Today is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the subtly potent Catalan composer Xavier Montsalvatge. A website dedicated to him takes note of various activities in Barcelona. The harpsichordist, scholar, and blogger Roger Evans has completed a biography of Montsalvatge, to be published soon by Pendragon Press; Hänssler Classic has issued a bewitching CD entitled Canciones & Conciertos, with Poema concertante, Cinco canciones negras, and Concierto breve.
