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The Bilbao Festivals . It was 1978 when several Bilbao associations decided to organize a contest of ideas for the creation of a Big Week in Bilbao , since to date, the summers in the town hosted only a few scattered events that had little relevance among the citizens. @s. This is how Aste Nagusia (Big Week) in Bilbao was born, which after more than 40 years has become one of the most popular and visited festivals in Euskadi . After the mythical chupinazo and reading of the proclamation, the peculiar Marijaia , symbol of the festivities, will appear on the balcony of the Arriaga Theater to begin the celebrations.

Today we offer Kalejiren potpourria, a potpourri of Basque parades created by Xabier Zabala and performed by the Association of Txistularis and Choirs of Bilbao conducted by the famous txistulari Garikoitz Mendizabal .

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was a French composer considered the first composer of Impressionism . In 1884, with the cantata L'enfant prodigue he won France 's most prestigious musical award, the Prix de Rome . Back in Paris, he was impressed by Wagner 's opera Tristan und Isolde , “the best thing I have ever heard.” Later he would be influenced by the structures of Javanese music, by the harmonic freedom of Rimski-Korsakov and by Erik Satie , similar to his approaches. In 1894 he premiered his Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ; Four years later he achieved international fame with his only completed opera Pelléas et Mélisande ; He was then 37 years old. Today, Debussy is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century .

Clair de lune (in Spanish, Moonlight ) is the third movement of the Bergamasque Suite that Debussy wrote for piano in 1890, although the work was not published until 1905. This movement, the best known of this suite, is expressed with a tempo andante trés expressif (very expressive andante) and whose predominant dynamic in almost the entire work is the pianissimo , although in its harmonic climax it goes to the forte .

Maria João Pires (1944) is a Portuguese pianist. He gave his first recital at the age of five and at seven he played Mozart's piano concertos in public; At the age of nine he received the Portuguese Musical Youth award. Between 1953 and 1960, he studied with Professor Campos Coelho at the Lisbon Conservatory , taking classes in composition, theory, and music history; He continued his musical studies in Germany with Rosl Schmid and Karl Engel . He gained international fame by winning the Beethoven bicentenary competition in 1970, which was held in Brussels. She is regularly invited by major orchestras from many countries to play in concert halls around the world, and performs regularly in Europe, Canada, Japan and the United States .

Piotr Chaikovsky (1840-1893) was a Russian composer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and wrote works of different genres, although where he achieved the greatest success was with his ballets. In 1859 he obtained a civil servant position in the Ministry of Justice , which he would abandon after three years to be able to dedicate himself only to music. His personal life was plagued by continuous crises from the death of his mother to his repressed homosexuality, which forced him into a marriage that only lasted a few months. He wrote more than 150 compositions, including works for piano, quartets, suites, symphonies, concertos, choirs, cantatas, operas and ballets. He died at the age of 53 and is considered one of the greatest composers in history.

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. Starting from 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 reexposition) , 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.

Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto , one of the most renowned and difficult to perform violin concertos, leaves two indelible impressions: that of the virtuosity inherent in its work and that of the beauty of its melodies. THE FIRST MOVEMENT (0´54´´) Allegro moderato begins with a brief, lyrical introduction followed by the melodies that make up the rest of the movement. THE SECOND MOVEMENT (20'57'') Canzonetta: Andante . It begins with a passage in chords played by the woodwinds and the horns, which give way to a traditional Russian melody of a calm nature that serves as a bridge without pause to the THIRD MOVEMENT (27´45´´) Allegro vivacissimo , inspired by developed Russian themes through multiple variations in orchestration, rhythm and melody.

Today it is presented to us by the German violinist Arabella Steinbacher , recognized in Germany and internationally as one of the most outstanding violinists, for her refined technique, musical sensitivity and interpretative depth. He is accompanied by the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra) conducted by Russian maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev .

Ney Rosauro (Rio de Janeiro, October 24, 1952) is a Brazilian composer and percussionist, known for his solo concertos for percussion and orchestra. He began his studies in his hometown in 1977; He subsequently studied at the University of Brasilia , where he received his bachelor's degree. He attended the Würzburg Higher School of Music in Germany with Professor Siegfried Fink , where he obtained his master's degree. At the University of Miami , he earned a doctorate and is currently director of percussion studies. As a composer he has written more than 50 works for percussion and some educational books. His works are known around the world and have been performed by well-known artists such as Evelyn Glennie and the London Symphony Orchestra .

The Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra was composed during the summer of 2003 and was made possible by the Max Orovitz Prize from the University of Miami . The work was originally written for timpani and string orchestra, although it premiered in the percussion ensemble version at the University of Miami on October 30, 2003 with Shannon Wood as soloist. My main concern in writing the Concerto was exploring the melodic capabilities that are unique to timpani, rather than having the usual fast percussion patterns that could apply just as well to tom-toms. This, in addition to the tuning changes, adds difficulty to the concert that requires a lot of musicality on the part of the soloist.

Structure . The FIRST MOVEMENT (0´ 24´´), “Bachroque”, is a play on words that describes its baroque atmosphere and is also a tribute to Bach , who is my favorite composer. The form of this movement is a free fugue and has a slower interlude before the recapitulation of the theme. In the SECOND MOVEMENT (6´21´´), “Aria”, the timpanist must demonstrate excellent pedaling skills, while the timpani sing lyrical melodies. Once the main theme is developed, the same thematic material from the first movement interlude is expanded, while the soloist creates some unusual sounds by placing rattles (tiny cymbals) and a cymbal on the head of one of the timpani. The THIRD MOVEMENT (14´42´´), “Horse Ride”, is a lively ragtime in which the soloist must show off his chromatic tuning skills as well as rapid percussion between the five timpani. A solo cadenza is presented before the recapitulation and the concert concludes with an energetic atmosphere. (Extracted from Rosauro's Website)

Today it is offered to us by the solo timpanist Javier Eguillor accompanied by the Bilbao Municipal Band conducted by the Valencian maestro Rafael Sanz-Esper .

Badator Marijaia is the official song of the Semana Grande festivities in Bilbao , a song sung in Basque with interventions by typical Basque instruments. The creation of a song for the Bilbao Festival involved several Basque artists as well as the Bilbao City Council and the Bilbao Comparsas commission. The song was released on the album Badator Marijaia! : Aste Nagusian Kantetan in 1997 after being produced by Bilboko Jai Batzordea (Bilbao festival commission). Edorta Jiménez wrote the lyrics of the song and Kepa Junkera composed the music and adapted it. Other collaborators on the song were Ibon Koteron, Natxo de Felipe, Anton Latxa, Alex Sardui, Francis Diez, Gorka Sarriegi and Ixiar Oreja .

Not many artists can boast in Spain of having exceeded eight million copies sold in the world; Amaia Montero yes; It is the fruit of 20 years of musical career, 20 years of a reign in the pop universe that he celebrates with Born to Believe , the album that this June 1 will become the fourth of his solo career. It is, in fact, his most personal album; an album that talks about authentic experiences lived by Amaia . Left behind are her four works with La Oreja de Van Gogh , the group with which she triumphed during the past decade and we are referring to an artist in constant evolution as a composer and as an interpreter of a career that took a new direction ten years ago. years, when he made his solo debut. (Extracted from its official website)

The Txistu is a musical instrument that belongs to the European family of the “Three-hole Flute”. It is played with only one hand (normally the left), so that the other is free to play the drum that hangs from the arm used to play the txistu. Currently tuned in F , it is frequently accompanied by the whistle or txistu haundi , a lower instrument, tuned in Bb . The txirula , a higher-pitched instrument, belongs to the same family, which is usually accompanied by the ttun ttun (string drum).

The txistu is used in pilgrimages, parades, tributes, institutional events and in different types of concerts both as a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra, and as a small band of txistus , in which case the works are usually written for three voices (txistu 1st , txistu 2nd and whistle) with accompaniment of the tambourine and the clear box, atabal or snare drum. On the other hand, it is increasingly common to see him form part of a large group with other txistus, wind instruments and choral formations.

Tribute to "Chúcaro" Ayala. The seventh moon coscoína featured the presentation of the National Folkloric Ballet . This group debuted on July 9, 1990 at the Teatro Colón in the city of Buenos Aires , under the direction of Santiago "El Chúcaro" Ayala and Norma Viola . Since then, this dance group, made up of 37 dancers, offers performances with the artistic conception of performing choreographic versions and stagings of myths, customs, stories, legends and landscapes while maintaining the essence of the Argentine man. (Comment at the bottom of the video)