3rd Georges Bizet Festival – Spain at the Piano by Edoardo Torbianelli (1898 Érard Piano)
From the ramparts of Seville to the salons of Pauline Viardot in Bougival, the 3rd Georges Bizet Festival celebrates the 150th anniversary of the creation of Carmen as part of the European Heritage Days.
Pianist Edoardo Torbianelli invites you to a concert exploring the meeting of proud Spanish pianists who brought their musical traditions to Paris, and French composers fascinated by a poetic and picturesque vision of Spain.
Pianist Edoardo Torbianelli, a specialist in historical pianos and in Chopin, and a professor at the “mecca” of early music, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, offers a highly original concert exploring the meeting of Spanish pianists proud of their musical heritage who came to Paris (Masarnau, Ocón, Albéniz) and French composers enamoured with a poetic and dreamlike vision of picturesque Spain: Chopin, Alkan, and Herz.
The concert will be held indoors, in the salons of the Villa Viardot.
Programme :
Santiago de Masarnau (1805 – 1882) :
Trois Airs Caractéristiques op.17 : Boleras, Tiranas, Manchegas
Trois Morceaux Expressifs op.18 : Preludio, Scherzo, Notturno
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849) :
Boléro op.19
Charles Valentin Alkan (1813 – 1888) :
Réconciliation (Petit Caprice) op.42
Dolcemente/Zorcico
Zorcico (danse hibérique à 5 temps)
Henri Herz (1803 – 1888) :
Introducción y Bolero "Los Encantos de Madrid" op.189
Pedro Pérez de Albéniz (1795 – 1855) :
Fantasía brillante sobre un motivo vasco antiguo op. 42 “Ill Edo Garaitú” (dedicado a S.M. la Reina Doña Isabel II)
Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados Campiña (1867 – 1916) :
Moresque
Añoranza
Capricho español op.39
Eduardo Ocón Rivas (1834 – 1901) :
Recuerdos de Andalucia,
Bolero
General information
Openings
Saturday 20 September 2025 between 5.30 pm and 6.45 pm and between 7 pm and 8.15 pm.
Fares
Full price: 30 €, Reduced price: 15 € (Ages 18-25, students, job seekers, holders of a disability card or mobility inclusion card + 1 accompanying person (proof must be presented on site)), Child (0-17 years): 5 € (Ages 0-17).