Souvenirs of Spain

Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Towards the end of the 19th century, composer Isaac Albéniz helped forge a national style of music in his native Spain, mostly through his expressive and colorful piano pieces. We hear a lesser-known but no less charming work called "Espagne" (Souvenirs), which evokes Debussy with its melancholy impressions of northern Spain in the second movement, "Asturias."

Other music heard tonight includes

:
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer / "Palmyra"
Thelonious Monk / Well, You Needn't
John Corigliano / "Fantasia on an Ostinato"
Charles Ives / Piano Trio
Steve Reich / Bikini
Anthony Davis / Wayang No. 5
Nicolo Paganini / Quartet for Guitar and String Trio in A, Op. 4

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