What do you get when you put six tubas together? A suite by Panama’s Enrique Crespo, on the March 25th broadcast.
3/4 Enfoque: Focus on Isaac Albéniz Which was more dramatic: the life or the compositions of Isaac Albéniz? This week, we’ll focus on both, as well as the cultural milieu that allowed him to flourish.
3/11 Foreign Impressions of Spain Ravel, Debussy, Chabrier, and Franz Liszt were just a few of the many composers whose imaginations were sparked by the customs and music of the Iberian Peninsula. This week, we hear their impressions of Spain.
3/18 Spanish Music that Doesn’t Sound “Spanish” 20th-century Spanish composers whose works owe more to European modernism than to the folkloric musical traditions of Spain.
3/25 Chamber works from Central and South America A suite for six – count-em six -- tubas by Panama’s Enrique Crespo, plus miniatures for small orchestra from Uruguay’s Roque Cordero. Federico Moreno Torroba’s homage to the dance “seguidilla” round out this week’s program.
