Manuel de Falla: Noches en los jardines de España, El sombrero de tres picos & La vida breve (interludio y danza No. 1)

Featuring

Clara Haskil
Igor Markevitch
Ernest Ansermet
Teresa Berganza
Ensemble de Solistes des Concerts Lamoureux
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Manuel de Falla

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Performer Biography

Pianist Clara Haskil, a child prodigy, made her concert debut at age 10 and studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Alfred Cortot.

Compositional Technique

In Noches en los Jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), the piano is an integral part of the instrumental texture and is often written for in a picturesque, guitar-like way, rather than as a traditional concerto.

Performer Biography

Conductor Igor Markevitch, born in Kiev, made his debut at age 18 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam and was respected for his interpretations of French and Russian music.

Performer Biography

Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza, born in Madrid, made her operatic debut as Dorabella in Così fan tutte in 1957 at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

Composition History

Manuel de Falla's ballet, El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), was produced by the famous Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev and performed by his Ballets Russes.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Noches en los Jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), Manuel de Falla aimed to evoke places, sensations, and sentiments, basing themes on rhythms, modes, and cadences of popular Andalusian music.

Composition History

The ballet El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) was an immediate success at its premiere on July 22, 1919, at the Alhambra Theatre in London, conducted by Ernest Ansermet.