The Spanish Hour 11-24: Classical Quixote
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
From: Candice Agree
Length: 00:58:30
- Playing
- The Spanish Hour 11-24: Classical Quixote
- From
- Candice Agree
Classical Quixote is the title of the next edition of The Spanish Hour. Purcell, Minkus, Korngold, Ibert, Ravel, Massenet, Obradors, Guridi, Esplá and more have been inspired by Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’ novel of the "the man with the sorrowful contenance." Along with work by Roberto Gerhard and Gerardo Gombau, we’ll hear Manuel de Falla’s complete one-act opera Master Peter’s Puppet Show. Join me, Candice Agree, for Classical Quixote on The Spanish Hour.
More from Candice Agree
The Spanish Hour 11-29: Habaneras, Fandangos, Farrucas, and more!
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
Works by Manuel de Falla, Roberto Sierra and Miguel del Águila, recorded live at the Manhattan School of Music
The Spanish Hour 11-28: Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
This week on The Spanish Hour we remember Alicia de Larrocha through her renowned recordings, and through performances and testimonials from a memorial held in October 2010 ...
The Spanish Hour 11-27: Fiesta de la Guitarra
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
The first program in our mini-series of concerts recorded live at the Manhattan school of Music's year long season of "Visiones: Music of Spain and Latin America." Music by ...
Ths Spanish Hour 11-26: Alberto Ginastera
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
Works by Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera, self described “man of Latin America” and one of South America’s most important composers of the twentieth century.
The Spanish Hour 11-25: Three Generations of Spanish Symphonists
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
From the Generation of the Maestros to El Grupo de los Ocho to today, orchestral works by Julio Gómez, Salvador Bacarisse, and José Luis Greco.
The Spansh Hour 11-23: Ernesto and Rodolfo, Los Hermanos Halffter
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
Works by composers and siblings Ernesto and Rodolfo Halffter,part of Spain's Generación de '27 (Generation of 1927)
The Spanish Hour 11-21: Piano Music of the Spanish Empire
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
Dances from Spain, Cuba, and the Phillipines performed by Charisse Baldoria in a live concert recording.
The Spanish Hour 11-22: Rodrigo, Moreno-Torroba, Menéndez
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
Valencian, Madrid and Basque composers comprise this week’s edition of The Spanish Hour. We’ll hear piano works of Joaquín Rodrigo, guitar pieces by Federico Moreno-Torroba ...
Visiones 03: Jotas, Habanera, Fandangos and more!
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
Works by Manuel de Falla, Roberto Sierra and Miguel del Águila, recorded live at the Manhattan School of Music
Visiones 02: A Celebratory Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha
(00:58:30)
From: Candice Agree
This week we remember Alicia de Larrocha through her renowned recordings, and through performances and testimonials from a memorial held in October 2010 in New York City.
Related Pieces
Piece Description
Classical Quixote is the title of the next edition of The Spanish Hour. Purcell, Minkus, Korngold, Ibert, Ravel, Massenet, Obradors, Guridi, Esplá and more have been inspired by Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’ novel of the "the man with the sorrowful contenance." Along with work by Roberto Gerhard and Gerardo Gombau, we’ll hear Manuel de Falla’s complete one-act opera Master Peter’s Puppet Show. Join me, Candice Agree, for Classical Quixote on The Spanish Hour.
Broadcast History
KWAX, KWRX, KWVZ
11 June 2011
Transcript
Hello, I’m Candice Agree. Welcome to The Spanish Hour, a weekly program of classical music from Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.
Composers from Purcell to Minkus, Korngold to Ibert, Ravel to Massenet and more have been inspired by Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’ novel of the well-meaning but misguided knight errant. Spanish composers have been inspired too, Obradors, Guridi, and Esplà among them. This edition of The Spanish Hour, titled Classical Quixote, explores how some other Spanish composers – Gerhard, Falla, and Gombau, transformed Cervantes words into music.
Roberto Gerhard was born in 1896 in the Catalan comarca, or district, of Valls. Rather than depicting particular scenes from the novel, these dances from Gerhard’s ballet Don Quijote are reflections on themes that run throughout the book. Gerhard described his ballet as an exercise in “oppositions and intera...
Read the full transcript
Timing and Cues
promo is :30 (:15+:15 bed)
program is 58:30
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falla: La danza de los vecinos (program theme music) | Paco de Lucía | Paco de Lucía Plays Manuel De Falla. | Philips 836 032-2 | 0 | 00:30 |
| Gerhard: Danzas de Don Quijote | Ana Vega-Toscano | Don Quijote al Piano. | Columna Música 1CM0233 | 0 | 16:45 |
| Falla: El Retablo De Maese Pedro (Master Peter's Puppet Show) | I Cameristi, Maurizio Dini-Ciacci, conductor; Jordi Galofré, Natacha Valladares, Ismael Pons-Tena | De Falla: El Amor Brujo. | Naxos 8.553499 | 0 | 27:45 |
| Gombau: Don Quijote velando las armas (Don Quixote keeping vigil over his armour) | Madrid Community Orchestra, José Ramon Encinar, conductor | Don Quixote in Spanish Music. | Naxos 8.570260 | 2007 | 09:11 |
Related Website
Of 1 purchasers of this piece...
- 1 also bought:
Brooklyn According to Kalish (00:58:53) - 1 also bought:
- 1 also bought:
- 1 also bought:
Charlie Poole - You Ain't Talkin' to Me (00:59:00) - 1 also bought:
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (01:58:10)
