Manuel de Falla's
large-scale piano fantasy, Fantasia Baetica, marks a departure from his
impressionistic and folkloristic style, towards a new, edgier, modern and
virtuosic piano writing. "Baetica" is
the ancient Roman name for Andalucia, and this is the composer's last work in
the Andalusian idiom. Its premier
performance was given in 1919 by the great Polish pianist Artur Rubenstein, who
commissioned the work, and to whom it is dedicated. Jason Cutmore
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Manuel de Falla
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Fantasia Baetica Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla's large-scale piano fantasy, Fantasia Baetica, marks a departure from his impressionistic and folkloristic style, towards a new, edgier, modern and virtuosic piano writing. "Baetica" is the ancient Roman name for Andalucia, and this is the composer's last work in the Andalusian idiom. Its premier performance was given in 1919 by the great Polish pianist Artur Rubenstein, who commissioned the work, and to whom it is dedicated. Jason Cutmore
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