June 27, 2019

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One of Manuel de Falla’s most famous works comes from an opera he composed. Fritz Kreisler further brought Falla’s “Spanish Dance” into the limelight by setting that excerpt for violin and piano. Other instruments followed suit, sharing in the piece’s popularity; we heard the Chicago Harp Quartet play the “Spanish Dance”. From which opera by Manual de Falla does the “Spanish Dance” come?