The Spanish Hour 11-28: Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha
Series: The Spanish Hour with Candice Agree
From: Candice Agree
Length: 00:58:30
This week on The Spanish Hour we remember Alciia de Larrocha through her renowned recordings, and through performances and testimonials from producer David Frost and daughter Alicia Torra. Live performances by pianist Joaquín Achúcarro and guitarist Jorge Caballero. Recorded live in concert at a memorial held in October 2010 in New York City.
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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.
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This week on The Spanish Hour we remember Alciia de Larrocha through her renowned recordings, and through performances and testimonials from producer David Frost and daughter Alicia Torra. Live performances by pianist Joaquín Achúcarro and guitarist Jorge Caballero. Recorded live in concert at a memorial held in October 2010 in New York City.
Broadcast History
WWFM January 8, 2011
KVNO July 9, 2011
KWAX July 9, 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. On this week’s edition, a memorial tribute to Alicia de Larrocha.
The great Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha died September 25th, 2009 at the age of 86. For many, her recordings of Granados, Albéniz, and Falla defined the classical piano music of Spain. In October of 2010, Alicia de Larrocha was remembered by students, colleagues, and family, in a memorial concert presented at the Manhattan School of Music, part of the year-long series Visiones: Music of Spain and Latin America. On this edition of The Spanish Hour, we’ll hear selected performances from the memorial, as well as recordings by Alicia de Larrocha, and testimonials from those who knew her well.
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Timing and Cues
PROMO:
:30 (:15 (outQ "... The Spanish Hour.") +:15 music bed for local air date/time.
PROGRAM:
58:30, no breaks.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falla: La danza de los vecinos (program theme music) | Paco de Lucía, guitar | Paco de Lucía Plays Manuel De Falla. | Philips 836 032-2 | 1978 | 00:45 |
| Granados: Allegro de concierto | Alicia de Larrocha, piano | Granados. Allegro de concierto. Danza lenta. Goyescas. Alicia de Larrocha. | RCA Victor Red Seal, 60408 | 0 | 08:20 |
| Mompou: Prelude No. 11 | Alicia de Larrocha, piano | Mompou: Spanish Songs And Dances, Etc. Alicia De Larrocha . | RCA Victor Red Seal, 62554 | 0 | 01:56 |
| Granados: Goyescas: Quejas, o La maja y la ruiseñor | Joaquín Achúcarro, piano | A Celebratory Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha. | Manhattan School of Music MCD 2011 No. 021 | 2010 | 08:00 |
| Albéniz: Navarra | Joaquín Achúcarro, piano | A Celebratory Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha. | Manhattan School of Music MCD 2011 No. 021 | 2010 | 04:45 |
| Giménez: La Tempranica: Zapateado (La tarántula é un bicho mú malo) | Victoria de los Angeles, soprano; Alicia de Larrocha, piano | Victoria de los Angeles: Songs of Spain. | EMI Classics 7243 5 66937 2 2 | 0 | 01:44 |
| Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas (3); El paño moruno, Asturiana, Polo | Theresa Santiago, soprano, Jorge Caballero, guitar | A Celebratory Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha. | Manhattan School of Music MCD 2011 No. 021 | 2010 | 05:00 |
| Mompou: Cançons i danses - No. 2 Dotze cavallers/Galop de cortesia; No. 3 El noi de la mare/Sardana; No. 8 El testament d'Amèlia/Un pobre pagès; No. 9 Rossinyol que vas a França/ Dansa original | Alicia de Larrocha, piano | Mompou: Spanish Songs And Dances, Etc. Alicia De Larrocha. | RCA Victor Red Seal 62554 | 0 | 12:00 |
| Granados: Escenas románticas: Epílogo | Alicia de Larrocha, piano | A Celebratory Tribute to Alicia de Larrocha. | Manhattan School of Music MCD 2011 No. 021 | 2010 | 02:32 |
Additional Credits
Consulate General of Spain in New York
Manhattan School of Music: Robert Sirota, President; Christianne Orto, Associate Dean and Director of Recording and Distance Learning, Debra Kinzler, Director of Public Relations
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