The Havana String Quartet performs 20th century chamber music by Cuban composers (7/29).
7/1 Dancing in Barcelona Waltzes, sardanas, mazurkas, and more by a variety of Catalan composers, some very well known --Enrique Granados, Federico Mompou, and others well known mainly in Spain -- Zamacóis, Morera, and Blancafort.
7/8 Enfoque – Focus on Alberto Ginastera Works by Alberto Ginastera, the self-described “man of Latin America” and one of South America’s most important and innovative composers of the twentieth century.
7/15 Spanish Symphonic Traditions Representing three generations of Spanish music, orchestral works from the Generation of 1898 to the Generation of the Maestros to El Grupo de los Ocho to today. Composers include Julio Gómez, Salvador Bacarisse, and José Luis Greco.
7/22 Guitarras y Guitarristas/Guitars and Guitarists Recorded live in concert at the Manhattan School of Music, works by Cuba’s Joaquín Nin and Leo Brouwer, Argentina’s Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov, and Uruguay’s Alfonso Broqua.
7/29 Quartets from Cuba Recorded live in concert at Instituto Cervantes New York, the Havana String Quartet presents a program of 20th century chamber music by Cuban composers Leo Brouwer, Yalil Guerra, and Igmar Aldereta.
