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Marcial del Adalid: Un recuerdo (A memory), romanza sin palabras

1,870 views · Published 6 January 2015 · 3:59 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: PSearPianist · 2015 · Music

The Spanish composer Marcial del Adalid y Gurréa (1826–1881) studied in London with Moscheles in the 1840s, and later met Liszt in Paris.  Returning to Spain, he composed songs—including settings of Galician folk songs—and piano music (including three sonatas).  An unfinished opera had to wait until 2007 for its premiere.  This attractive song without words, from 1859, is headed by the last verse of a sonnet by the Spanish Romantic poet José de Espronceda (1808–42):

"Más, ay, que el bien trocóse en amargura, y deshojada por los aires sube la dulce flor de la esperanza mía."

In English, this seems to approximate to:
“But, alas, the good is transformed into bitterness, and leafless through the air rises the sweet flower of my hope.”

If you speak Spanish, a better translation would be much appreciated!  I like the way the composer separates the two nocturne-like verses with a distinct ritornello, which adds a little of the character of a folk song.

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Marcial del Adalid: Un recuerdo (A memory), romanza sin palabras

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