Simón García - Spanish Sounds for double bass & piano

Simón García writes: 'The idea of this piece was inspired by the sounds of my native country, Spain. The zarzuela was the most popular musical genre in Spanish theatres during the 19th and early 20th-centuries. It combines singing and theatre, much like opera, but they tell popular stories and in my music I have aimed to do the same.

In Spain it is usual to play selections of the main themes of a zarzuela in concerts, as if it were a su...