Concierto

This week on Concierto we travel through time with the music of Spain, from the Renaissance master Tomas Luis de Victoria, to the 20th century composer Joaquin Rodrigo.  Frank Dominguez is your host.

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Esta semana en Concierto viajamos a través del tiempo con la música de España, desde el maestro renacentista Tomás Luis de Victoria hasta el compositor Joaquín Rodrigo del siglo XX.  Frank Dominguez es tu anfitrión.
 

This week on Concierto hear guitar pieces by Venezuelan Antonio Lauro; popular Spanish songs by Manuel de Falla; and Argentine pianist Ingrid Fliter playing Chopin. Frank Dominguez is your host.
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This week Concierto pays tribute to the great Spanish nationalist composer Enrique Granados. Guitarist David Russell plays his famous Spanish Dance No. 5, and you’ll hear his masterpiece, Goyescas, played by Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Prats. Frank Dominguez is your host.

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This week on Concierto Columbian conductor Andres Orozco-Estrada leads the Houston Symphony Orchestra in music by the Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. Frank Dominguez is your host.

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Esta semana en Concierto el director colombiano Andrés Orozco-Estrada dirige la Orquesta Sinfónica de Houston en música por el compositor checo Antonin Dvorak. Frank Dominguez es tu anfitrión.

This week on Concierto your host, Frank Dominguez, shares Sensemaya, a symphonic poem evoking an Afro-Cuban ritual by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, and legendary Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia with his transcriptions of Baroque music.

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Esta semana en Concierto tu anfitrión, Frank Domínguez, comparte Sensemaya, un poema sinfónico que evoca un ritual afrocubano del compositor mexicano Silvestre Revueltas, y el legendario guitarrista español, Andrés Segovia con sus transcripciones de la música barroca.

This week experience musical landscapes from Cuban composer Leo Brouwer and Mexican Carlos Chávez, as well as Spaniard Alicia de Larrocha playing Mozart.

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Esta semana disfrutar de la experiencia de paisajes musicales por el compositor cubano Leo Brouwer y el mexicano Carlos Chávez, también la pianista española Alicia de Larrocha toca Mozart.

Daniel Binelli performs a Suite by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla for the instrument that’s the beating heart of tango, the bandoneón.

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Daniel Binelli toca una Suite por el compositor Argentino Astor Piazzola para el instrument que es el corazón del tango-el bandoneón.

In this edition of Concierto,  we focus on Venezuela, with recordings by clarinetist Jorge Montilla and conductor Gustavo Dudamel, as well as songs and a suite by composer Reynaldo Hahn. Frank Dominguez is your host.

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En esta edición de Concierto, nos centramos en Venezuela, con grabaciones del clarinetista Jorge Montilla y el director de orquesta Gustavo Dudamel, así como canciones y una suite del compositor Reynaldo Hahn. Frank Dominguez es tu anfitrión.
 

This week Brazilian brothers Sergio and Odair Assad play a Tango Suite for Two Guitars by Astor Piazzolla, and Uruguayan conductor Carlos Kalmar leads the Symphonie espagnole by Edouard Lalo.

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Esta semana hermanos brasileños Sergio y Odair Assad tocan una Suite de tango para dos guitarras por Astor Piazzolla, y el director uruguayo Carlos Kalmar dirige la Symphonie espagnole de Édouard Lalo.
 

 This week Concierto honors the “Father of Modern Mexican Song,” Manuel Ponce, including his beloved ballad Estrellita sung by tenor Juan Diego Florez, and Argentine pianist Martha Argerich demonstrates her artistry performing “Nights in the Gardens of Spain” by Manuel de Falla. Frank Dominguez is your host. Description in Spanish...