Spanish Suite

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

After receiving standing ovations in Spain and places as diverse as Tokyo and São Paulo, the two artists are performing at the University of Navarra Museum theater, offering the audience a different and new experience.

The Spanish Suite program is divided into three sections. In the first, called "Goyescas," tonadillas by Enrique Granados such as "La maja y el ruiseñor," "La maja de Goya," and "El majo tímido." The second, entitled "Lorquiana," intertwines pieces by Albéniz and well-known themes such as "El Vito-Zorongo," "Tres hojitas," and "La tarara." Finally, the last section, "El amor brujo," features pieces by Manuel de Falla such as "Canción del amor dolido," "Danza del terror," and "Canción del fuego fatuo," where flamenco and classical music come together.

At 29 years of age, Rocío Márquez (Huelva, 1985) has already established herself as the new phenomenon of flamenco song. With a favorable reception at 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 singing style of Pepe Marchena, an album that breaks down the barrier between classicism and the avant-garde and has been applauded by audiences and critics alike.

Rosa Torres-Pardo (Madrid, 1960) is one of Spain's most renowned and internationally acclaimed pianists. She has worked with major orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with leading conductors such as Dutoit and Fournet, and in world-renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Philharmonie in St. Petersburg. She is also known for her collaborations with María Bayo and 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 malleable that she inspires me a lot. We are both learning from the recital. In any case, I do notice the difficulty of having to forget about the bars of the bar, forget about the written lyrics, but that's also where I enjoy it the most because unexpected situations arise," says the pianist.

Rates: €20 and €18

Program

Goyescas, by Enrique Granados   

La maja and the nightingale (piano solo)

Goya's Maja

The shy guy

The tralala and the dotted rhythm

Two sorrowful ladies (piano and voice)

End of the conversation at the fence

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

Almería by Albéniz (excerpts)

The Vito

Gypsy Zorongo

Jota

Corpus Christi in Seville

Three little leaves

The tarara

Debla

Nana Lorca

Lullaby for Rocío

El amor brujo, by Manuel de Falla

Introduction

Song of heartbreak

Dance of Terror

Ritual fire dance

Song of the Will-o'-the-Wisp

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