Castles and Palaces
With Donald Macleod.
3: The Alhambra. "In 1492
Columbus sailed the ocean blue" - but on the mainland, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at last succeeded in expelling the Moors from Spain. Granada was the final stronghold to surrender, and the Spaniards were astonished at the beauty of the Moorish king's castle. Including excerpts from:
Rodrigo Junto al Generalife Pepe Romero (guitar)
Albeniz Albaicin (Iberia)
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
Lorca Romance de Don Boyso Françoise Atlan (soprano)
Debussy La Puerta del Vino (Preludes, Book 2)
Werner Haas (piano)
Guerrero Missa Sancta et Immaculata
Westminster Cathedral Choir, director James O'Donnell
Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain Martha Argerich (piano), Paris Orchestra, conductor Daniel Barenboim