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JUN MÄRKL conducts
JAVIER PERIANES piano

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of a Jester)
FALLA Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
FALLA El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat), Suite No. 2
RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole

Piano virtuoso Javier Perianes, praised by Gramophone for his “infallible ear for style, atmosphere and colour” returns to perform Nights in the Gardens of Spain, evoking Falla’s beloved Andalusia with its mysterious, fragrant beauty, strumming guitars, flamenco rhythms and dancing melodies. Our rich, Spanish-flavored concert culminates in Rapsodie Espagnole, Ravel’s orchestral masterpiece, showing him as a master of instrumental color. Its four sections are vivid echoes of the sounds and dances of Spain, and its final movement, the sultry “Feria” (“The Fair”), punctuated by castanets, is ablaze in a riot of colors. In between, it’s the zesty suite from The Three-Cornered Hat, replete with sounds of stamping feet, timpani drumming and castanets clicking out infectious rhythms.