Spanish Music
Paul Sánchez has loved Spanish music since his childhood, and while the music of Joaquín Rodrigo holds a particularly special place in his heart, his interest in Spanish music more broadly led him to earn a Master of Spanish Music degree under Maria Teresa Monteys and Alicia de Larrocha as a Fulbright fellow in Barcelona from 2005–2007.
His doctoral lecture recital at the Eastman School of Music was titled "The Poetics of Deep Song: Albéniz, Debussy, and Lorca," and explored musical events in Albéniz and Debussy, using excerpts from Lorca’s Poem of the Deep Song to help illuminate those musical events. His intention was that Lorca’s intimate and innate understanding of deep song may help pianists to more deeply identify with the music, and may serve to inspire a more informed interpretation of the deep-song infused works by Albéniz and Debussy. Sánchez continues to offer The Poetics of Deep Song as a lecture recital for universities and arts organizations across the country.
His CDs España: Piano Music of Spain from the 19th and 20th Centuries (MundoArts, 2006) and Paul Sánchez: In Recital (Athyr Records, 2012) include music of Albéniz, Granados, Mompou, and Soler.
