Of Dances and Sonatas
The opening concert of the 6th edition took place inside a hórreo: La Figal de Xugabolos, in Casazorrina (Salas), one of the winners of the 2026 Hórreos & Paneras Competition. Harpsichordist Ignacio Prego opened the festival with a journey through the dance forms that shaped keyboard music between the 16th and 18th centuries.
From the Renaissance variations of Antonio de Cabezón and the celebrated Folías de España to Purcell's refined English suite and Scarlatti's unmistakable idiom, dance appeared transformed into a space for invention and virtuosity. The programme culminated in Bach's monumental Chaconne in Brahms's transcription.
Programme
Antonio de Cabezón — Diferencias sobre el Canto del Cavallero
Anonymous (Martín i Coll, 1709) — Folías de España, from Flores de Música
Henry Purcell — Suite No. 1 in G major, Z. 660 (Prelude · Almand · Corant · Minuet)
Henry Purcell — Ground in C minor
Domenico Scarlatti — Sonata K. 213 in D minor
Domenico Scarlatti — Sonata K. 27 in B minor
Johann Sebastian Bach — Ciaccona, from the Partita for solo violin in D minor (trans. J. Brahms)
Details
Date:
Tuesday, 4 August 2026
20:30 · two 30-minute sittings
Location:
La Figal de Xugabolos
Casazorrina (Salas)
Performer:
Ignacio Prego (harpsichord)
Format:
Micro-concert in a hórreo · Harpsichord recital