Realismos mágicos : for solo marimba /
Wallin, Rolf,1957-composer.
García Márquez, Gabriel,1927-2014.
"The titles of the movements are taken from short stories by Gabriel García Márquez. The movements can also be performed as free-standing pieces"--Preface.
Total duration: approximately 16 min.
Ojos de perco azul = Eyes of a blue dog -- El verano feliz de la señora Forbes = Miss Forbes's summer of happiness -- El ahogado más hermoso del mundo = The handsomest drowned man in the world -- Buen viaje, señor presidente = Bon voyage, Mr. President -- Un señor muy vejo con unas alas enormas = A very old man with enormous wings -- La luz es como el agua I = Light is like water I -- Diálogo del espejo = Dialogue with the mirror -- La noche de los alcarvanes = The night of the curlews -- El coronel no tiene quien le escriba = No one writes to the Colonel -- El cuento más corto del mundo = The shortest story in the world -- La luz es como el agua 2 = Light is like water 2.
Marimba music.