Palau de la Música Catalana
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona | |
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UNESCO world heritage | |
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The interior of the Palau de la Música Catalana |
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National territory: | Spain |
Type: | Culture |
Criteria : | i, ii, iv |
Reference No .: | 804 |
UNESCO region : | Europe and North America |
History of enrollment | |
Enrollment: | 1997 (session 21) |
The Palau de la Música Catalana ( Catalan for "Palace of Catalan Music") is a concert hall in Barcelona . It was planned and designed by the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner , one of the most important representatives of modernism . Construction lasted from 1905 to 1908. It was financed by Catalan textile manufacturers and music lovers - like the Gran Teatre del Liceu for opera and ballet 60 years earlier . Among other things, Alban Berg's Violin Concerto was premiered here in 1936.
history
The building was originally intended to be the seat of the Catalan folk choir Orfeó Català - a function that it still fulfills today. That is why the acoustics of the concert hall were exclusively geared towards optimal sound for choral music. Since classical instrumental and even pop and rock concerts are now taking place in the Palau, the acoustics of the hall had to be fine-tuned. One of the measures used for this was to replace the original wooden seating in the parquet and in the tiers with seats with sound-absorbing undersides.
The Domènech design is characterized by great skill and originality. In its exterior, sculptural elements related to the music mix with elements of Baroque architecture . Inside, the architect also included unusual building materials such as ceramics and glass. Some of the sculptures in the interior were designed by Pablo Gargallo . Hall and stage form a harmonious unit. The upper part of the stage is dominated by organ pipes .
The Palau de la Música Catalana was declared a Monumento Nacional in 1971. A thorough restoration was carried out on this occasion. In 1983 and 2004 the building was expanded and modernized. In 1997, the Palau de la Música Catalana, together with the Hospital de la Hospital de Sant Pau by the UNESCO for World Heritage declared.
Corruption scandal "Caso Palau"
On March 8, 2017, Spanish media reported that the former president of the Palau de la Música Catalana, Felix Millet , testified in court that Ferrovial donated large sums of money to the Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya party to illegally finance the party and received public construction contracts in return.
On January 15, 2015, the main culprits in the Caso Palau (German: "Palace matter") were sentenced to several years in prison. The former president of the Palau de la Musica, Felix Millet, received a prison sentence of nine years and eight months and a fine of 4.1 million euros. Jordi Montur , the number two in the Palau, received a penalty of seven years and six months and 2.9 million euros. Gemma Montur , daughter of Jordi Montur and treasurer of the Palau, four years and six months and 2.6 million euros. Daniel Osàcar , the former treasurer of the party led by Artur Mas and one of the main people responsible for the bribe payments to the party, received four years and five months and a fine of 3.7 million. They are jointly accused of illegal party financing and personal enrichment through disguised awarding of contracts to construction companies. The former CDC party has to surrender all of the illegally received funds of 6.6 million euros.
organ
The organ is a work by the organ builder Walcker (Opus 1353) from Ludwigsburg from 1908. After it had not been playable for about 30 years due to water damage, it has been sounding in new splendor since 2003 - if necessary also computer-controlled. The instrument has 63 stops on four manuals (including two swell works ) and a pedal .
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Couple
- Normal coupling : II / I, III / I, III / II, IV / III, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P
- Super octave coupling : I / I, III / I
- Sub-octave coupling : III / I
- Special coupling: bass melody coupling (pedal)
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Playing aids :
- Fixed combinations of tutti, crescendo roll , thunderstorm
- Free combination , automatic piano pedal II manual, automatic piano pedal III manual
- Hand register off, roller off, pipe mills off
photos
See also
Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya # 3% donation scandal
Individual evidence
- ↑ Millet confiesa la financiación ilegal de CDC sin apuntar a altos cargos. In: El País. March 8, 2017, Retrieved March 8, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ El ex número dos del Palau dice que las comisiones pasaron del 3 al 4% porque "CDC pedía más dinero" and otras cinco noticias. In: El Mundo. March 9, 2017, Retrieved March 9, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/cataluna/2018/01/15/5a5c6561468aeb75098b45c3.html "Condenan a CDC por cobrar 6.6 millones en 'mordidas' a través del Palau de la Música". In: EL MUNDO of January 15, 2018, accessed on the same day.
- ↑ More information on the history and disposition of the organ
Web links
Coordinates: 41 ° 23 ′ 14.8 " N , 2 ° 10 ′ 31.9" E