García Lorca
• Cuatro hojillas – Federico García Lorca