España

Album by Emmanuel Chabrier & Orchestre national de France & Armin Jordan

España is an orchestral rhapsody by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, composed in 1883. The piece draws on Spanish rhythms and colourful orchestration characteristic of late Romantic French music, reflecting Chabrier's interest in exoticism and its influence on later orchestral composers.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Joyeuse Marche
    3:57
  2. 2.
    Danse slave, Le Roi malgré lui
    5:02
  3. 3.
    Suite pastorale : I. Idylle
    4:54
  4. 4.
    Suite pastorale : II. Dans villageoise
    4:50
  5. 5.
    Suite pastorale : III. Sous-bois
    5:47
  6. 6.
    Suite pastorale : IV. Scherzo-valse
    4:59
  7. 7.
    Gwendoline, Ouverture
    10:39
  8. 8.
    Bourrée fantasque
    6:55
  9. 9.
    España, Rhapsodie pour orchestre
    6:29

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