Great Performances - Albéniz: Portraits of Spain

Harry Lynch | Documentary, Musical, Series

2023 | 60 minutes | United States

Scott Yoo travels with guitarist Manuel Barrueco and pianist Juan Perez Floristan through the great Spanish cities of Andalusia, to see how Albeniz captured the culture through his music.

Synopsis

Like Scarlatti before him, Isaac Albeniz was a keyboard composer captivated by Spain. Scott Yoo travels with guitarist Manuel Barrueco and pianist Juan Perez Floristan through the great Spanish cities of Andalusia, to see how Albeniz captured their culture, history, and sounds in a brilliant series of musical portraits, his most celebrated works.

Series Description
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in Now Hear This, a new documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.

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Main credits

Lynch, Harry (film director)
Lynch, Harry (screenwriter)
Lynch, Harry (film producer)
Yoo, Scott (host)

Other credits

Cinematography, Brian Nelligan, Therese Tran; editing, Ginny Patrick, Yusef Svačina.


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DIRECTOR: Harry Lynch

NATIONALITY: United States

YEAR: 2023

GENRE: Documentary, Musical, Series

LANGUAGE: English

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Upper Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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