Song of the week: El mirar de la maja (E. Granados) - P. Vázquez, E. Rapado
You might recognize the title of the post as a verse from a song by Enric Granados. Or perhaps you recognize it as a CD title and might suppose what I'll talk about... and you're right (in both cases) You know that I don't usually talk about recordings but, as you also know, I like breaking my own rules from time to time; This week, I would to talk about the first recording of the mezzosoprano Pilar Vázquez and the pianist Elisa Rapado, No hay cantar sin amor (There is no song without love).One of the first people I followed on Twitter was Elisa, because I knew her from her blog In meinem Leben, in meinem Lied (one of the blogs you can find linked on the right column, below). That was more than three [...]
This week, the post is dedicated to those of you who, either prefer short posts or don't like winter. To the former, because you've earned it with your patience during the last three weeks, when I expanded my posts a bit too much. Today, I'll be brief to compensate. To those who don't like winter, because in full December, we’ll make up our own spring.
