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The Spanish Hour 2341: Profile: Conductor Ataúlfo Argenta
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Ataúlfo Argenta, one of the great conductors of the 20th century, in works by Manuel de Falla and Francisco Escudero.
Highly regarded as one of the great conductors of the 20th century, Ataúlfo Argenta is not as well known as Monteux, Beecham, Koussevitzky, and other mid-twentieth century conductors. This week, we hear Argenta conduct L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in the concert version of Manuel de Falla’s El amor brujo (Love the Magician) and Francisco Escudero’s Concierto vasco para piano y orquesta (Basque Concerto for Piano and Orchestra) featuring pianist Martín Imaz.
The Spanish Hour 2340: Codex Las Huelgas: A XIV-century Spanish Treasure
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The female a capella quartet Anonymous 4 present selections from the Burgos Codex Las Huelgas, dating from the turn of the 14th century.
Dating from the turn of the 14th century, rediscovered at the turn of the 20th, the Codex Las Huelgas is an an important piece of musical and cultural history, essential for understanding mediaeval Spanish polyphony. Named for the Convent Las Huelgas, a true refuge for women following the Cistercian order, the Codex contains 186 liturgical works. On tonight’s program, the female a capella vocal quartet Anonymous 4 presents selections from the Codex.
The Spanish Hour 2342: Classical Quixote
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A program of music inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ timeless novel Don
Quixote. Manuel de Falla’s one-act opera Master Peter’s Puppet Show (El
Retablo de Maese Pedro) is the centerpiece for this week’s show, with works by Gerardo Gombau and Roberto Gerhard rounding out this “novel” program.
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Purcell, Minkus, Korngold, Ibert, Ravel, Massenet, Obradors, Guridi, Esplá are just a few of the composers who have been inspired by Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’ novel of the "the man with the sorrowful countenance." Along with work by Roberto Gerhard and Gerardo Gombau, we’ll hear Manuel de Falla’s complete one-act opera Master Peter’s Puppet Show .
The Spanish Hour 2343: Dancing in Barcelona
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Flamenco may be the music tradition best known outside of Spain, but Spain's rich musical dance heritage includes waltzes, sardanas, mazurkas, and more from Catalonia and its composers.
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Flamenco is far from the only dance form in Spain. On this week's show, waltzes, sardanas, mazurkas, and more by a variety of Catalan composers, some very well known --Enrique Granados, Federico Mompou, and others well known mainly in Spain -- Zamacóis, Morera, and
Blancafort.
The Spanish Hour 2344: Argentina's Alberto Ginastera
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Works by Alberto Ginastera, the self-described “man of Latin America” and one of South America’s most important and innovative composers of the twentieth century.
From Argentina’s folk traditions to polytonality, we’ll hear four exciting and exuberant works by Alberto Ginastera, self-described “man of Latin America” and one of South America’s most important composers of the twentieth century. We'll hear Danzas argentinas from the 1930's, Pampeana No. 3 and Piano Sonata No. 1 from the 1950's, and Iubilum from 1980.
The Spanish Hour 2345: Three Generations of Spanish Symphonists
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From the Generation of the Maestros to El Grupo de los Ocho to today, orchestral works by Julio Gómez, Salvador Bacarisse, and José Luis Greco.
The Spanish Hour 2346: Fiesta de la Guitarra Latinoamericana
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From Cuba’s Joaquín Nin and Leo Brouwer to Argentina’s Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov to Uruguay’s Alfonso Broqua, music by Latin American composers, and all for the guitar. Recorded live in concert at Manhattan School of Music.
Recorded live in concert at the Manhattan School of Music, works by Cuba’s Joaquín Nin and Leo Brouwer, Argentina’s Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov, and Uruguay’s Alfonso Broqua.
The Spanish Hour 2347: Contemporary Cuban String Quartets
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A recital of 20th -century chamber music by Cuban-born composers performed by the Grammy Award-winning Havana String Quartet.
Selections from the Havana String Quartet’s concert of twentieth-century chamber music by Cuban-born composers Leo Brouwer, Yalil Guerra, and Igmar Alderete. Recorded live in concert at Instituto Cervantes New York.
The Spanish Hour 2348: The Fandango
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A program devoted to the Fandango, the most Spanish of Spanish songs and dances. We’ll hear a variety of classical interpretations by Antonio Soler, Granados, Boccherini, Vives, and, yes, even Mozart.
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The most Spanish of Spanish songs and dances: the Fandango, as heard through classical interpretations by Soler, Granados, Boccherini, Vives, Luigi Boccherini, and yes, even Mozart. Hear how each composer interpreted and adapted this beloved Spanish dance form with Afro-Cuban roots.
The Spanish Hour 2353: Hidden Treasures
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Forgotten by time and still finding an audience: hidden treasures from South America and the Iberian Peninsula.
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Forgotten by time, a century of hidden treasures from Spain and the New World are finding a new audience. Today’s program includes a sonata for clarinet and piano by Argentinean romantic Carlos Guastavino, symphonic Basque melodies by Jesús Guridi, and a guitar suite of homecoming by contemporary Galician composer Octavio Vázquez.
The Spanish Hour 2401: From Renaissance to Galant
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Francisco Guerrero, Joan and Josep Pla, and Domenico Scarlatti on this week's edition of Spanish Music in eras ranging from the Renaissance through the Galant.
Works by Francisco Guerrero, Joan and Josep Pla, and Domenico Scarlatti are representative of Spanish Music from the 16th through 18th centuries. We offer a sample of their works this week.
The Spanish Hour 2401: From Renaissance to Galant
From Candice Agree | Part of the The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree series | 58:30
Francisco Guerrero, Joan and Josep Pla, and Domenico Scarlatti on this week's edition of Spanish Music in eras ranging from the Renaissance through the Galant.
Works by Francisco Guerrero, Joan and Josep Pla, and Domenico Scarlatti are representative of Spanish Music from the 16th through 18th centuries. We offer a sample of their works this week.
The Spanish Hour 2402: Invitation to the Dance
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A program recorded live in concert of Spanish and Latin American music of some of the most recognizable and beloved popular dances of Spain. Habaneras, fandangos, and more, by Ravel (yes, some French music too,) Falla, Sierra, and Águila.
Work by Falla, Sierra, and Águila on the next program presented in collaboration with the Manhattan School of Music.
The Spanish Hour 2403: Music for a Pilgrimage
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From as far back as the ninth century, perhaps earlier, pilgrims have followed El Camino de Santiago to the shrine of St. James in Compostela. On this edition of The Spanish Hour, we hear selections from the Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century guidebook of sorts, containing advice and music for the pilgrimage. We’ll hear selections, as performed by Ensemble Organum.
Since the ninth century, the routes to Santiago de Compostela leading to the sanctuary of St. James have attracted countless pilgrim and exercised a potent mystique. What has achieved less attention is the music originally sung during the services in honor of the saint. Marcel Pérès's in-depth study of the Codex Calixtinus, preserved at the Cathedral of Santiago, has led to a reconstruction of the musical gems contained in the rare twelfth-century manuscript. This recording attest to the multiple stylistic influences encountered on the pilgrimage in the early 12th century.
The Spanish Hour 2404: The Genius of Isaac Albéniz
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Keyboard masterpieces by the Spanish compsoer and piano virtuoso Isaac Albéniz, performed by Miguel Baselga and Judith Jáuregui
Pianists Miguel Baselga and Judith Jáuregui interpret two masterworks by Albéniz: Seis danzas españolas/Six Spanish Dances and Suite española.
The Spanish Hour 2405: Dances, Impressions & Rhapsodies
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From Joaquín Rodrigo to Ernesto Lecuona to Alberto Ginastera to Gabriela Lena Frank, old and new favorites from Spain and Latin America.
From a Valencian medieval legend to the seat of the ancient Incan empire to pre-Colombian Peru and Bolivia to Cuba and the Argentine tango, works by Ginastera, Rodrigo, Lecuona and Frank, featuring flutist Eugenia Zukerman, pianist Thomas Tirino, and conductors Enrique Bátiz and Keith Lockhart, exploring contemporary visions of times gone by.
The Spanish Hour 2406: Spanish Love Songs for Valentine's Day
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Love songs, nothing but love songs! Spanish love songs for El Día de los Enamorados – Valentine’s Day from Sephardic romances from the Middle Ages to love songs by Granados and Falla.
Over 500 years of Love Iberian style! Sephardic romances of the Jews of mediaeval Spain, Spanish love songs by Catalan Enrique Granados, and a gitanería of ghostly love by Manuel de Falla.
The Spanish Hour 2407: Classics from Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela
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20th-century South American classcis from Argentina’s Carlos Guastavino to Chile’s Juan Antonio Sánchez to Venezuela’s Evencio Castellanos.
One was born of Italian immigrants, another was born in Berlin, and yet another was born into one of South America's most distinguished musical families. Yet Carlos Guastavino, Juan Antonio Sánchez, and Evencio Castellanos all contributed to and enriched not only the musical life of Argentina, Chile, and Venezuela, but of Western classical music.
The Spanish Hour 2408: Transcribed and Transformed
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A program of well-known Spanish keyboard and orchestral treasures transcribed for guitar and heard anew.
Guitarist Jorge Caballero and the Brazilian Guitar Quartet in transcriptions of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Iberian-inspired orchestral work Capriccio Espagnole, Isaac Albéniz piano suite Chants d'Espagne, and more.
The Spanish Hour 2409: Mexico‘s Choral Music Tradition
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From 17th -century masters Juan García de Zéspedes and Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla to modern-day composers Guillermo Alvarez Navarro and Sergio Cárdenas, enjoy a 400-year span of choral music from Mexico, presented by Vocal Essence, Andrew Lawrence King and the Harp Consort, and others.
A potpourri of over four centuries of Mexican choral music, from 17th-century master Juan Garcia de Zéspedes and Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla to contemporary composers Guillermo Álvarez Navarro and Sergio Cárdenas.
The Spanish Hour 2410: Paseo Latinoamericano
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Classical and traditional music of Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and Paraguay, as well as a work by a North-American composer with Peruvian, Chinese, Lithuanian, and Jewish Roots.
Guitarists Lily Afshar and Manuel Barrueco, flutist Marco Granados, the Chiara Quartet, and Quintet of the Americas take us on a Latin-American Walkabout, exploring traditional music and contemporary compositions inspired by the melodically and rhythmically rich music of Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Peru, and Venezuela.
The Spanish Hour 2411: Music for Children
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Music written for children -- to sing, to play, to enjoy -- by Cuban-born Paquito D'Rivera and Emilio Aragón, Catalan Xavier Montsalvatge, and Teruel native Antón García Abril.
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The Spanish Hour 2412: Profile: Teresa Berganza
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On this week’s program, we celebrate the artistic legacy of Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, who died May 13, 2022 at the age of 89. Joining her is guitarist Narciso Yepes in music ranging from the 13 through 20th centuries.
On this week’s program, we celebrate the artistic legacy of Spanish mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza. The unique vocal characteristics that brought her accolades for her interpretations of Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, in zarzuela, and more, also made Teresa Berganza a remarkable performer in baroque and renaissance repertory. Joined by guitarist Narciso Yepes, we'll hear Teresa Berganza in works ranging from the 13th century's Alfonso X el Sabio through the 13 Old Spanish Songs of García Lorca.
The Spanish Hour 2413: Falla and the Theater
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In 1904, Carlos Fernandez Shaw introduced Manuel de Falla to "The Three-cornered hat," Pedro Antonio de Alarcón’s satire of village life in Andalucía, written in 1874. It’s best known by Manuel de Falla’s music for the ballet of 1919. Falla’s original plan for the novel was to produce it as a pantomime-farce. Joaquín Turina conducted the premiere of "The Magistrate and the Miller’s Wife" on April 7, 1917. We'll hear the complete work, along with selections from "El Amor Brujo."
Many have interpreted the elegance, sensuality, and erotic suggestiveness of Manuel de Falla’s music as overt expressions of his homosexuality. Falla’s works for the stage: "El Amor Brujo "(Love, the Magician) and "El Corregidor y la molinera" (The Magistrate and the Miller’s Wife), a work which would later become "El sombrero de tres picos "(The Three-Cornered Hat) are featured this week.