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elevateme_returns

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ive just started to get into spanish piano music, because i did falla's nights in the gardens of spain with an orchestra in germany last year & thought it was an absolutely wonderful piece. so - can anyone recommend some fantastic solo piano spanish pieces please? i've heard goyescas & iberia already.

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Re: Spanish music

Reply #1 on: April 10, 2007, 11:55:27 AM

Try some Turina.

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Re: Spanish music

Reply #2 on: April 10, 2007, 09:04:32 PM

de Falla's Fantasia Baetica is bombbb :koji:

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Reply #3 on: April 10, 2007, 10:33:10 PM

Try Fernando Sor - Malbrough Variations. It's not a long, but is a beautiful, piece and it is written for the Classical guitar so you will have to work out for yourself which hand plays which notes and the fingering. Unusually, for a guitar piece, there are no big 'guitar' chords and virtually every note is playable on the piano as written. I've been playing it for some years and, although it is not difficult, it satisfies me musically. If you get chance to hear any of the leading classical guitarists recordings they all have different interpretations.

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Reply #4 on: April 11, 2007, 02:10:17 AM

I am a huge fan of Mompou. Most of his works are miniatures, but they are extremely beautiful and well-crafted.

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Re: Spanish music

Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 02:16:51 AM

Quote from: pita bread on April 10, 2007, 09:04:32 PM

de Falla's Fantasia Baetica is bombbb :koji:

Only at koji speed though.

de Falla has some nice miniatures, also look at Turina, Soler, Albeniz, Granados, and Mompou (Martin Jones has done some decent Spanish music sets, if you're interested in recordings). Some great stuff, for sure.

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[lau] 10:01 pm: like in 10/4 i think those little slurs everywhere are pointless for the music, but I understand if it was for improving technique

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Re: Spanish music

Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 03:16:31 AM

Quote from: Mozartian on April 11, 2007, 02:16:51 AM

Only at koji speed though.

Yeah, or at Paul Jacobs speed (faster in the fast parts)

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Reply #7 on: April 11, 2007, 04:30:36 PM

Quote from: pita bread on April 11, 2007, 03:16:31 AM

Yeah, or at Paul Jacobs speed (faster in the fast parts)

oooh haven't heard that one!

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[lau] 10:01 pm: like in 10/4 i think those little slurs everywhere are pointless for the music, but I understand if it was for improving technique

elevateme_returns

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Re: Spanish music

Reply #8 on: April 11, 2007, 05:35:00 PM

Quote from: pita bread on April 10, 2007, 09:04:32 PM

de Falla's Fantasia Baetica is bombbb :koji:

woah i just heard that it's amazing!!

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Re: Spanish music

Reply #9 on: April 11, 2007, 05:53:19 PM

There's endless Spanish music by
Albeniz, Granados, Turina, de Falla, etc.
Do you consider SA music to be Spanish?
Ginastera is wild and so is Villa-Lobos, who wrote a wealth of piano music.
One of my favorites is the Bachianas Brasileiras #4, all 4 pieces.
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