El
pano moruno; Nana; Cancion; Polo; Asturiana; Jota
Born in Cádiz, in
southern Spain, de Falla was the son of an Andalusian father and a Catalonian
mother and became a leading Spanish composer of his time. Inspired by Grieg, de
Falla took up folk material as a compositional source.
In 1915 de Falla completed his arrangement of seven popular Spanish
songs, familiar not only in the original vocal version, but in the version for
cello and piano heard today. Not all of the songs are derived from folk material. While Polo (a Flamenco dance) and Jota (a dance from Aragon) are written
entirely in the style of folk music, de Falla based the rest, El paño moruno (Moorish Cloth), Asturiana (a lullaby from Northern
Spain), Nana (a lullaby from
Andalucia), and Canción on popular
sources, but has given them fresh readings with original harmonic
accompaniments. Wendy Law
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Suite Popular Española Manuel de Falla
El pano moruno; Nana; Cancion; Polo; Asturiana; Jota
Born in Cádiz, in southern Spain, de Falla was the son of an Andalusian father and a Catalonian mother and became a leading Spanish composer of his time. Inspired by Grieg, de Falla took up folk material as a compositional source.
In 1915 de Falla completed his arrangement of seven popular Spanish songs, familiar not only in the original vocal version, but in the version for cello and piano heard today. Not all of the songs are derived from folk material. While Polo (a Flamenco dance) and Jota (a dance from Aragon) are written entirely in the style of folk music, de Falla based the rest, El paño moruno (Moorish Cloth), Asturiana (a lullaby from Northern Spain), Nana (a lullaby from Andalucia), and Canción on popular sources, but has given them fresh readings with original harmonic accompaniments. Wendy Law
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Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Danse Espagnole
Canción del fuego fatuo
Nana, from Seven Spanish popular songs
Piezas Españolas, Aragonesa
Polo, from Seven Spanish popular songs
Suite Populaire Espagnole
Polo, from Seven Spanish popular songs
Ritual Fire Dance
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Tango Etudes No. 3 & 4
Polonaise Brillante in C major Op.3 for Cello and Piano
Songs Without Words in D Major, Op. 109
Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano
Omaramor
12 Variations on a theme from Mozart's "The Magic Flute"
Pohadka (Fairy Tale)
Requiebros in D Major
Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Fantasy Pieces Op. 73
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