Spanish Suite

Suite Española is a meeting point between avant-garde and tradition, live and written music, popular songs and classical piano. Rocío Márquez, cantaora, and Rosa Torres-Pardo, pianist, star in this exchange, searching for the roots of flamenco singing and giving compositions by Granados, Albéniz or Falla greater freedom of expression.

After receiving standing ovations in Spain and in places as diverse as Tokyo and São Paulo, the two artists perform in the theater of the Museo Universidad de Navarra, offering a different and new experience to the public.

The Spanish Suite program is divided into three blocks. In the first one, called "Goyescas", tonadillas from Enrique Granados as "La maja y el ruiseñor", "La maja de Goya" and "El majo tímido". The second, whose title is "Lorquiana", intermingles pieces by Albéniz and very recognizable themes such as "El Vito-Zorongo", "Tres hojitas" or "La tarara". Finally, the last section, "El amor brujo", corresponds to pieces by Manuel de Falla such as "Canción del amor dolido", "Danza del terror" and "Canción del fuego fatuo", where flamenco and classical music enter into communion.

At 29, Rocío Márquez (Huelva, 1985) has already established herself as the new phenomenon of flamenco singing. With a favorable reception in the most important festivals and theaters such as the Zarzuela, the Teatro Real in Madrid and the Olympia in Paris, she has become the ambassador of flamenco singing not only in Europe but worldwide. Her new work "El Niño" is a tribute to the free cante of Pepe Marchena, an album that breaks the barrier between classicism and the avant-garde and has been applauded by the public and critics alike.

Rosa Torres-Pardo (Madrid, 1960) is one of the most famous and internationally awarded Spanish pianists. She has worked with great orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with the best conductors such as Dutoit or Fournet, and in world-renowned halls such as Carnegie Hall or the St. Petersburg Philharmonie. She is also known for her collaborations with María Bayo, Plácido Domingo and for her show Iberia with the dancer Lola Greco.

"The exchange with Rocío is very fluid, because she is such an artist and so moldable that she inspires me a lot. We are both learning with the recital. In any case, I do notice the difficulty of having to forget the bars of the compass, forget the written lyrics, but that is also where I enjoy the most because unexpected situations arise," says the pianist.

Rates: 20 and 18€.

Program

Goyescas, by Enrique Granados   

La maja y el ruiseñor (piano solo)

Goya's maja

The shy majo

Tralala and stippling

Dos majas dolorosas (piano and voice)

End of the colloquium at the fence

Lorquiana, by Federico García Lorca, Manuel de Falla and Isaac Albéniz

Almería by Albéniz (excerpts)

El Vito

Gypsy Zorongo

Jota

Corpus Christi in Seville

Three leaves

The tarara

Debla

Nana Lorca

Lullaby for Rocío

El amor brujo, by Manuel de Falla

Introduction

Song of love in pain

Dance of terror

Ritual fire dance

Song of wildfire

With her new album "El Niño" already on sale, a work about Pepe Marchena El Niño, the great legend of flamenco, the singer, Rocío Márquez (Huelva, 1985) will perform alongside Rosa Torres-Pardo on the piano in Spanish Suite(Suite Española).

The concert is a fusion of classical piano music and flamenco singing, mixing written and improvised music, to explore both worlds, finding their roots and making use of compositions by Granados, Albéniz and Falla to find greater freedom of expression. An exchange that enables a meeting point to be found between both worlds.

Prices: 20 and 18€.