Edino Kriger: Composer
88 years young, Brazilian composer Edino Krieger is mostly known for his substantial work for the piano. But he is also a very imaginative orchestrator who has several full scale orchestra pieces as well as beautiful chamber music.
Colonial Music in Latin America
Early music, the Baroque and Gallant styles were practiced in Latin America by European masters as well as composers born in the new continent. On this Fiesta, we feature more treasures of Colonial Music.
Homenaje a Manuel de Falla
One of the giants of 20th century music, Manuel de Falla was born in 1876 in Cádiz, Spain and died as a political exile in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1946.
Touch of Nature
Fiesta again explores how Latin American composers have interpreted nature in music. Forests, jungles, mountains, and coastlines all have their unique sound.
Fiesta Sessions
Guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, the stellar Kaia String Quartet, virtuoso pianist Marcel Worms, and many more have have recorded exclusive music for Fiesta. Be the first to listen to these recordings made just for you!
New New Music 5
Many 21st century composers have broken the boundaries imposed by the so called “experimental”, “contemporary”, or “new music” of the 20th century. This is what Fiesta’s host, Elbio Barilari, calls “New-New” music.
Three Latino Mozarts
There are at least three composers we can relate as the Latin American (and Spanish) Mozart’s. Two of them were called “Mozarts” by his contemporaries: the 18th’s Chevalier de Saint Georges, born in the French-Caribbean island of Gaudaloupe,
LP Treasures 2
Some of the greatest treasures of Latin American music have been never released on CD. Fiesta digs into its LP collection to bring you some unforgettable recordings.
Claudio Santoro: Brazilian Composer
Claudio Santoro is one of the great 20th century Brazilian composers. As a young composer he followed Arnold Schoenberg’s school of atonal music. However, in the 1940’s he evolved toward a nationalistic manner of using the resources of classical and 20...
An Imaginary Concert 2
Periodically, Fiesta has been presenting symphonic programs in which instead of the so called “standard” repertoire, the listener can enjoy overtures, concerti, tone poems, full scale symphonies and other orchestral pieces by amazing composers from Lat...