9/7: Spanish Piano Works
Lesser known Spanish composers Federico Longás and Jesús Guridi take their places alongside Isaac Albéniz on this program of Spanish piano masterpieces. This week, a piano showpiece written for Vladimir Horowitz by the Barcelona-born Federico Longás, a suite based on folk music from the Basque country by Basque composer Jesús Guridi, and Isaac Albéniz's Suite española No 1.
9/14: El Sistema: Venezuela’s Training Orchestra
Works by Venezuelan composers Inocente Carreño, Aldemaro Romero, and Antonio Estévez Aponte, presented by Gustavo Dudamel leading the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, the best known of the orchestras of “El Sistema;” and Eduardo Mata conducting Venezuela’s professional Simón Bolívar Orchestra and Chorus.
9/21: The “Spanish” Julian Bream
English guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream devoted much of his creative energy to the Spanish repertory. This week, we'll hear works by Albéniz, Turina, Granados, Rodrigo, and more.
9/28: Born in Buenos Aires
Music by three generations of composers from Argentina, all born in Buenos Aires: Alberto Williams, Alberto Ginastera, and Jorge Liderman.