Barcelona in Mind
Donald Macleod explores how Barcelona, Granados's home city for most of his life, exercised a powerful influence on the composer.
Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Spanish composer-pianist Enrique Granados whose evocations of Spain helped create a new musical identity for his country.
Although Enrique Granados is widely regarded as being a Spanish composer, he was first and foremost a Catalan. He had the extraordinary good luck to grow up in Barcelona, just as the vision of architects such as Gaudi was transforming it into a unique and vibrant cityscape. Today Donald Macleod looks at how a dynamic new city, home to Granados for most of his life, exercised a powerful influence on the composer.
A la cubana
Thomas Rajna, piano
Violin Sonata
Piano Trio Salzburg
Libro de horas
Thomas Rajna, piano
Salve Regina
Coro Cervantes
Carlos Fernandez Aransay, Director
Tansy Castledine, organ
Serenata goyesca
Douglas Riva, piano
Valses poeticos
Uta Weyand, piano.
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Enrique Granados
A la Cubana
Performer: Thomas Rajna.- CRD : CRD-3335.
- CRD.
- 5.
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Enrique Granados
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Ensemble: Salzburg Piano Trio.- Granados Chamber Music.
- CPO.
- 7.
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Enrique Granados
Libro de Horas
Performer: Thomas Rajna.- CRD : CRD-3335.
- CRD.
- 12.
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Enrique Granados
Salve Regina
Performer: Tansy Castledine. Choir: Coro Cervantes. Conductor: Carlos Fernandez Aransay.- o Crux.
- Guild.
- 2.
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Enrique Granados
Serenata Goyesca
Performer: Douglas Riva.- Goyescas.
- Naxos.
- 8.
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Enrique Granados
Valses Poeticos
Performer: Uta Weyand.- Hanssler 88.414.
- Hanssler.
- 11.
Broadcasts
- Thu 24 Mar 201612:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 24 Mar 201618:30BBC Radio 3
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