Mezzo-soprano Clara Mouriz joins conductor Juanjo Mena and the BBC Philharmonic in Falla's colourful Ballets Russes commission The Three-Cornered Hat, a tale of intrigue and jealousy shot through with the spirit of Spanish folk dances.
Spanish music is all about rhythm. It's like a powerful train that runs over everything on its path. There's nothing the orchestra, dancers and we as listeners can do, but to keep up with its unforgiving pace. Fantastic !!
Simplemente espectacular.. sinfónica, soprano, bailarines y una puesta en escena brillante. El Sombrero de Tres Picos y Falla con esta actuación se muestran en todo su esplendor. Genial
Act I: 0:47 - Introducción/Introduction 2:25 - La Tarde/Afternoon 7:59 - Danza de la molinera/Dance of the Miller's Wife (Fandango) 11:42 - Las uvas/The Grapes [15:45 - Applause] Act II: 16:12 - Danza de los vecinos/Dance of the Neighbours (Seguidillas) [19:19 - Applause] 19:28 - Danza del molinero/Dance of the Miller (Farruca) 28:28 - Danza del corregidor/Dance of the Magistrate 35:19 - Danza final/Final Dance (Jota) [41:08 - Applause]
Glad somebody mentions Falla's Harpsichord Concerto! An amazing combination of atonality with tonality, dysrhythmia with rhythm, contemporary music with folk music. The entire musical revolution of the first half of the XX century in three movements. It changed my notion of music first time I heard it 45 years ago.
Er...why isn'y Manuel de Falla discussed as much as, say, Prokofiev, or Bartok? He was INSANELY talented! Did anyone hear his Harpsichord Concerto? It's a modern masterpiece, and his Nights in Spanish gardens gives Respighi a run for his money (in terms of mood, etc).
I loved the energy of this. One of my favourite pieces of music. Thrilling to see it being danced to - after all, that's what it was written for. The footfalls are part of the event, with flamenco all the more so. Thanks very much for uploading it.
Wonderful performance, it is great to see dancers so together with the orchestra. Every ballet school should study folk dances to make sure their dancers are in tempo with the music and moves are not disconnected from inner pulse of players and conductor. Bravi tutti great show!
great perfomance. Manuel de Falla friend of his disciple Federico Garcia Lorca who loved playing piano Falla´ s works refused to come back after he exiled in year 1939 from Spain. because Franco´s victory to the civil war. He died in 1946 in Buenos Aires. His body was buried at Cadiz Cathedral three months later
Le tricorne (O tricórnio), que estreou com os Ballets Russes, em Madri (abril de 1917), com cenários, figurinos e cortina criados por Pablo Picasso, sendo reapresentado nas duas temporadas londrinas no Empire Theatre (22 de julho e 29 de setembro, 1919) e depois, em Paris (1919-1920). Referência selecionada: Shead, R. (1989). Ballets Russes. Secaucus, New Jersey: Quarto Book, Wellfleet Press.
This production is probably more erotic than da Falla might have countenanced (his eroticism was largely slapstick) but what energy here, both the dancing and the music. Look after yourselves
Espacios armonicos y ritmicos coordinados.......caramba......que cosa con la musica.......me disculpan los acentos......solo cuando les da la gana........
With Spanish dancing the footwork sounds are an integral part of the music -essentially Flamenco. This is Flamenco 'extended' in to a balletic form. Here we have a wonderful performance and a rare opportunity to see and hear this as it should be experienced. Expand your horizons! 🤗
