6/2 Profile: Conductor Ataúlfo Argenta 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, and more’s the pity. 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.
6/9 Classical Quijote This week’s “novel” program features music inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’s timeless novel Don Quixote by Purcell, Minkus, Korngold, Ibert, Ravel, Massenet, Obradors, Guridi, and Esplá, including Manuel de Falla’s complete one-act opera Master Peter’s Puppet Show.
6/16 Dancing in Barcelona 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. some very well known --Enrique Granados, Federico Mompou, and others well known mainly in Spain -- Zamacóis, Morera, and Blancafort.
6/23 Enfoque: Alberto Ginastera 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.
6/30 Symphonies from Spain Composers representing three generations of Spanish music: We’ll hear orchestral works by Julio Gómez, Salvador Bacarisse, and José Luis Greco, representing the Generation of the Maestros, El Grupo de los Ocho, and the music of today’s Spain.
