Manuel de Falla - Noches en los Jardines de España (1916) [de Larrocha]

Manuel de Falla y Matheu (23 November 1876 - 14 November 1946) was a Spanish composer. Along with Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century. His image was on Spain's 1970 100-pesetas banknote.
Noches en los Jardines de España
Dedication: Ricardo Viñes
I. En el Generalife
II. Danza Lejana
III. En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba
Alicia de Larrocha piano and the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
Description by James Reel [-]
For Falla to gain the freedom of harmonic thinking to become the twentieth century's best-known and most effective author of Spanish music, he paradoxically had to leave Spain and study in Paris, principally with Paul Dukas. By absorbing the free harmonic approach and rich orchestral effects of the likes of Debussy and Ravel, Falla found the vocabulary he need for his own expressions of his native land. Nights in the Gardens of Spain, the most shimmeringly Impressionistic of Falla's major works, is a wistful, sultry triptych for piano and orchestra. It begins with a depiction of the gardens of the Generalife near the Alhambra, evoking Granada's Moorish history. Falla's use of the orchestra is colorful but delicate, including distant horn calls and sul ponticello effects in the strings to embellish a quivering piano line.
The second movement, "Danza lejana" (Distant Dance), moves to some unspecified, perhaps imaginary garden. Although the dance fragments do indeed begin as if from a distance, they soon come to the forefront, the piano sometimes accompanied by aggressive strumming effects in the strings, and sometimes quietly playing agitated passages over delicate, dark little woodwind solos. Without a pause, this leads into the fast final movement, "In the Gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba." Here the strumming effects become even more prominent, with both orchestra and piano engaging in heavily rhythmic passages inspired by gypsy and flamenco music. But a slower, mysterious Andalusian tune also insinuates itself into the movement, and has the last say as the strings take control of the quiet, soaring melody.

[@mozartmahler61]

This is real masterpiece...Genius De Falla!!

[@greggi331]

0:00 - I. En el Generalife 10:20 - II. Danza Lejana 15:48 - III. En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba

[@Dylonely42]

Thank you.

[@nickmaestro]

Yes! One of my all time favorite works. And I own this recording.

[@chita1205]

A Espanha exerceu um grande fascínio sobre os compositores de toda a Europa - Verdi, Rossini, Glincka, Rimsky-Korsakov - e particularmente sobre os franceses - Lalo, Chabrier, Debussy, Ravel e Bizet. Por outro lado, a música francesa também teve grande influência sobre a obra do compositor espanhol Manuel de Falla, como em Noites nos Jardins de Espanha.

[@cunite9263]

Just love Spanish romantic music and this is one of them!😘

[@samuelcabellogonzalez7590]

Well actually Noches en los jardines de España is of impressionist style. And if you want to get into something more Spanish you could try something like El sombrero de tres picos also by Falla

[@paolocorengia]

De Larrocha sempre superba

[@robertoa.m.3984]

Absolutely magical...!!

[@lisys511]

Nostalgic feeling

[@jb1980ist]

I would not want to play that orchestral reduction on the piano

[@chrisoconnor9521]

Why?

[@tchaffman]

Assuming because it makes the accompanist do things that are natural on the orchestral instruments but hard to do on the piano without really good technique, like the repeated notes at the very beginning.

[@chrisoconnor9521]

There's always a way around 99% of things ​@@tchaffman🙄

[@chita1205]

paraíso na terra é ouvir esta peça

[@tomlin1312]

這是最喜歡的曲子之一! 以前曾著迷到反覆聆聽的程度! 因為非常浪漫,極富氣氛! 拉羅佳的版本是樂評中數一數二的版本,甚至是首選版本!

[@fromsuntosun24]

This complete Medtnaculus video's with the orchestral score! Sometimes orchestral scores are difficult to read on a common screen, while two piano-reductions are surely more accessible to more devices and, at the same time, they help to understand orchestration choices.

[@bartjebartmans]

Great video by Medtnaculus! But as I have different performer I decided to upload it anyways but not with full score. That would have been superfluous.

[@fromsuntosun24]

Sure! Thank you again for sharing

[@cunite9263]

Even the likes of Granados, Albeniz, Turina.....melodical and can be used for movie soundtracks

[@Dylonely42]

Masterpiece.

[@alessandromennini1386]

8:46 wagner lol

[@jostimromero1465]

Why???

[@alessandromennini1386]

@@jostimromero1465 tristain und isolde theme

[@figarojames4097]

@@alessandromennini1386 It's the Tristan chord to be more precise, where the fourth, sixth and ninth are all augmented. It's not the Tristan und Isolde theme itself . . .

[@TheseAreMyHooves]

@@figarojames4097 but it is though isnt it, the same as the opening melody, a rising minor sixth followed by a chromatic descent down two semitones...?

[@almudenadlopez]

Imposible. Es un tema popular español.

[@vincentngo7705]

im liking your trend of latin american & spanish composers

[@carlosmontes6568]

Pues sí que tenía talento,... 👍👍👍🎶❤️🎶🎼🎼🎼🎼🎶🎼🎶🎼🎶🎼🎶

[@steveegallo3384]

True....de Falla was a Giant. Saludos desde San Agustinillo!

[@carlosmontes6568]

@@steveegallo3384 : Y siempre será así,.. Un gigante🎼.👍 Un fuerte abrazo!!!! ☺️

[@Sujkhgfrwqqnvf]

@Bartje Bartmans thanks for this great upload! May I get from you the PDF of that score? Do you know how many second piano reductions there are of this work? Thank you so much!

[@bartjebartmans]

Check IMSLP that's where I found this score. There are two editions of 2 piano arrangements. Click on tab arrangements and transcriptions. imslp.org/wiki/Noches_en_los_Jardines_de_Espa%C3%B1a_(Falla%2C_Manuel_de)

[@ValzainLumivix]

Cool

[@TheseAreMyHooves]

Why is the tristan und isolde theme at 8.46 ?

[@f.b.1311]

Despite this performance being marvellous, it strikes me as a bit too rushed. Anyways , one of the best endings ever for a piece.

[@calebhu6383]

3:20

[@uriahlegutki2257]

8:46 sounds familiar, am I just hearing things?

[@BsktImp]

Climax of slow movement of Bruch's 1st violin concerto perhaps? Or some John Williams score (i.e. rip-off lol)?

[@jrvr9559]

Tristan und Isolde's climax, "Liebestod", by Richard Wagner.

[@alejandrom.4680]

Pieza compuesta en los años 1910, qué cojones habría de tener para exponer esa pieza en aquellos tiempos, jajaja.

[@manuel-et4he]

Por qué?

[@al1al280]

En los Jardínes de Flandes, ego ...