The Maja and the Nightingale
Donald Macleod explores the influence on Granados of the art of Goya, plus aspects of his early life in Barcelona.
Granados grew up in Barcelona in tumultuous but exciting times, as the city became an industrial and commercial powerhouse, and a distinctively Catalan cultural centre. But the composer drew as much from the art of Madrid as from his home city, in particular the paintings of Goya and the majas and majos - streetwise, brazen, dashing men and women - that populate them. Donald Macleod looks at aspects of Granados' early life, including his piano studies in Paris, and some of the major influences on his work.
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Enrique Granados
La Maja de Goya - guitar transcription
Performer: Duo Horreaux-Trehard
- Calliope CAL 9204.
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Enrique Granados
Tonadillas - La maja dolorosa no.1-3
Performer: Montserrat Caballé (soprano)/ orchestra conducted by Rafael Ferrer
- BMG 09026 6253 2.
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Enrique Granados
En la aldea for piano duet
Performer: Douglas Riva and Glen Kirchoff (piano)
- CRC 2043.
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Enrique Granados
Danzas Espanolas Set 1 no.1
Performer: Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
- Decca 414 557-2.
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Enrique Granados
Piano Quintet
Performer: Ensemble Variable
- Cpo 999 609-2.
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- Mon 11 Apr 201112:00BBC Radio 3
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