Romanzas de Dúos y Zarzuelas

Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga

Conductor: Juan de Udaeta

The composer Francisco Alonso, who in his time was known as ‘maestro Alonso’, belongs to the second generation of twentieth century Spanish composers of theatre music. This group of composers, better known as the ‘Generation of the Masters’, includes such eminent figures as José María Usandizaga, José Padilla, Juan Vert, Reveriano Soutullo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Jacinto Guerrero, Pablo Sorozábal, Conrado del Campo and Jesús Guridi, amongst others. They each left a large amount of theatre music, resulting in one of the most productiv...+ info

La Música de Al-Andalus

Ensemble Awtar-Tilimsem

There is a very significant fragment of the poem written by Ismá'il b. Bard when he asked 'Abd al-Hamid b. Basil for a lute, and was given an old instrument:   You were very generous to send me a lute that belonged to the family of al-Waid. Generation after generation mended it with their hands. It is Co me like a lute of mosaic. The spiders wove over it for they thought it a vestige of a building in ruins. This lute is like effaced lines, like the remains of the ink of beautiful calligraphy.   (AI-Kattáni (1029): Kitab al-tasbihiát mi...+ info

Obras para Arpa

Cristina Montes Mateo

THE WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN COMPOSERS The Workshop for Women Composers is an initiative of the Department of Culture and Sport, in collaboration with the Composer’s Foundation of the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, the main collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain, the University of Cádiz and the Center for Musical Documentation in Adalusia (Centro de Documentación Musical de Andalucía). Ever since it was first held in 2005 it has become a meeting point, a time for reflection and creation for Spanish women composers. There are s...+ info