Borrowing our title from the storied Spanish Riding School in Vienna, home of the Lipizzaner horses, this program explores the wealth of musical output from Iberian composers. Following a lineage from the 18th century on to those creating new music today, we consider the Spanish School as a living tradition, blending the values of the past with the passion of the present. From the guitar to the piano and every instrument in between, this week features selections from Pablo de Sarasate, Andres Segovia, and many other Spanish composers and performers.
Spanish School
Spanish buildings in the sun
Playlist
Episode 1
Manuel Valls, arranger: Canciones Sefardíes
“La rosa enflorece”
Oscar Ghiglia, guitar; Jean-Claude Gérard, flute; Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano
Icon: Victoria de los Angeles – The Opera Singer
EMI Classics 17308
0:54
Manuel Valls, arranger: Canciones Sefardíes
“Yo m’enamori d’un aire”
Oscar Ghiglia, guitar; Jean-Claude Gérard, flute; Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano
Icon: Victoria de los Angeles – The Opera Singer
EMI Classics 17308
0:51
José María Lamaña, arranger: “Mariam matrem”
José María Lamaña; Chamber Ensemble; Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano
Icon: Victoria de los Angeles – The Opera Singer
EMI Classics 7243 5 66937
3:19
Soler, Antonio: The Emperor’s Fanfare
Carlo Curley, organ
The Emperor’s Fanfare
Argo 430200
3:10
Soler, Antonio: Sonata En Re Mayor
La Orquesta De Cámara De Madrid, José Ma. Franco Gil; Lucero Tena, castanets
Sublime Mutter!
EMI Classics 64585
3:42
García, Manuel: “El Poeta Calculista Yo Que Soy Contrabandista”
La Scintilla; Adám Fischer; Cecilia Bartoli, soprano
Maria
Decca 4759077
2:22
García, Manuel: La Figlia Dell “E Non Lo Vedo…Son Regina”
La Scintilla; Adám Fischer; Cecilia Bartoli, soprano
Maria
Decca 4759077
7:05
Sor, Fernando: Variations On a Theme By Mozart, Op. 9
Andrés Segovia, guitar
The American DECCA Recordings I
DG 4778133
7:02
Malibran, Maria: “Prendi Per Me Sei Libero”
La Scintilla; Adám Fischer; Cecilia Bartoli, soprano
Maria
Decca 4759077
4:18
de Sarasate, Pablo: Zapateado, Op. 23., No. 2
Jascha Heifetz, violn; André Benoist, piano
The Heifetz Collection – Acoustic recordings 1917
RCA Victor Gold Seal GD80942
3:27
de Sarasate, Pablo: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/James Levine
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Carmen-Fantasie
DG 437544
8:40
Episode 2
Tárrega, Francisco: Jeux Interdits Romance
Pepe Romero, guitar
Jeux Interdits And Other Guitar Favorites
Philips Classics 456552
1:47
Granados, Enrique: Goyescas Suite 5
El Amor y la Muerte (Balada)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Iberia / Goyescas
London 448191
3:07 (excerpt)
Granados, Enrique: Goyescas Suite
I. Los Requiebros Suite
II. El Fandango del Candil Suite
III. Quejas Ó la Maja y el Ruiseño Book 2
VII. El Pelele (Escena Goyesca)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Iberia / Goyescas
London 448191
24:54
Granados, Enrique: Danzas Españolas No. 5, Andaluza: Andantino,
Quasí Allegretto No. 10, Allegretto (Danza Triste)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
The Art of Alicia de Larrocha
Decca 000018002
8:11
Velazquez, Consuela: Besame Mucho (excerpt)
Wes Montgomery Trio
The Best of Wes Montgomery
Verve Records Svlp 9191
0:52
Granados, Enrique: Goyescas – Intermezzo
Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Fritz Reiner
Spain
BMG 09026-62586
5:40
Granados, Enrique: Goyescas Suite 5
El Amor y la Muerte (Balada) and Suite 10
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Iberia / Goyescas
London 448191
8:09
Tárrega, Francisco: Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Pepe Romero, guitar
Jeux Interdits and Other Guitar Favorites
Philips Classics 456552
4:36
Episode 3
Albeniz, Isaac: Iberia: Book 1
I. Évocation, II. el Puerto
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Noches En Los Jardines De España / Iberia
Erato 75316
10:37
Picón, José & Francisco Asenjo Barbieri: Pan y Toros
“Preludio Acto II,” “La Grave Contradanza le Gusta”
Gran Orquesta Sinfonica
Pan Y Toros
Alhambra WD 74390
5:26
Albeniz, Isaac: Espana
I. Prélude, II. Tango, III. Malaguena
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Barenboim – 50 Years on Stage
EuroArts 2050427
8:38
Albeniz, Isaac: Granada
Andrés Segovia, guitar
Playing the Music of Albeniz and Granados
Dcca 384 29M
5:16
Albeniz, Isaac: Iberia
VIII. El Polo (Andalusian song and dance)
IX. Lavapies (A working class quarter in Madrid)
Alicia de Larrocha
Albeniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Española / De Larrocha
London 417887
13:31
Albeniz, Isaac (finished by Déodat de Séverac): Navarra, Suite Española, No. 13
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Albeniz: Iberia, Navarra, Suite Española / De Larrocha
London 417887
5:58
Episode 4
de Falla, Manuel: El amor brujo: No. 11, Pantomima (excerpt)
Orchestre Symphique de Montréal Charles Dutoit
Decca Music Group Ltd.
1:07
de Falla, Manuel:El Sombrero de tres picos
I. Danza de los vecinos (The Neighbors’ Dance)
II. Danza del molinero (The Miller’s Dance)
III. Danza final (The Final Dance)
The Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy
The Fantastic Philadelphians
RCA 63313
12:57
de Falla, Manuel: Nights In the Gardens of Spain
II. Danza Lejana
III. en los Jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba
London Philharmonic Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Alicia de Larrocha, piano forte
Nights In The Gardens Of Spain
London 410289
14:30
Debussy, Claude: Iberia
Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Munch, conductor
Snowflakes Are Dancing
RCA 09026-61056
19:28
Debussy, Claude: Iberia
London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux, conductor
Pierre Monteux Edition Vol 5 – Debussy: Nocturnes, Images
RCA 61900
0:16 excerpt
Episode 5
Obradors, Fernando: Del cabello más sutil
Plácido Domingo, tenor; Bridget Kibbey, harp
Encanto del Mar – Mediterranean Songs
Sony Classical 88875006852
2:09
Rodrigo, Joaquin: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
II. Adagio
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner; Pepe Romero, guitar
Guitar Adagios
Decca 000250302
12:04
Mompou, Federico: Combat Del Somni
I. Damunt De Tu, Només Les Flors
II. Aquesta Nit Un Mateix Vent
III. Jo Et Pressentia Com La Mar
Lamoureux Concert Association Orchestra/Antoni Ros-Marbá
Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano
Piano Music by Federico Mompou
EMI Classics 5650061
9:40
Turina, Joaquín: La Procesion del Rocio
Orquesta Nacional de España/Ataulfo Argenta
Zarzuela And Spanish Orchestral Music
Medici Masters 34-2
9:44
Obradors, Fernando: Canciones clásicas españolas:
I. Al amor
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano; Roger Vignoles, piano
The Classic Albums
London 425820
1:05
Rodrigo, Joaquin: Pastoral
Artur Pizarro, piano
Piano Music – Four Andalusian Pictures, Five Pieces of the Sixteenth
Century
Naxos 8.557272
2:05
Montsalvatge, Xavier: 5 Canciones Negras
II. Punto De Habanera
IV. Canción De Cuna Para Dormir A Un Negrito
V. Canto Negro
Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire/Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos Victoria De Los Angeles, soprano
Piano Music by Federico Mompou
EMI Classics 5650061
5:34
Albéniz, Isaac: Iberia – Malaga (from Book IV of “Suite Iberia”)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Jesús López-Cobos
Iberia
Telarc 80470
5:49
