Cruzando hacia el puerto de Málaga en Abril de 2018, monumento al Cenachero
Cruzando hacia el puerto de Málaga en Abril de 2018, monumento al Cenachero tras cruzar desde Marqués de Lario.
Serenata Andaluza
This is a solo piano piece by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) that I’ve arranged for piano and string orchestra. I took the photos several years ago on my trip to three Andalusion cities. First is Sevilla, then Granada (1:47), then Málaga (3:31). This piece is from my album “Romantic and Impressionist Vol. II” on Spotify at:
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Sevilla: the Tower of Gold, the Gothic Catedral y Giralda and the town center, the Plaza España, the Real Alcázar palace, and a boat ride on the Guadalquivir river.
Granada: Statue of Christopher Columbus unfurling a map before Queen Isabel to propose a voyage to the New World. Next is the Alhambra, one of the last major Moslem fortresses in the south that fell to the northern Spanish Catholic kings. Excavation and restoration work goes on continuously. Charles V built his palace here. and the gardens in the adjoining Generalife are spectacular. Most of the intricate Moorish artwork in the Palacio Nazaríes, the Arab rulers’ palace, has been carefully preserved. Unfortunately, during my visit, the famous statues of the twelve lions in the courtyard fountain had been removed for restoration, but the helpful people at getyourguide.com allowed me to use one of their stock photos.
Málaga: El Cenachero - statue to local fishermen, La Alcazaba fortress, the Castillo de Gibralfaro, one of the fountains beside the Paseo del Parque, the Picasso Foundation, (Picasso was born in Málaga), and views of the beach.
Manuel de Falla
Along with Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla belongs to Spain's most important group of Romantic composers. Born in Cádiz, he moved with his family to Madrid around 1900, where he studied at the Real Conservatorio de Música y Declamación. He also studied in Paris for seven years beginning in 1907, where he met several French Impressionists including Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. Their influences are evident in his nocturne for piano and orchestra Nights in a Spanish Garden, an enchanting piece that remains universally acclaimed. De Falla left for Argentina in 1939 when dictator Francisco Franco won the Spanish Civil War, and although Franco offered him safety and a pension, de Falla refused to return. His remains were finally brought to the cathedral in Cádiz in1947.