Terres catalanes (Catalan lands)

Terres catalanes is based on four main, original and contrasting themes linked together in a presentation-development form. The first theme is very lyrical and expansive, the second is also lyrical with a more melancholic tone. The third is a casual scherzo of Catalan ballet-type ternary rhythm that later becomes a new melody reminiscent of a sardana. A short interlude based on the head of the first song takes us to a slow central part entirely based on the popular song Plany.

This is an intimate, sad and emotional space. After a shortened and also modified reexposition of the first four themes, the rhapsody closes with the brightness of the Sardana-style melody combined with motifs from the scherzo.