Fragments of a Dream

by Williams,John / Pena,Paco / Inti-Illimani

Overview

Fragments of a Dream is a collaboration between the Andean cultural troupe Inti-Illimani, classical guitarist John Williams, and flamenco guitarist Paco Pena, spawned from a number of ad-lib performances between the various musicians in London. Those performances were essentially Inti-Illimani performing as usual, with guest solos by the guitarists. This album, however, was written specifically with the collaboration in mind. As such, there is a distinct weaving of styles. The flutes and small strings of Inti-Illimani are often backed rhythmically by some careful guitar plucking. Conversely, there are passages of classical guitar with punctuation provided by the Andean instruments. It's a decently soft affair either way, not necessarily making heavy use of the Andean motives, but incorporating the Andean style into the larger set of a hybridized music. The horns sometimes act as punctuation to short runs of Andean-based sound, and sometimes play in a largely classical context. The charangos and violins do much the same. The core instruments from both stylistic sides only make the crossing from time to time, usually playing in a normal manner and letting the context affect the manner in which they're heard. As such, it makes a nice twist on the usual classical guitar repertoire, but probably isn't really the right choice for those looking for a piece of world fusion. Interesting, but largely bland. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/1988
Label:	Cbs Masterworks / Cbs Records
UPC:	0074644457421
Rank:	193104

Tracks

1. Danza di cala luna
2. El corazon a contraluz
3. Cristalino
4. La Preguntona
5. El carnaval
6. Fragmentos de un Seu¿¿o
7. La Ciudad
8. El mercado testaccio
9. La Calahorra
10. Danza
11. En Libertad, sevillanas

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Williams   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar
Inti-Illimani   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Paco Pena   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar
Horacio Salinas   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Inti-Illimani   Performer,Producer
Paco Pena   Composer,Performer
John Williams   Performer
Patricio Manns   Composer
Victor Contreras   Composer
Roslav Szaybo   Design
Horacio Salinas   Composer