Berlin 23-04-2010
Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos, usually known as Padre Antonio Soler, (3 December 1729 (baptized) – 20 December 1783) was a Spanish composer whose works span the late Baroque and early Classical music eras. He is best known for his keyboard sonatas, an important contribution to the harpsichord, fortepiano and organ repertoire.
Soler was born in Olot in the Catalan province [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin 23-04-2010
Pablo Sarasate was born in Pamplona, Spain, the son of an artillery bandmaster. He began studying the violin with his father at the age of five and later took lessons from a local teacher but his musical talent became evident early on and he appeared in his first public concert in La Coruña at the age of eight. His performance was [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin 17-04-2010
Manuel de Falla was born 1876, in the port city of Cádiz in South-western Spain – perhaps, the oldest continuously-inhabited city in the Iberian – expect for the fact that it has a port and a harbor; it is in every way a very typical Andalusian city.
He was primarily home taught, by his mother and received his first piano lessons at [...] Continue Reading…
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