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Triumph Of Love, Marianella Machado
Triumph Of Love, Marianella Machado
Marianella P. Machado
For narrator, two solo violins, and string orchestra.
Performer:
The Starling Chamber Orchestra of Cincinnati
Audrey Gray and Alex Fager, soloists
Mark Perzel, narrator
Kurt Sassmannhaus, conductor
This is a musical composition by the Venezuelan composer Marianella Machado. The piece is based on the old Spanish-Arabic legend, The Legend of Abencerraje and the Beautiful Jarifa. This legend takes place during the last period of the Muslim domination in Spain.
Abindarráez, a noble Muslim from the Abencerraje family, is captured by Rodrigo de Narváez, a noble Spanish Christian Knight, and his troops on the border between the Kingdoms of Castilla’s and …