Violeta Parra: Gracias a la vida | Maureen Choi Quartet

Gracias a la vida (Thanks to Life) is one of the most important songs by a singer-songwriter of all time, and Violeta Parra’s best-known folk anthem. The Maureen Choi Quartet’s version begins with a sorrowful melody in the violin and evolves in an atmosphere of obsessive sadness, which is combined with the (notwithstanding) hopeful melody. This is a reflection of the contradictions that come to a head in the song, which Parra composed shortly before she committed suicide. Violeta Parra (1917-1967) 00:00 Gracias a la vida [Thanks to life] Maureen Choi Quartet (Maureen Choi, violin. Daniel García, piano. Mario Carrillo, doubble bass. Michael Olivera, drums) Concert (excerpt) from the series "Young Performers" https://www.march.es/actos/100283/ 2 November 2015 Fundación Juan March, Madrid ______________ All Concerts since 1975: https://www.march.es/musica/publicaci... Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.march.es/usuarios/boletines Twitter:   / fundacionmarch   Facebook:   / fundacionmarch   Medium:   / fundacionjuanmarch