Goodbye Granada

Posted by Judith - 04/07/09 at 04:07:15 pm

The Festival of Granada is now over for me. Three days, three concerts. I return enchanted by it all: the audience were fantastic, I really enjoyed playing the Albéniz and Chopin I told you about in my previous post, and the treatment I received from the people who looked after me over the three days was excellent.
It is a pleasure to play for people who come to enjoy themselves, to leave their world behind for a while and to enjoy the music. As well as that, the whole city is dedicated to the festival, and this also helps make it a success. I’ve taken away with me some great memories of my first time in this festival!
Now, closing the Albéniz books, I open those of Schumann, Bartok, Aita Donostia, Granados, more Chopin… Whenever I finish a programme I feel a sense of nostalgia. After all, these works have been your daily companions and you won’t be together again for some time… But then again, I’m keen to immerse myself in others, and even more so when they’re as gratifying as those that lie ahead!