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Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) was an Italian Baroque composer, who was born and died in Venice ; known in his time for his operas, when nowadays his popularity comes from instrumental music and, above all, from his famous Adagio , which apparently was not written by him, but composed in 1945 by the Italian musicologist Remo Giazotto based on some fragments of a sonata for strings and organ by Albinoni . In contrast to the composers of his time, he never claimed a position in the Church or at Court , since he defended himself with his own resources and was in love with his own independence. Son of a wealthy family, he studied singing and violin and composed some 50 operas and abundant instrumental music; fundamentally, sonatas for solo and trio, and concertos for oboe and violin.

The Concerto is a musical form written for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. It was Vivaldi who established the fundamental bases of its structure with three movements ( I fast-II slow-III fast ) and presented as a dialogue between the soloists and the instrumental ensemble. Beginning with classicism (1750-1810), especially from the bases created by CPE Bach , the first movement is built following the patterns of the sonata form (exposition, development and re-exposition) , while the second and third movements adopt free and punctual forms. Frequently, at the end of the first and/or third movement, the soloists have a cadence without orchestral accompaniment with which they can show off their virtuosity.

Today we propose the first movement of Albinoni 's Oboe Concerto in D minor in interpretation by oboist Amy Roberts . 

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) was a British composer born in Down Ampney , Gloucestershire. He studied music and history at Cambridge University , later in Berlin with Max Bruch and in Paris with Maurice Ravel . He was appointed professor at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in 1919 and a year later received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford , becoming director of the Bach Choir and in the twenties getting his works to be spread throughout the European continent. His music is often described as typically English, generally in the same group of composers as Gustav Holst, Frederick Delius, George Butterworth, William Walton, and others.

English Folk Song Suite is one of the most famous works of the English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams . It was first published for Brass Band as the Folk Song Suite and premiered at Kneller Hall on July 4, 1923, under the direction of Lieutenant Hector Adkins . The piece was then arranged for full orchestra in 1924 by Vaughan Williams' student Gordon Jacob , and published as the English Folk Song Suite . The piece was later arranged for British-style Brass Band in 1956 by Frank Wright and published as the English Folk Songs Suite .

The suite consists of three movements ( March , Intermezzo and another March) of which today we offer the third in a version of the Orquesta de Sopros da Escola de Musica do Orfeao de Leiria conducted by Luis Miguel Antunes Casalinho

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German violinist, organist, conductor, and composer, born in Eisenach into the most prominent musical family in history. In 1703 he got his first job in Arndstat and in 1707 he moved to Mülhausen as an organist, where he married his cousin Maria Barbara with whom he had seven children. After the death of his wife in 1720, he remarried Maria Magdalena with whom he would have another thirteen children. In 1723 he moved to Leipzig where he would reside until his death at the age of 65. Considered one of the three main geniuses in the History of Music along with Mozart and Beethoven, his influence has been notable on Haydn , Mozart , Beethoven , Mendelssohn , Schumann , Chopin ... and many other renowned composers.

The Oratorio is a dramatic musical genre without staging, costumes, or sets and performed in the form of a concert. Composed generally for solo voices, choir and symphony orchestra, sometimes with a narrator, its theme is frequently religious (stories from the Bible or the Gospel , the life of Jesus or the lives of saints, etc.), but it can also be profane (mythological heroes, historical themes, hymn to nature, etc.). Formally quite close to the cantata and the opera , the oratorio generally comprises an overture, recitatives, arias, and choruses.

The Ascension Oratorio (Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen: Praise God in his kingdom) , is an oratorio written by Johann Sebastian Bach , for the Feast of the Ascension . The work was probably premiered on May 19, 1735. The additional text to the Biblical and choral sources is believed to have been written by Picander with whom he had earlier collaborated on the Christmas Oratorio . It is organized in two parts (2nd PART: 16'20'') to be interpreted before and after the sermon; version today conducted by John Eliot Gardiner (1943) , a prominent British conductor known, above all, for his historicist performances of Baroque and Classical music on period instruments.

Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) was a French Romantic composer best known for the Poème pour violon et orchester , the Symphony in B, and the opera Le Roi Arthus . His work is usually classified into three periods. The FIRST PERIOD (1878-86) is influenced by Massenet 's teachings and listening to the music of Wagner and César Frank . The SECOND PERIOD, in which a strong dramatic character emerges, coincides with his nomination as secretary of the Société de Musique in 1886 and the frequentation of artistic circles and, above all, of the main composers of the time. The THIRD PERIOD, is influenced by the reading of the Russians Dostoyevsky, Turguenev and Tolstoy . From this period is the Poème opus 25 for violin and orchestra , premiered by Ysaye and highly appreciated by Debussy for its very free form and harmonious proportion.

Poème pour violon et orchestre , opus 25, is an 1896 concerto for violin and orchestra by Chausson . The poem is written in a single movement divided into three linked sections. Chausson was inspired by a short story by Ivan Turgenev , The Song of Triumphant Love , a fantastic story set in Ferrara in the 16th century , in which a melody played on the violin produces a spell.

Today we offer it in the version of the Italian violinist Anna Tifu accompanied by the Orchester philharmonique de Radio France under the direction of maestro Mikko Frank .

Dinah Washington , born Ruth Lee Jones (1924-1963), was an American rhythm and blues, jazz, and blues singer. Known by nicknames like The Queen of the Blues , she is one of the best and leading female voices in black music and considered the most popular African-American singer in the United States of the 1950s. She has influenced several notable singers of her generation. Dinah Washington expressed in her lyrics and concerts the aspirations and disappointments of the black community, always with a certain sarcastic humor. The origin of his name is disputed; some sources indicate that it is the work of the manager of the Garrick Stage Bar , one of the clubs where he began to sing; others say that it was Lionel Hampton who chose it.

Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) was a Canadian poet, novelist, and singer-songwriter born in Westmount , an Anglophone area of Montreal , to a middle-class family. During his teenage years he learned to play the guitar and formed The Buckskin Boys , a country-folk group. In 1951, Cohen entered Montreal's McGill University where he published his first poems. In 1967, disappointed by his lack of success as a writer, Cohen moved to the US to begin a career as a folk singer-songwriter. His song " Suzanne " was a notable hit with Judy Collins , and for many years it was his most covered song. Cohen 's first album was Songs of Leonard Cohen , which was a notable success in the US and the UK , where it spent almost a year on the charts.

In the following years, tours of nations around the world and new successful albums followed, among which would be included " Hallelujah ", his most covered song. He is characterized by singing with a very peculiarly deep voice, which favors the pessimism that his lyrics radiate. Among the numerous awards received throughout his career, Cohen was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame ; he received the Order of Canada , the National Order of Quebec and in 2011 was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Letters . He passed away on November 7, 2016 at the age of 82 at his home in Los Angeles and in accordance with his wishes, he was buried in Montreal next to his parents.

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978) was an Armenian composer under the Soviet regime; at the age of 16 he entered the Moscow Conservatory to study with Nikolai Myaskovsky , among other teachers, and at the age of 22 he began to write for piano and chamber music; Later, he will delve into the production of orchestral music, music for theater, film and ballet, in which the Spartaco ballet, which we offer today, and the Gayané ballet, to which the well-known saber dance belongs, are noteworthy. Despite holding important positions, his work was dismissed as "anti-people" in Stalin 's time. His music is clear, agile and vibrant, and Armenian folk music , to which he has always been attracted, is felt in his works. in Armenia he is considered as its main composer.

Spartacus is a ballet in three acts and ten scenes based on Raffaello Giovagnoli 's novel about the life of Spartacus , composed by Aram Khachaturián . It narrates the exploits of Spartacus , the leader of a slave revolt against the Roman Republic , known as the Third Servile War , taking liberties typical of the mentioned novel, far from the documented historical facts. It premiered on December 27, 19562 at the Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater (now the Mariinsky Theatre ) in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad ), with a libretto by Nikolai Volkov and choreography by Leonid Yakobson ; It was a modest success because the choreography abandoned the traditional and academic use of classical ballet points. Spartacus won the Lenin Prize for the Arts in 1959.

Basque dances , in Basque Euskal Dantzak , are a very important part of Basque culture and the fundamental part of its folklore. Each historical territory, or province, has its own and each town also has its own dance that is customary to dance at its main festivals. Some of them are very old, losing their origin in time; others are more or less modern recreations of old dances and some are new choreographies with a popular base.

Bateleren zortzikoa (Zortziko of traineras) is a festive dance written in 5/8 and that refers to and honors the rowers who participate in the regattas of traineras. Today it is offered to us by a group selected for this occasion by the Euskal Dantzarien Biltzarra , an association that brings together dance or folklore groups that carry out their activity within the cultural framework of Euskal Herria (Auñamendi encyclopedia)