(University of Oregon, 2022-07) Bengoa Roldán, Marina;
In this Lecture recital, I will discuss two piano fantasies composed in Spain, a little over a hundred years apart. I will provide context, historical background, an analysis of the Spanish idioms and other aspects of these fantasies, and the impact these pieces had or will have in contemporary piano literature. The composers of these works are Manuel de Falla and Pascual Gimeno. I chose these pieces because the Fantasia Baetica is the primary representation of the classical and “pure” flamenco. I commissioned the Fantasía Flamenca because I know the style of Gimeno, and he has a new and fresh vision of music. I wanted an updated vision of a flamenco fantasy in classical piano music.
