Great Spanish Guitar Night
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Palau de la Música Catalana Carrer Palau de la Música 4-6, 08003 Barcelona
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The Great Spanish Guitar Night leads you into the heart of Iberia. With music inspired by tradition and suffused with lyrical melody, the lustrous tone and rhythmic energy of the guitar captures the sounds and sensuality of Spain in a way that no other instrument can.
At the heart of the program is one of the world’s most popular concertos: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, a creative fusion of folk-song influences and imaginative orchestration. The concerto is the signature work of renowned guitarist Rolando Saad, who has played it more than 900 times, to audiences totaling over two million, in major concert halls across Europe and with prestigious orchestras, including London’s Royal Philharmonic. Saad’s virtuoso performance captures both the work’s lyrical themes and its lively dance rhythms, conjuring visions of the gardens of Aranjuez and the warmth of the Andalucian sun.
With Bizet’s Carmen suite and De Falla’s El Amor Brujo completing the program, this is a concert that invokes the spirit and color of Spain through some of its most beguiling music.
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