Spanish flair?

January 21, 2011 at 01:23 AM ·

Hi there, everyone! I've just come into a very Spanish-y mood after planning a graduation trip in Spain... and I was wondering something. Are there any pieces for violin that have a Spanish flair to them? Personally, I think that e.g. Lalo's Symphonie Espagnol is too... well, classical :D Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that tangoes, rumbas and boleros are all somewhat Spanish?

Thanks for any help!

Replies (9)

Janis Cortese

January 21, 2011 at 01:26 AM ·

Tarrega's ... oh, what is it ... the tremolo one. Rats. Recuerdos de la Alhambra. You can find it on IMSLP with a violin transcription (it's normally on guitar).

Emily Liz

January 21, 2011 at 02:13 AM ·

Sarasate's Spanish Dances.

Erica Thaler

January 21, 2011 at 07:02 PM ·

Sarasate Malaguena!

Tobias Seyb

January 21, 2011 at 07:59 PM ·

Manuel de Falla, Suite Populaire Espagnole. These are six wonderful pieces for violin and piano.

http://www.answers.com/topic/suite-populaire-espagnole-for-violin-piano-arr-from-popular-spanish-songs-by-kochanski

Roland Roberts

January 22, 2011 at 09:41 AM ·

Turina is a great, and perhaps neglected Spanish composer. I recorded all his works for violin and piano on 2 CDs...well worth investigating.

http://www.meridian-records.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_CDE_84430_JOAQUIN_TURINA__1882___1949___Works_for_violin_and_piano_301.html

LUIS MARTINEZ

January 23, 2011 at 01:57 PM ·

There´re really lots of spanish music for solo violin, but I think you really wants or are interested on music made by spanish composers with spanish "sound"; so, you will find that kind of music in Sarasate pieces, of course, Manuel de Falla (violin transcriptions), Turina, Granados, etc... all them well known.

Please try Eduard Toldrá (1895 - 1962) too, a really interesting violinist and composer: his Six sonets are beautiful pieces he recorded and you can find quite easily.

Other interesting spanish violinsts/composers or just composers with nice works for violin: Manuel Quiroga (Ysayë´s 6th Solo violin sonate is a tribute to Quiroga), Xavier Montsalvatge, Robert Gerhard, Jesús de Monasterio, Xavier Turull, José del Hierro, Joaquín Nin, Enrique Fernández Arbós, Isaac Albéniz, Ramón Barce...

Best wishes.

carlos majlis

January 24, 2011 at 10:25 AM ·

Joan Manen worte a beautiful "concierto español" for violin and orch. (The one that Sarasate should have composed).. Mark Kaplan had a very good recording.

Bill Walderman

January 24, 2011 at 12:40 PM ·

You might take a look at this:

www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Spanish-Violin-Music/3852978