Albéniz: Iberia – II. El Corpus en Sevilla (Musical Journeys)

Описание: Andalusia: Seville Cathedral

Reputedly the largest Gothic church in the world, the Cathedral of Seville was built in the 15th century on the site of a 12th century mosque. The doorways are ornamented with a variety of sculpted figures and the adjacent Giralda towers above it to the north-east. The elaborate interior of the Cathedral, dimly illuminated by its stained glass windows, holds many treasures, with its royal chapel, the ornamented retablo of the Capilla Mayor and statues of the Blessed Virgin

THE MUSIC:

The first book of Iberia ends with Fête Dieu à Seville, generally given in later editions as El Corpus en Sevilla, inspired by the Corpus Christi celebrations in Seville. The procession is heard approaching, with its band and the cries of its penitents, before it passes, leaving the street deserted to the sound of distant church bells.

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