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.
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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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