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Donald Macleod discusses Albeniz and Granados's involvement in the quest for a Spanish national style of music.

The Spanish musicologist Felipe Pedrell's manifesto proposing a school of music that would draw on Spain's musical heritage, stimulated heated discussions among the country's leading musicians. Albéniz and Granados who had studied with Pedrell independently of each other, became part of that dialogue, finding inspiration for their own work in the folk music and history of Spanish music. With Donald Macleod.

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Tue 16 Oct 201218:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Enrique Granados

    6 Popular Songs - No. 6 Zapateado

    Alicia De Larrocha (piano)

    • Decca.
    • 410 288-2.
    • 7.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Piano Sonata no. 8 In G Minor

    Douglas Riva (piano)

    • Naxos.
    • 8.5579393-40.
    • 8.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Rapsodia Espanola

    Miguel Baselga (piano) Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Lü Jia, (conductor)

    • Bis.
    • CD 1743.
    • 1.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Sonata no.5 - 1st movement

    Albert Guinovart (piano)

    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • HM1987007.
    • 5.

  • Enrique Granados

    Danzas espanolas - Set IV

    Alicia de Larrocha (piano)

    • Decca.
    • 414 557-2.
    • 10.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 16 Oct 201212:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Tue 16 Oct 201218:00
    BBC Radio 3

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