{"product_id":"gerhard-bbc-philharmonic-don-quixote-complete-ballet-suite-from-cd","title":"Gerhard \/ Bbc Philharmonic - Don Quixote (Complete Ballet) Suite From (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Catalan Roberto Gerhard studied piano with Granados, and was the only Spanish composer to study with Arnold Schoenberg. It was, however, over twenty years before he committed himself to writing twelve-tone music. In the interim, his output brought a new focus and precision (owing more to Stravinsky and Bartok) to the Spanish style. All the works on this album were composed in that period. Dating from the early 1940s, his ballet Alegrias was originally conceived for two pianos, but soon evolved into the four-movement suite heard here. The flamenco-inspired movements are linked in pairs, and show Gerhard's brilliance and humour in equal measure. During this same period Gerhard decided to mark the centenary of his first teacher, Felipe Pedrell (who had also taught Albeniz, Granados, and de Falla), with a three-movement symphony, Homenaje a Pedrell (CHAN 9693). Gerhard failed to secure a performance of the work, but in 1954 was invited to re-work the final movement for a BBC Symphony Orchestra concert, which became Pedrelliana. Gerhard's ballet on episodes from Cervantes's Don Quixote evolved for almost a decade, from a work for chamber orchestra, for a touring company (abandoned because of the war), via a version for radio and an expanded orchestral suite, to the work recorded here, in it's full and final orchestration for performances at the Royal Opera House in 1950, choreographed by Ninette de Valois. Robert Helpmann danced the title role and Margot Fonteyn Dulcinea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlegrías, Suite from the Ballet for Orchestra~I. Preámbulo. Allegro - L'istesso tempo -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlegrías, Suite from the Ballet for Orchestra~Jácara. Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlegrías, Suite from the Ballet for Orchestra~II. Farruca. Andante (tempo di farruca) - Pochissimo più animato - Poco a poco a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlegrías, Suite from the Ballet for Orchestra~Jaleo. (Quarter Note = c. 160) - Allegrissimo - Poco accelerando - Con brio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePedrelliana for Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~[Introduction.] Andante maestoso -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote's Room: [Andante maestoso] - Poco più largamente - Incalzando -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote's Room: Don Quixote's vision of Dulcinea. Calmo -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote's Room: Sancho Panza. Allegretto -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Interlude I (The Plain of La Mancha) -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Wayside Inn (Chacona de la Venta): Allegretto giocoso - Poco più mosso - Brisk - Tempo I, poco pesante - Andante -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Wayside Inn (Chacona de la Venta): The Vigil at Arms (Vigilia de las armas). L'istesso tempo - Con un poco di moto -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Wayside Inn (Chacona de la Venta): The duel with the muleteer. Alquanto animato - Tempo giusto - Andante -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Wayside Inn (Chacona de la Venta): The 'knighting' of Don Quixote. [Andante] -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Interlude II. Poco più lento - Poco pesante - Incalzando -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plain of La Mancha: The Windmills (Molinos de viento). Andante - Poco agitato -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plain of La Mancha: The village barber and his basin. Allegretto triviale - Tempo da prima (Andante) - Andante affettuoso -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plain of La Mancha: The Golden Age (La Edad de Oro). Adagietto - Poco più mosso - Tempo da prima [Adagietto] - Allegretto c\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Plain of La Mancha: The galley-slaves (Paso doble de los galeotes). [Allegro] - Animando - Tempo I - Animando - Vivace - All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Interlude III. L'istesso tempo - Andante -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cave of Motesinos (Chacona de palacio): Allegro moderato -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Interlude IV. Maestoso (Tempo I) -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Prison (Variaciones): Con moto - Poco più mosso, quasi vivace - Agitato, poco stretto - Meno mosso - Animando - Agitato - A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Prison (Variaciones): Dulcinea revealed as Aldonza. Larghetto -\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quixote~Epilogue. 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