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26 GRANADOS_GOYESCAS What distinction do you make between the exuberant light of Iberia and the darker and I would say very ‘emotional’ universe of Goyescas ? One seems more ‘open’ and daring in its exuberance, the other more intimate and hermetic, even if, paradoxically, here it is Granados who was inspired by an outside source . . . Theburningsunthatilluminates Iberia istingedherebytheexpressiveveilsuggested by the ‘action’ of Goyescas . Granados is guided by the emotions of the actors in his story, and engages in a conversation with them, often of an intimate nature. The intertwining textures of his writing conceal many intentions. The harmonic shifts, often achieved through chromaticism, and the thematic motifs hidden under a lush forest of intermingled sonorities are attempts to find an expressive language reflecting the composer’s ideas.