Variaciones sobre 'La Spagnoletta' de Giles Farnaby

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Violin, Piano Reduction — Xavier Montsalvatge composed the original version of this work, for violin and piano, for the distinguished violinist and conductor Rafael Ferrer, who also supplied the cadenza for what would become one of the Catalan composer’s most popular instrumental works. It was first performed in December 1946 at the British Council in Barcelona; perhaps the venue inspired the choice of an English keyboard piece (albeit in a Spanish style) as subject for the variations. --Dr. Owen Leech