Lucrecia Kasilag - Theme and Variations on "Walay Angay" (1950)

Lucrecia Kasilag - Theme and Variations based on a Filipino Folk Tune "Walay Angay" (1950)

Karen Francisco (piano)

00:00 Theme - "Moderately"
00:26 Var. 1 - "Simply"
00:46 Var. 2 - "Slightly Fast"
01:04 Var. 3 - "Slightly Faster"
01:24 Var. 4 - "Spiritedly"
01:49 Var. 5 - "Lightly"
02:03 Var. 6 - "Heavily"
02:43 Var. 7 - "Smoothly"
03:35 Var. 8 - "Languidly"
03:56 Var. 9 - "Boldly"
04:38 Var. 10 - "Lively"
05:08 Var. 11 - "Majestically"
06:00 Finale - "Animatedly and with vigor"

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The Filipino folk tune, “Walay Angay,” is a Filipino love song (kundiman). Its translation is “There is no comparison to the pain of lost love.” This work, representative of Kasilag’s use of Filipino folk songs, is structured as a standard Theme with eleven Variations and Finale. This composition aptly shows Kasilag’s highly imaginative skill in converting a simple melody into various forms challenging the listener’s ear with fresh material by which to perceive an old one.
Caroline Besana Salido, The Piano Compositional Style of Lucrecia Kasilag
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