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Federico García Lorca remembered

Alessandro Fisher sings a song by Federico García Lorca and violinist Aleksey Semenenko plays the sonata by Poulenc dedicated to the great Spanish poet's memory.

New Generation Artists: recent member of Radio 3's prestigious scheme, Aleksey Semenenko plays Poulenc's Violin Sonata, a work dedicated to the memory of the poet-playwright, Federico García Lorca. Lorca was also a pianist and composer and wrote a number of flamenco-inspired songs which tenor, Alessandro Fisher recorded for the BBC earlier this year.

Rodrigo: Pastorcito Santo (3 Villancicos no.1)
Federico García Lorca: Anda, jaleo (Canciones espanolas antiguas)
Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Thibaut Garcia (guitar)

Poulenc: Violin Sonata
Aleksey Semenenko (violin), Inna Firsova (piano)

Debussy arr. Heifetz: Beau soir,
Anastasia Kobekina (cello), Jean-Selim Abdelmoula (piano)

31 minutes

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Wed 12 Aug 202016:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Joaquín Rodrigo

    Pastorcito Santo (3 Villancicos no.1)

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Singer: Alessandro Fisher.

  • Federico García Lorca

    Anda, jaleo (Canciones espanolas antiguas)

    Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Singer: Alessandro Fisher.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Violin Sonata

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova.

  • Claude Debussy

    Beau Soir

    Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Jean-Selim Abdelmoula.

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Aug 202016:30
    BBC Radio 3

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