What do we remember from these journeys? Not only the landscapes, the local cuisine and the museums we visited, but also the music from the particular country, written by the people born there and those who have chosen to stop over.
Spain
Landscapes that take your breath away, flamenco that glides along the pavement, an overflowing creative vitality – these constitute the elements that have inspired...
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What do we remember from these journeys? Not only the landscapes, the local cuisine and the museums we visited, but also the music from the particular country, written by the people born there and those who have chosen to stop over.
Spain
Landscapes that take your breath away, flamenco that glides along the pavement, an overflowing creative vitality – these constitute the elements that have inspired yesterday’s and today’s composers, be they Spanish or not. Flamboyant like the
Malagueña by
Albeniz, tender like the ageless
Adagio from the
Concierto de Aranjuez, to the confluence of Europe and Africa in
Córdoba, distilled by
Kreisler and
Shostakovich, Spain reveals its treasures in color and sound. Olé!
