Musical Interlude: Spring is when we start thinking about our gardens, or about whatever gardens we have nearby....I know I've felt a yen to visit various botanic gardens in the area.

Manuel de Falla is a composer I came to late; his "Ritual Fire Dance" is so familiar it's a cliche, really, but I decided to delve deeper into his works and found lots of gems in a very individual style. Here's a great piece...

"Nights in a Spanish Garden," composed by Manuel de Falla, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Placido Domingo, with Daniel Barenboim on piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ythXbVxQ9k

#MusicalInterlude #DeFalla #NightsInASpanishGarden #ClassicalMusic #SpanishMusic

Tonight’s recital at the Savonlinna Opera Festival will be an evening of music by Spanish and French composers. Here is a clip of me and Ruben F. Aguirre rehearsing “Polo” by Manuel de Falla.

#manueldefalla #defalla #recital #lisetteoropesa #savonlinna

I never tire of this incredible performance of de Falla's Ritual Fire Dance, performed here by the great Alicia de Larrocha.

#pianomusic #classicalmusic #AliciadeLarrocha #deFalla

https://youtu.be/unR6coI5rgI

On the #classicalmusic front and in no particular order.

#brahms
#chopin
#beethoven
#mozart
#bach
#rachmaninov
#prokofiev

Also:

#debussy
#ravel
#defalla
#wieniawski
#scarlatti
#vivaldi

I really enjoy piano repertoire.

@classicalmusic