Klavier & Co – En la Alhambra 2022

The successful Spanish pianist and composer Juan Carlos Garvayo spans an arc from the reawakening of Spanish music to world renown around 1900 to the present day

Isaac Albéniz stands on the threshold from national romanticism to impressionism, Manuel de Falla became Spain's "modern classic" without denying his musical roots in Iberian folklore - and certainly not the knowledge he had acquired in Paris in Debussy's circle. The dances of Spain with their flamenco rhythms and the enchanting folk tunes of the south had fascinated French musicians since the early Romantic period. Debussy was a particular master of appropriating this music and its atmospheric moods. Mauricio Sotelo is one of Spain's essential contemporary composers, combining tradition and new music in a compelling way. The Alhambra, the mysterious palace of the Moorish kings in the ancient city of Granada, provides the motto.