Granados and Albeniz: 15-19 October

[doversoul1]

This looks good.

1/5 Donald Macleod introduces music that reflects Granados's and Albeniz's pianistic concerns
2/5 Albeniz and Granados's involvement in the quest for a Spanish national style of music
3/5 Donald Macleod focuses on Albeniz and Granados's waltzes, mazurkas and chamber music.
4/5 Donald Macleod introduces music which reflects the two composers' various interests
5/5 Donald Macleod explores Albeniz's masterpiece Iberia and Granados's tribute to Goya.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnxf/broadcasts/upcoming

[aeolium]

Alicia de Larrocha's playing of works by these composers is memorable, especially Granados's Goyescas.

Incidentally, TtN for last Monday 15/10/12 starts with a recording of Granados playing one of his works in a recording from 1913 (and the first two hours of the programme is a celebration of things pianistic*).

* including an impressive live performance of Beethoven's Appassionata sonata op 57 by Maurizio Pollini from a concert in 1976

[Simon]

I heard the Granados piano quintet today and was absolutely bowled over. Reminded me of the Dumky trio a bit. Magnificent performance of a delightful work. I shall look out for it, that's for sure!

Thanks for the other info too, Aeo.

[Serial_Apologist]

For all its bland pleasantness, and Pedrell's sterling work in re-establishing the grounds for a school, Spanish classical music doesn't really touch its own achievements in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries - when it really did sound Spanish and had its own clearly demarcated identity - until the French influence on harmony (principally Debussy and Ravel) kicks in in the case of Falla, engaging with Spanish/Moorish modality - which is really at the end of this weeks' programmes as far as Albeniz and Granados were concerned.

One or two pieces by Pedrell might have been included.

[Nick Armstrong]

No sign of the Podcast of this yet... I wonder why?!