Blackburn with the Hallé Orchestra

The Hallé in Blackburn

Programme

Chabrier España
Granados Doce Danzas Españolas
Rodrigo Concierto De Aranjuez
Albeniz Asturias
Bizet Carmen: Suite No. 1
Piazzolla Libertango
Márquez Danzon No.2
De Falla Three-Cornered Hat: Suite No.2: Three Dances
De Falla El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

Join us in Blackburn for an evening celebrating the warmth and passion of Spanish music

Curiously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a Spaniard: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by an always welcome Hallé guest, guitarist Craig Ogden.

At its affecting heart is the slow movement’s wonderful melody infused with flamenco fire. After a brief visit to Argentina for Piazzolla’s exuberant Libertango, we stop off in Mexico for Márquez’s wild and energetic Danzón No.2 and finally arrive back in Spain for The Three Cornered Hat Suite by Andalusian composer, De Falla.