Domingo Hindoyan - Iberia (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

As France recovered from the shock of defeat to Prussian forces in 1870, the country began to boast again of its status as the centre of the world. Paris was the place to be for anyone interested in contemporary culture and the advance of modernity, a claim underlined by the city’s rising number of tourists from overseas. Yet the French were increasingly drawn abroad, either as visitors or migrants, with Spain falling among the top European destinations by 1900. The appeal of Spain to the French was not limited only to those with the resources to travel; Spanish culture could often be found closer to home. Between the late 1880s and the 1920s, around half a million Spaniards found refuge in France from political repression or poverty. While many of them later returned to Spain, their presence left a deep and lasting impression on French arts, literature and music.
In this vibrant and colourful orchestral programme from the RLPO and Domingo Hindoyan, Chabrier’s España opens proceedings. The composer’s interest in Spain was most likely the result of his friendship with the artist Édouard Manet, whose paintings depicted Spanish themes. The conductor of the premiere was Charles Lamoureux who persuaded Chabrier to visit Spain in the summer of 1882. This work was the catalyst for French composers who followed to explore Spanish influences.

TRACKLIST

1. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - España
2. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Images, L. 122: No. 2, Ibéria: I. Par les rues et les chemins
3. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Images, L. 122: No. 2, Ibéria: II. Les parfums de la nuit
4. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Images, L. 122: No. 2, Ibéria: III. Le matin d'un jour de fête
5. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: I. Prélude à la nuit
6. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: II. Malagueña
7. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: III. Habanera
8. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54: IV. Feria
9. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso (Version for Orchestra)
10. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Version for Orchestra)
11. Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Boléro, M. 81



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