Concierto

This week we feature song and dance “Concierto” style! Selections include tenor Ramón Vargas singing a Mexican standard by Maria Grever, and an exciting live performance from our studio by artists with the ensemble Tablao Flamenco.

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Esta semana presentamos canciones y bailes al estilo “Concierto”. Las selecciones incluyen al tenor Ramón Vargas cantando un estándar mexicano por María Grever, y una emocionante actuación en vivo de nuestro estudio de artistas con el conjunto Tablao Flamenco.
 

This week on Concierto Andrés Villamíl plays Colombian guitar music, and the Spanish brother and sister act, José and Amparo Iturbi, perform a concerto by Mozart. Frank Dominguez is your host.

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Esta semana en Concierto Andrés Villamíl toca música de guitarra colombiana, y el equipo de hermano y hermana españoles, José y Amparo Iturbi, interpreta Mozart. Frank Dominguez es tu anfitrión.
 

Cuban composer Leo Brouwer draws inspiration from The Beatles, and Bolivian Jaime Laredo conducts an “Italian” Symphony by Mendelssohn. Frank Dominguez is your host.
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This week it’s all about the strings, with guitar etudes by Heitor Villa-Lobos, music for voice and harp performed by Arianna Savall, and more. Frank Dominguez is your host.

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Esta vez se trata de las cuerdas con estudios para de guitarra por Heitor Villa-Lobos, música para voz y arpa realizado por Arianna Savall, y más. Frank Dominguez es tu anfitrión.

This week on Concierto, Cuarteto Latinoamericano plays "Magdelena," an example of the Mexican waltz tradition, and Chilean conductor Maximiano Valdés leads the Asturias Symphony Orchestra in "Soleriana," a suite by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Frank Dominguez is your host.

This week we celebrate Feliz Ano Nuevo! Also, you'll hear Cuarteto Latinoamericano playing selections by Brazilian composer Francisco Mignone, and Columbian conductor Andres Orozco-Estrada with the Houston Symphony playing Dvorak's Eighth. Frank Dominguez is your host.

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In this edition of Concierto we wish you Feliz Navidad with traditional Mexican music featuring the chorus Voz en Punto; Slavic seasonal favorites performed by Argentine pianist Martha Argerich and Uruguayan conductor Jose Serebrier; and tenor Juan Diego Florez with beloved holiday sacred music.  Frank Dominguez is your host.

Listen this time for music by one of the most important figures of the American Baroque, Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco, who spent 50 years as maestro di capella in the Spanish colony of Peru and traditional carols from Spain. Frank Dominguez is your host.

This week on Concierto your host, Frank Dominguez, shares Brazilian Bach pieces from Villa-Lobos, a sextet by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez, and a traditional Catalan carol.

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Esta semana en Concierto tu anfitrión, Frank Dominguez, comparte piezas de Bach brasileños por Villa-Lobos, un sexteto por el compositor mexicano Carlos Chávez, y un villancico tradicional catalán.

This week your host Frank Dominguez shares Three Improvisations by the Catalan Isaac Albeniz, as played by the composer himself captured on a reproducing piano.

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Esta semana tu anfitrión Frank Domínguez comparte Tres Improvisaciones por el catalán Isaac Albéniz, interpretado por el propio compositor capturado en un piano que reproduce su técnica.