Respighi Fountains of Rome
Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Respighi Il tramonto
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole

Enrique Mazzola conductor
Javier Perianes piano
Maria Luigia Borsi soprano


Enrique Mazzola brings his flair to a concert influenced by the sultry heat of Iberia. A shimmer of Andalusian light shines over the movements of Manuel de Falla’s Nights in the Gardens of Spain – an exotic slice of delicate, glistening orchestral writing that together with Ottorino Respighi’s blazing picture of the city of Rome is about as evocative of a place as is possible in music. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, it was a foreigner who seemed to get most excited by the prospect of evoking Spain in music. A foreigner, and arguably the greatest orchestrator who ever lived – Maurice Ravel – whose firecracker Rapsodie Espagnole rounds off this concert with infectious panache and bite.

Supported by the Office for Cultural and Scientific Affairs, Embassy of Spain.

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Respighi: Fountains of Rome - The Fountains of Valle Giulia at Dawn
Falla: Noches en los jardines de Espana (Nights in the Gardens of Spain) - En el Generalife
Respighi: Il Tramonto (rev. Adriano) - Il Tramonto
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole - I. Prelude a la nuit
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole - III. Habanera

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