the genocidal terrorism that the State of Israel has
been exercising against the Palestinian People.
April 5th is Easter Sunday and Aberri Eguna (Basque Homeland Day).
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Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter whose songs explored a wide range of themes, but consistently centered on love and religion. In 1967, Cohen moved to the USA to pursue a career as a folk singer-songwriter. His song " Suzanne, " covered by Judy Collins , became a major hit and remained his most covered song for many years. Following this success, he made countless recordings and embarked on successful tours worldwide. His deep, resonant voice perfectly suited his existential pessimism. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame , and in 2011, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature .
Leonard Cohen 's "Hallelujah " (1984) is a song that took several years to write; it's said that Cohen composed more than 80 verses before deciding which ones to include. It can be considered one of the most emblematic and reinterpreted songs in modern music history thanks to its melancholic, spiritual, and poetic tone, which combines biblical references (David, Samson, Delilah) with reflections on love, loss, and redemption. Cohen explores the idea that even in suffering, desire, and error, there is something sacred—a kind of "broken hallelujah."
Today it is offered to us by the Orfeón Donostiarra from the Plaza de la Constitución in Donostia/San Sebastián
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) was a French composer of Italian origin (born in Florence ) who became a naturalized French citizen at the age of 21 (his real name was Giovanni Battista Lulli ). He quickly distinguished himself as a violinist and dancer, and at the age of twenty, he entered the service of Louis XIV as musical director to the royal family; from then on, his importance in the development of classical ballet was paramount. In 1672, he obtained the position of director of the Académie Royale de Musique, renewing the essence of opera with greater solemnity in its staging, a decisive emphasis on the clarity of the text, and meticulous elaboration in its ballets and choruses. In 1685, a scandal erupted; it was revealed that Lully had had a relationship with a young page of the Chapel named Brunet ; the composer then lost favor with the king. His musical output is based primarily on three pillars: opera, ballets, and religious music.
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (in English, The Bourgeois Gentleman) is a comédie-ballet —a blend of theater, music, and dance—created in collaboration by Jean-Baptiste Lully (music) and Molière (text). It is one of the most celebrated works of 17th-century France and a perfect example of courtly taste under the reign of Louis XIV . Its plot centers on Monsieur Jourdain , a wealthy bourgeois who aspires to behave like a nobleman; his desire for social advancement leads him to ridicule: he takes classes in dance, fencing, philosophy, and music to acquire aristocratic manners, but only succeeds in making himself the object of mockery. For this plot , Jean-Baptiste Lully composed vibrant, elegant, and humorous music that reflects the tone of the comedy by innovatively combining social satire, theater, music, and dance. The play was premiered by Molière 's company on October 14, 1670 at the court of Louis XIV in the castle of Chambord .
Today we offer the March for the ceremony of the Turks performed by the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the harpsichordist and conductor specializing in baroque music, Emmanuelle Haïm , who has had important performances at the head of the Berlin Philharmonic, the Chicago Opera or the BBC Proms , among other formations.
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), an Austrian composer whose brother Michael Haydn was also a notable composer, was one of the principal figures of the Classical period (1750-1810). At the age of six, he began his studies of harpsichord and violin. At eight, he was admitted as a chorister to St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, where he received lessons in singing, piano, and violin. After his voice changed, he had to support himself by working various jobs while studying composition, analyzing the works of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach . He laid the foundations for sonata form , the formal structure of the string quartet , and the symphony ; he maintained a close friendship with Mozart and was Beethoven 's teacher. He died at the age of 77 in Vienna .
The catalogue of Haydn's works . Joseph Haydn's works are classified today according to the system created by Anthony van Hoboken. Each work is identified by a Roman numeral that corresponds to the category, which in most cases is associated with a genre. Some categories have subdivisions, indicated by a lowercase letter followed by an Arabic numeral that corresponds to the work's position within the category. These numerals are preceded by the word Hoboken (in memory of the catalogue's author) and sometimes by Hob (its abbreviation).
Concerto No. 1 for Flute, Oboe and Orchestra in C Major - 1st Movement. The movement of the concerto we present today is actually a transposition of the Concerto for 2 lire organizzate in C major, when the "lira organizzata" was a keyboard instrument with a mechanism similar to the hurdy-gurdy that enjoyed a certain courtly fashion, especially at the court of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon, King of Naples . As is common in modern practice, the concerto is often performed not with two liras, but with flute and oboe as soloists, accompanied by a string orchestra and two horns.
Today we offer the First Movement (“ Allegro con spirito ”) full of energy and brilliance, with the soloists conversing with each other and with the orchestra, in a version by the sisters Maria Steinaa , flute and Eva Steinaa , oboe.
Aberri Eguna ("Homeland Day" in Basque, referring to the Basque homeland) is a festive celebration of Basque nationalism, both right-wing and left-wing, held annually on Easter Sunday . Created by the Basque Nationalist Party in 1932, it is celebrated throughout the Basque Country (the autonomous communities of Euskadi , Navarre , and the Basque Country in France ), as well as by the Basque diaspora around the world. The first celebration took place in Bilbao in 1932; it was banned after the Spanish Civil War of 1936 and began to be celebrated again in 1964.
"Gernikako Arbola, " Iparragirre 's most famous song, is a zortziko ( a Basque folk dance) in homage to the Tree of Gernika and the Basque fueros ( charters of rights and privileges) it represents. The song premiered in 1853 by José María Iparragirre at the Café de San Luis in Madrid , accompanied on the piano by Juan María Blas de Altuna , organist from Lekeitio , Durango. The zortziko was repeated time and again amidst spontaneous cheers and applause, and by the end, " Gernikako Arbola" was being sung in chorus by fifty, sixty, or more voices, while Iparragirre and Altuna received a standing ovation. There is serious doubt about the song's authorship, as to whether it was written by Iparragirre or Altuna ; although without conclusive evidence, we maintain the traditional attribution.
José María Iparragirre (Urretxu, Gipuzkoa, 1820-1881) was a renowned bertsolari (improvisational poet) and folk musician who led a bohemian and adventurous life; hence his nickname, " the Basque bard ," an image he cultivated with his ever-present guitar and his improvisational singing and verses . His work, written mostly in Basque , includes some of the most significant and popular songs of the Basque Country . Considered by the authorities of his time to be a dangerous "mass agitator," he suffered imprisonment and exile, residing for 19 years in Argentina and Uruguay . Upon his return, he earned a living by giving recitals throughout the Basque Country . He died of pneumonia in his hometown of Urretxu , where he is buried.
The Gernika Tree is an oak tree ( Quercus robur ) located in front of the Assembly House in the Biscayan town of Gernika . This tree symbolizes the traditional freedoms of Biscay and, by extension, those of the entire Basque people . Today's song is performed by the San Sebastián Choir, conducted by Maestro Juan Gorostidi .
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George Frideric Handel ( 1685-1759) was born in Halle , Germany . A naturalized British citizen, he is one of the leading figures in the history of music and, certainly, of the Baroque period. As a child, he began receiving lessons in harmony and counterpoint from Friedrich Zachow , the organist of Halle , with whom he also learned to play the oboe, violin, and organ. At the age of 18, he moved to Hamburg, where he wrote his first two operas. After three years, he traveled to Florence and then to Rome . In 1710, he returned to Germany and from there to London , where he settled for the rest of his life. Despite the complete silence with which he protected his privacy, his homosexuality seems clear. Of his abundant musical output, the oratorio Messiah stands out as one of the masterpieces of music history . He died at the age of 74 at his home.
The catalogue of works by George Frideric Handel is known by the acronym HWV , which stands for Handel Werke Verzeichnis (German for Catalogue of Handel's Works). It is not arranged chronologically, but thematically by type of work, genre, and whether vocal or instrumental. It comprises 612 works, plus 25 supplements and doubtful or lost works, and was compiled between 1978 and 1986 in three volumes. The exact number of compositions is therefore difficult to determine. Its author is the musicologist Bernd Baselt .
The Resurrection, which we present today, is an oratorio by Handel written in two parts to a libretto by Carlo Sigismondo Capece , a poet at the court of Queen Maria Casimira of Poland , who was then in exile in Rome . The first performance took place at the Palazzo Bonelli in Rome on Easter Sunday , April 8, 1708, thanks to the support of the wealthy Marquis Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli, who provided lodging for the composer. The work narrates the events that unfold from Good Friday to Easter Sunday , in the style of an opera , but without stage staging. It comprises recitatives that advance the plot and da capo arias that allow for the expression of the feelings and reflections prompted by the mysteries of the Passion and Resurrection of Christ . The characters are Lucifer (bass), Mary Magdalene (soprano), an angel (soprano), the Apostle Saint John (tenor), and Mary , wife of Cleophas (contralto). Today the Oratory is led by the Czech maestro Václav Luks
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was an Austrian composer who, at the age of 11, was admitted as a member of the choir of the Imperial Chapel in Vienna, where he studied under Salieri . At that time, theater and opera were the lucrative genres, in which he never achieved success; so he devoted himself to lieder (songs), among which his Ave Maria stands out. and the collection of lieder La Belle Molinera . Despite dying at the age of 31, he left behind more than 1,500 works, including numerous piano and chamber music pieces, 8 symphonies, concert works, incidental music, sacred music (among others, 7 Masses, 1 Oratorio and 1 Requiem), several singspiels (small operettas), some opera and more than 600 small vocal works, mainly the lieder mentioned.
Catalogue of Schubert's works . His works are primarily catalogued using the letter D , which comes from the Deutsch catalogue, compiled by the Austrian musicologist Otto Erich Deutsch . Each work is given a number added to the letter D , indicating its approximate chronological position in the composer's output. However, opus numbers (Op.) are sometimes used.
Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 (sometimes renumbered as Symphony No. 7), commonly known as the Unfinished Symphony , is a musical composition that Schubert began in 1822 but, although the composer lived for another six years, only completed two movements: I (0'35") ALLEGRO MODERATO; II (17'01") ANDANTE CON MOTO. A scherzo also survives, almost finished in a piano reduction but with only two orchestrated pages. One possible reason Schubert left the symphony unfinished is the predominance of the same meter (triple time); this occurs in the first and second movements, as well as in the aforementioned scherzo , which could be the origin of the third movement.
Today we are attending the version offered by the Polish teacher Małgorzata Sapiecha-Muzioł .
Jesús Guridi (1886-1961) was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz into a musical family. After his family moved to Madrid , Guridi enrolled in the Conservatory ; however, his parents' finances were not good, so they moved to Bilbao , where, thanks to the patron, the Count of Zubiría , he was able to travel to Paris and enter the Schola Cantorum to study piano, organ, counterpoint, and composition. After completing his studies, he traveled to Belgium , Cologne , and Munich to further his musical training. Returning to Bilbao at the age of 21, he took charge of the Bilbao Choral Society as its director, a position he combined with that of organist at the Basilica (now the Cathedral) of Santiago . In 1939, he returned to Madrid as director of the Conservatory , where he died at the age of 75.
"Ten Basque Melodies" is one of the best-known and most beloved orchestral works by the Basque composer Jesús Guridi (1886–1961) and an excellent example of how Guridi combined Basque folklore with a refined, symphonic orchestral writing style , heavily influenced by the European Romantic tradition. The work was composed after his return to the Basque Country following the Spanish Civil War , during a period of searching for cultural identity. With it, Guridi sought to pay homage to the musical roots of his homeland using the symphonic language he had absorbed during his studies in Paris, Brussels, and Cologne . The work premiered on December 12, 1941, at the Cine Monumental in Madrid , performed by the Madrid Symphony Orchestra conducted by Enrique Jordá .
The Ten Basque Melodies come, for the most part, from the folk songbook compiled by the Basque philologist and musicologist Resurrección María de Azkue (1864-1951), Guridi 's patron and companion during his student years in Paris . What the composer does, in Guridi 's own words, is "to communicate his soul, infusing it with all his emotional breath." It is also the work of someone who knows the history of music very well, as there are moments when we hear echoes of Gregorian chant or the Baroque concerto grosso . I also find in it evocations of Romanticism, musical nationalism, and Impressionism , which only a musician with a mastery of orchestration comparable to that of Rimsky-Korsakov, Strauss , or Ravel could create. (Excerpted from the article by Antonio R. Rubio Plo published on the Guridi Family Website)
Structure : I (0'00") NARRATIVE .-. II (1'25") LOVE .-. III RELIGIOUS (4'00") .-. IV (6'33") EPITHALAMIC .-. V (7'48") SERENADE .-. VI (8'49") LOVE .-. VII (12'43") SERENADE .-. VIII (14'08") DANCE .-. IX (16'25") ELEGIAC .-. X (19'15") FESTIVE. Today we can listen to it in a version by the Basque National Orchestra under the direction of the Granada-born maestro Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez .
Ruth Crawford Seeger , née Ruth Porter Crawford (1901–1953), was an American composer specializing in folk music . Her music was a leading exponent of the emerging modernist aesthetic, and she became a central member of a group of American composers known as the " ultramodernists ." Although she composed primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, Crawford devoted herself to folk music studies from the late 1930s until her death. Her music influenced later composers, particularly Elliott Carter .
A wind quintet is a group of five instrumentalists (mostly flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon ). The term also refers to works composed for this ensemble. Unlike the string quartet , whose sound is very homogeneous, the instruments of a wind quintet differ considerably in timbre and technique. The modern quintet originated from the group sponsored by Joseph II of Habsburg in 18th-century Vienna : two oboes, two clarinets, two horns, and two bassoons. The quintets composed by Anton Reicha and Franz Danzi definitively established the genre: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon . Although they declined during the second half of the 19th century , they regained popularity in the 20th century .
Ruth Crawford Seeger 's Seeger Suite (1954) is a work composed in 1952 when Crawford was already ill (she died in 1953) and published posthumously in 1954. The work combines her early modernist, dissonant, and experimental language (from the 1920s–30s, when Crawford was part of the ultramodernist circle in New York alongside Cowell and Ruggles ) with the greater simplicity and lyricism of her later period, influenced by her work collecting and harmonizing American folk music. Notable features include the use of free serialism and dissonant counterpoint , as well as the layering of independent contrapuntal textures. Furthermore, a more intimate and tonally referential dimension is perceived that was not present in her more radical works of the 1930s. With all this, the work maintains a balance between structural rigor and expressive lyricism and represents a synthesis of the modernism and musical humanism that defined Ruth Crawford Seeger 's career.
The suite is structured in three movements: I () ANDANTE .-. II (5`30``) ALLEGRO DECISO .-. III (6`50``) ADAGIO-ALLEGRO-ADAGIO-ALLEGRO and performed on this occasion by Emblems Quintet , a wind quintet made up of Merryl Neille flute, Alex Hayashi oboe, Clarissa Osborn clarinet, Caroline Steiger horn and Brandon Rumsey bassoon .
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Mikel Laboa (1934-2008) was one of the most important Basque singer-songwriters of the late 20th century . Considered the patriarch of Basque music, his music has influenced younger generations. His album Bat-Hiru was chosen by popular vote in the Diario Vasco newspaper as the best Basque album of all time. Born in Donostia/San Sebastián , he spent two years of his childhood in the Biscayan town of Lekeitio. He studied Medicine and Psychiatry in Pamplona and always combined his artistic career with his medical practice. His music can be described as a blend of tradition, poetry, and experimentation, in the style of the singer-songwriters of the 1960s and 70s, but imbued with a strong personal touch and a very distinctive voice.
Txoria txori is a Basque poem written by Joxean Artze in 1957 and set to music by Mikel Laboa in 1968. “If I had clipped its wings, it would have been mine, it wouldn't have escaped me. But then, it would have ceased to be a bird.” Artze was 25 years old when he wrote this poem, which deals with freedom and with possession, dominion, and respect between people and animals.
Today it is offered to us by the composer himself, accompanied by the Orfeón Donostiarra choir .
Ayliva (born April 4, 1998, in Recklinghausen, Germany ) is a German singer and musician. Her first single reached the German charts in 2021, and her success has continued since then, including her second album, Schwarzes Herz , which topped the German charts in 2023. Ayliva has Turkish roots and grew up in Recklinghausen with an older sister and a younger brother. She learned to play the guitar, keyboard, and violin, and began composing songs at the age of 10. After graduating from high school, she studied philosophy and German studies at Ruhr University Bochum with the goal of becoming a teacher and, later, a social worker. She eventually left university to focus on her music career.
Starting in October 2020, Ayliva began posting song samples on Instagram , with "Deine Heimfahrt" being the first. She also started posting samples on TikTok . Her debut single, "Deine Schuld" (Your Fault), reached number 16 in Germany . Her debut album, "Weißes Herz" (White Heart) , was released in June 2022 and peaked at number 6 on the German album charts, with the single "Bei Nacht" (At Night) reaching number 13. In January 2023, she released "Sie weiß" (She Knows) featuring German rapper Mero , which reigned at number 1 on the German charts for two weeks and remained in the top three for nine more weeks; it was the third most popular song of 2023 on the German charts. Her second album, Schwarzes Herz (Black Heart) , was released in August 2023 and reached number 1 on the charts in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland , as well as breaking streaming records for a female artist in Germany . The song "Hässlich" (Ugly) from the album also reached number 1 in Germany , and other songs reached the top 10. She won the Bambi Award for Most Successful Female Artist of the Year in 2023. In 2025, Ayliva became a coach on the thirteenth season of The Voice Kids .
Wes Montgomery (1923–1968), brother of pianist and vibraphonist Buddy Montgomery and bassist Monk Montgomery , was an American jazz guitarist, primarily known for his hard bop style (a jazz style that chronologically follows cool bop and precedes the jazz avant-garde). He began playing at Club 440 in his hometown, as well as with his brothers' band , The Montgomery Brothers , until he was invited to join Lionel Hampton ; he later played with John Coltrane 's Sextet. The release of his album *The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery * on the Riverside label in 1960 brought him fame in the jazz world. Montgomery exerted a significant influence on later guitarists, such as Pat Martino, Emily Remler, and George Benson .
Paloma Mami (Manhattan, New York; November 11, 1999) is a Chilean-American singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 2018 after releasing her debut single, " Not Steady ," following her appearance on the talent show Rojo . In March 2021, she released her first studio album, Sueños de Dalí . She completed her studies in her native Chile and began exploring music at the age of eight, recording and playing the electric piano, as well as taking painting and drawing workshops. She continued these pursuits until she was 16, when she moved to Chile . It was during her high school years that she adopted her stage name, " Paloma Mami ." In January 2019, she reached 3.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify , becoming the most-streamed Chilean artist on the platform, surpassing Mon Laferte 's previous record of 3.1 million. His musical style is primarily Latin R&B and soul , incorporating elements of urban pop with a mix of Latin trap .
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Ludwig Minkus (1826-1917) was an Austrian violinist and composer of ballet music. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory ; during this time, while composing ballet music, he also performed as a violin soloist and founded an orchestra that would rival that of the young Johann Strauss . In 1846, Minkus moved to Paris , and that same year the ballet Paquita premiered, with music by Édouard Deldevez, assisted by Minkus . Finally, in 1847, the St. Petersburg Ballet staged a version crediting Minkus for the music, and in 1881, with choreography by Marius Petipa , he created new pieces (a Pas de trois and the Grand Pas de deux ) for the new version of Paquita . In 1853, already settled in Russia , he worked as an orchestra conductor; in 1861, he joined the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra as a violinist. A year later, he became director, and two years after that, he was appointed composer for the Bolshoi Ballet . Although permanently settled in Russia , he maintained his ties with Paris and in 1866 traveled to the French capital to compose the new ballet La Source .
Don Quixote is a ballet with a prologue and four acts by Ludwig Minkus and choreography and libretto by Marius Petipa , which premiered in 1869 at the Bolshoi Theatre , with enormous success from both critics and the public; a ballet whose plot is based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes and in particular on the "wedding of Camacho" ( Gamache in the ballet), an episode narrated in chapter XIX of the second part, in which the romance between the barber Basilio and the young Quiteria (Kitri in the ballet) is recounted.
The Mayib' K'Astajib'al Cultural Group of Guatemala is a group made up of young people from Santo Tomás Chichicastenango who, through dance, promote the culture of their people, emphasizing the promotion and dissemination of artistic and cultural expressions throughout the Guatemalan nation, thus highlighting our customs and traditions.
The dance presented today is called " Saq Po't Chu Nin Pol " (White-Backed Huipil), showcasing one of the traditional garments of the Chichicastencan women . The performance took place in Chupo I, one of the largest areas in the municipality, at the viewpoint in the community of Chuguexá II , where Lake Atitlán can be seen. (Excerpted from the video caption)
Chinese dances encompass a wide range of artistic expressions, characterized by their vibrant colors, carefully studied movements, diverse origins, and the various contexts in which they are performed. They range from folk dances to opera and ballet performances and can be presented during public celebrations, rituals, and ceremonies. Of the 56 recognized ethnic groups in China , each has its own folk dances and specific times for performing them. Furthermore, there is currently a resurgence and revival of traditional Chinese dances and dances adapted to modern times, highlighting their colorfulness, the coordination of body movements, and the variety of music and dance styles.
Within Basque dance , the Fandango , with its triple rhythm, and the Arin-Arin, with its duple rhythm, are the most common dances performed at festivals in the Basque Country . Both dances, performed by mixed couples, bear some resemblance to other similar dances from the region, as well as to the duple pavane and the triple galliard, which were already danced during the Renaissance .
The Basque fandango has a triple meter, written in 3/8 time, and features square phrases organized into eight-measure modules. Each step spans sixteen measures, and the musical phrases are organized accordingly, sometimes being sixteen measures long, often eight repeated measures, and almost always organized in antecedent and consequent. Normally, three different steps are danced, but in Navarre, a fourth step is also very common .
Today it is offered to us by the group formed by Kukai Dantza Konpainaia, Oreka Tx and Amaren Alabak .
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