Pablo de Sarasate - Romanza Andaluza Op. 22/1
Augustin Hadelich - violin and piano
April 3, 2020, recorded during Covid19 hiatus.
Here is another encore piece, Sarasate's Romanza Andaluza.
The piano accompaniment imitates guitar strumming in this one, creating a lovely lilting rhythm with just a little bit of rubato in each bar. It's quite awkward for the piano - in a lot of Spanish repertoire for violin and piano the piano part is just a standin for the guitar, the instrument that accompanies singers in Spanish folk music. A few years ago, I played it with the guitarist Pablo Villegas in an arrangement we made, and I remember thinking, "this is exactly how it should sound"!
I especially love the mysterious rubato section in the middle - really makes us feel like we are in Spain at night!
3 апр 2020