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Xoán Montes (1840-1899) was a Galician composer, instrumentalist and teacher born in Lugo . In 1850 he began his studies at the Conciliar Seminary of Lugo with the aim of pursuing a priestly career. He spent fourteen years training as a boarder at the ecclesiastical institution, leaving in the summer of 1864 to dedicate himself entirely to the practice of music. During his years as a seminarian, Montes received very little musical training that he himself needed to continue in a self-taught manner by studying the texts of Fetis-Gil, Eslava or Berlioz . In Montes 's production we find compositions and arrangements for choir, organ, band, orchestra, quartet, sextet, voice or piano. He died on the night of June 23 to 24, 1899 due to a cerebral hemorrhage.

Negra sombra is a Galician poem by Rosalía de Castro set to music by Xoán Montes and converted by him into one of the most emblematic Galician songs.

Today it is offered to us by the Orfeón Donostiarra with the Orchestra of the Kingdom of Aragon, all conducted by maestro José Antonio Sáinz Alfaro .

Ruperto Chapí (1851-1909) was a Spanish composer of zarzuelas born in Vilena (Alicante). He began studying music theory with his father as a child, joining the Vilena Music Band at the age of nine. Aware of their son's abilities, his parents sent him to Madrid at the age of 16 to study music at the Conservatory with maestro Emilio Arrieta , who taught him harmony and composition. In 1872, he won First Prize for his degree , along with his classmate Tomás Bretón ; the following year, he won a scholarship from the Academy of Fine Arts to study in Rome . He is considered one of the leading zarzuela composers; although he also composed operas, chamber music, and symphonic music. He was the founder of the General Society of Authors and Writers (SGAE).

La Revoltosa is a one-act lyrical sainete, with a libretto by José López Silva and Carlos Fernández Shaw , and music composed by maestro Ruperto Chapí . It is considered, along with La verbena de la Paloma , one of the pinnacle works of the género chico (zarzuela in one act). The libretto faithfully reflects the neighborhood atmosphere of the late 19th century , faithfully portraying types and situations, thanks to two highly skilled librettists, who bring to the stage all the feeling and reality of Madrid in those years. The music is one of the most valued elements of this sainete. Ruperto Chapí creates a truly symphonic and popular work that captivates from the first notes of its prelude, creating a score in which the cultured and the popular go hand in hand like never before.

Today we present the version offered by Carlos Marin, Maria Rodriguez, Pepin Salvador, Enrique del Portal, Pepa Rosado, P. Pablo Suarez, Rosa Martin, David Muro and Amparo Madrigal accompanied by the Choirs and Orchestra of the Calderón Theater, all conducted by the Guipuzcoan maestro José Irastorza under the artistic direction of José Luis Moreno .

Eugenia Osterberger, often known as Madame Saunier (Santiago de Compostela, December 20, 1852 - Nice, February 8, 1932), was a Galician composer and pianist of the Romantic period. The daughter of a woman from A Coruña and an Alsatian engraver and lithographer, Eugenia soon showed an interest in music, learning to play the piano as a child. Years after her return from training in France , she married the French engineer Francisco Saunier and settled in the city of A Coruña . In the city of Hercules, Osterberger maintained relationships not only with prominent figures in Galician music of her time, but also in literature, such as Emilia Pardo Bazán , joining the El Folk-Lore Gallego society, which Emilia herself presided over. For her contributions in the field of music she was appointed a corresponding member of the Royal Galician Academy when it was founded in 1906. In 1908 she moved with her family to the city of Nice , where she resided until her death.

Her largely unknown work was published by Canuto Berea in A Coruña (publishing purely instrumental works), F. Laurens in Paris , and the publishing houses of Benito Zozaya and Casa Dotesio in Madrid . The few known works by this composer from Santiago de Compostela include works for piano only and salon songs for voice and piano. In addition to her outstanding musical production, Eugenia Osterberger participated in various initiatives to enhance Galician culture. At least during the years she lived in A Coruña , her teaching activities are also worth noting. Among her students was Pilar Castillo , who would later become an internationally renowned pianist and possibly held the chair of piano in Madrid .

Today we offer a small collection of Galician popular songs prepared for soprano and piano by our protagonist of this video, Eugenia Osterberger , and performed by the soprano Susana de Lorenzo and the pianist Beatriz López-Suevos.

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825–1899) was an Austrian composer, son of Johann Strauss and brother of fellow composers Josef Strauss and Eduard Strauss . Known during his lifetime as “the waltz king,” he was a key factor in its evolution and sophistication, transforming it from a peasant dance into a dance of entertainment for the Imperial Court . He is best known in the family for his waltzes, polkas, and marches; he also composed several operettas. His father wanted to prevent his son from experiencing the hardships of a musician's life, so it was his mother who helped and encouraged him to focus on music. His work forms the basis of the repertoire offered annually at the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 's New Year's Concert .

Catalogue of the works of Strauss II . His works are classified by their Opus number (from the Latin opus 'work'; op. abbreviation), which is a term used in music to catalogue the works of most composers since the 17th century .

The waltz (from the German Walzer , a term derived from the German verb walzen , meaning "to turn, to roll") is an elegant ballroom dance, documented in its definitive form since the late 18th century . It is the evolution of an ancient 12th-century dance, originating in Tyrol (Austria) and southern Germany . The waltz gained status in Vienna during the 1760s, quickly spreading to other countries. Some authors believe that the waltz originated from the volte or volta , a 3-beat dance practiced during the 16th century . The word waltz was born in the 18th century , when the dance was introduced into opera and ballet; its most significant characteristic is that its time signatures are in 3/4 time.

Today the VSMF Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Turkish maestro Nisan Ak offers us the Emperor Waltz by Johann Strauss Jr.

Uxía ( Sanguiñeda, Mos , November 19, 1962) is a Galician singer, who began singing at a very young age. Her career officially began in 1985, when she won first prize at the Bergantiños Festival . In 1986, at just twenty-four years old, she released her first album, Foliada de Marzo , with music quite close to traditional music. She represented Galician Television in 1991 at a regional television festival held in Nuremberg , and represented Galicia at Expo 98 in Lisbon . She also represented Uxía at Liet International , the most important music festival for minority languages, held in Ljouwert in 2004, where Uxía came third. In 2017 , she was awarded the Rebulir da Cultura Galega Prize in recognition of her personal and professional career in promoting and enhancing Galician music.

Huntza is a rock music group that was born in Bilbao in the university circles in 2014, although they all come from Gipuzkoa ; their songs are performed in Basque. The group's first appearance was on March 8, 2016, presenting the song Harro gaude . In this work they paid tribute to the first women who took the step of going up on stage, thus opening the door to the concerts that would not stop coming. In 2017 they launched the album Lumak with two songs, and the profits were donated to the Association of Parents of Children with Oncology . On November 13, 2018, they presented the cover of the new album entitled Xilema and also presented their first single from the album under the title Lasai, lasai which was broadcast on Euskal Telebista radio in the DIDA program of Gaztea! and its video clip was presented on the news of the main channel. The song Aldapan Gora , published by Huntza in November 2016, was number one for months on several music charts, and in early 2018 it became the most viewed Basque music video on YouTube , currently having more than 1.3 million views.

Riccardo Drigo (1846-1930) was an Italian conductor and composer born in Padua . After achieving some notoriety as both a conductor and composer, he moved to St. Petersburg where he directed several operas and ballets. He remained in Russia for 40 years, writing several operas and ballets in collaboration with notable choreographers such as Marius Petipa , Lev Ivanov and Michel Fokine with whom he would collaborate closely.

Marius Petipa (1818-1910) was a French choreographer, ballet master, and dancer who lived in Imperial Russia . He marked the end of the Romantic ballet era and ushered in the Russian Grand Ballet. His notable works include Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, Raymonda, Don Quixote, Paquita, and La Bayadère .

Les Millions d'Arléquin. It is a ballet created in 1900 by Marius Petipa to music by Riccardo Drigo . In it, Columbine , Cassandre 's daughter, is in love with Harlequin , but her father has other plans. His choice of groom for Columbine is the rich old Lèandre , but with Harlequin always around, Cassandre and his servant Pierrot must be on guard to keep the lovers apart. However, Pierrette , Pierrot 's wife, sympathizes with the couple and thwarts the plans of her husband and his master. In the end, love triumphs when the Good Fairy helps Harlequin by presenting him with a magical slapstick act that fulfills his every wish.

Today we present the version offered by the Maracay Opera Theater Ballet School

The Ayacuchano Carnival is a festival held in the city of Ayacucho, Peru , in February, for three days. It was declared by the National Institute of Culture of Peru (INC) as Cultural Heritage of the Nation , the first of its kind, in 2003. In 2021, a special edition was held under the title of Carnival of Integration of the Countries of America . Like many of the cultural expressions coming from Europe , carnivals are reinterpreted in Peru , giving them a different content than it had in its medieval origin. To this day in Europe , there is talk of the temporary inversion of order, to establish almost a temporary chaos, where festive images, characters and symbols emerge that break with daily life and work. A close observation of carnivals in Peru shows that they are the affirmation of their own cultural concepts and artistic expressions that correspond to native or mestizo cultures with their own content, integrating themselves into contemporary social life.

During its celebration, made official in 1988, the various social sectors involved reaffirm and express their ways of thinking and feeling in accordance with the norms of the oral tradition cultures to which they belong. Within the three days of celebration - days in which not only rural comparsas take to the streets, but also urban comparsas - the city is filled with color and gases throughout the streets, especially in the central areas where the comparsas gather in greatest numbers, at the same time that the "corta montes" are celebrated in all the city's neighborhoods.