Spanish Rhapsodies

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Usher Hall Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2EA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso
Lieberson, Peter (1946-2011)	Neruda Songs
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Rapsodie espagnole
Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)	The Three Cornered Hat (suites nos. 1 & 2)

Performers

Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève	Conductor
Kelley O'Connor	Mezzo-soprano
Ricardo Viñes	Piano

They say the best Spanish music is written by Frenchmen. Manuel de Falla would have disagreed, and his flamboyant ballet-score The Three-Cornered Hat is one of the great Spanish showpieces. As for Maurice Ravel’s exuberant Rapsodie espagnole and the playful Alborada del gracioso – well, he was half Spanish!

Pre-concert event: 18:45 Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola)

Tickets range from £32 to £10 for adults, 50% off for disabled and carers, under-26s are £5 and under-16s go free

Map

Kaleidoscopic colour

Alan Coady, 1st May

Clive James – with as much modesty as a self-publicist can pull off – says, "all I can do is turn a phrase until it catches the light." A similar ability enlivens the orchestration of masters such as Ravel and Falla.