SYNOPSIS
In flamenco, as in jazz, improvisation is of the utmost performance. Musicians have to talk a flamenco language that enables them to communicate with each other in order for the magic known as “Duende” to appear. And this is “Cañizares Flamenco Quartet”.
The concert’s repertoire is based on his “Cuerdas del Alma” flamenco album, espe- cially arranged for Quartet. As Cañizares mentions in the album’s libretto, “symboli- cally speaking, we have strings in our soul like those of a musical instrument. We also have experiences and desires that play those strings to produce sadness, hoy, illusion or love…”
CAST
Cañizares: Guitar
Juan Carlos Gómez: Second Guitar
Charo Espino: Dance, Castanets and Palmas (Handclaps)
Angel Muñoz: Dance, Cajón y Palmas (Handclaps)
Music Direction: Cañizares
Music: Cañizares
Choreography: Charo Espino y Angel Muñoz
Production: JMC Music Productions
World Premiere: December 18th 2013 at Shinjuku Bunka Center, Japón
PROGRAM
- Añorando el Presente (Guitar solo)
- El Abismo (Bulerías)
- Puneto Arpegiado (Tangos)
- Lluvia de Cometas (Rumba)
- Mar Caribe (Guajira)
- Lejana (Ballad)
- Collar de Perlas (Alegrías)
- Del Horizonte Vienen (Tangos)
- Toca Madera (Improvisation)
- Cuerdas del Alma (Rumba)
- Palomas (Waltz)
© Amancio Guillén