Our Summer BAL 14: Granados's Goyescas

[verismissimo]

... another temptation might be the EMI Alicia de Larrocha complete recordings - eight CDs, which will give you

CD1 Soler - eight sonatas
Granados seis piezas sobre cantos populares espanoles
CD2 Granados - Goyescas - el Pelele
Albeniz - Iberia (beginning)
CD3 Albeniz - Iberia (conclusion) - Navarra - Azulejos
CD4 Albeniz - suite espanola - pavana - tango - cantos de espana - zaragoza- malaguena - mallorca - zambra granadina
CD5 Granados - doce danzas espanolas - danza lenta - allegro de concierto - valses poeticos
CD6 Granados - escenas romanticas
Falla - piezas espanolas - fantasia betica - la vida breve - el sombrero de tres picos - el amor brujo - dances
Albeniz - la vega
CD7 Turina - sanlucar de barrameda - danzas fantasticas
Montsalvatge - concierto breve
CD8 Concert with Victoria de los Angeles - songs by Literes, Laserna, Granados, Falla, and Gimenez

It's magnificent. Thanks, vinteuil.

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Wouldn't want to be without Alicia de Larrocha's recording of Chopin's Waltz op 34/2 and Nocturne op 32/1. Recorded in 1932 when she was nine. Feet scarcely reaching the pedals, but the legato/rubato - to the manner born. Taken by Supervia to the Odeon studios in Madrid.

Can't see them on YouTube.

[BBMmk2]

... another temptation might be the EMI Alicia de Larrocha complete recordings - eight CDs, which will give you

CD1 Soler - eight sonatas
Granados seis piezas sobre cantos populares espanoles

CD2 Granados - Goyescas - el Pelele
Albeniz - Iberia (beginning)


CD3 Albeniz - Iberia (conclusion) - Navarra - Azulejos

CD4 Albeniz - suite espanola - pavana - tango - cantos de espana - zaragoza- malaguena - mallorca - zambra granadina

CD5 Granados - doce danzas espanolas - danza lenta - allegro de concierto - valses poeticos

CD6 Granados - escenas romanticas
Falla - piezas espanolas - fantasia betica - la vida breve - el sombrero de tres picos - el amor brujo - dances
Albeniz - la vega

CD7 Turina - sanlucar de barrameda - danzas fantasticas
Montsalvatge - concierto breve

CD8 Concert with Victoria de los Angeles - songs by Literes, Laserna, Granados, Falla, and Gimenez

Some of this compilation, reminds me of a similar project she did for Decca?

[amateur51]

Wouldn't want to be without Alicia de Larrocha's recording of Chopin's Waltz op 34/2 and Nocturne op 32/1. Recorded in 1932 when she was nine. Feet scarcely reaching the pedals, but the legato/rubato - to the manner born. Taken by Supervia to the Odeon studios in Madrid.

Can't see them on YouTube.

Here you go, verismissimo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f8nDViW1H0

[verismissimo]

Many thanks, am. Astonishingly mature playing.

[HighlandDougie]

I am sure neither of you will regret it!

Duly arrived from Germany. The re-mastered recording sounds fine - and lends a certain atmosphere to what is a lovely performance of the Goyescas (and of Iberia from what I've listened to so far). Perfect music for a beautiful mediterranean afternoon.

[ahinton]

I do wish that some enterprising company would issue a recording of the Goyescas by Jonathan Powell, who's had it in his repertoire for well over a decade (he also now play Iberia, incidentally).

[Bryn]

... Jonathan Powell, who's ... also now play[s] Iberia, incidentally).

And how!

By the way, anyone getting the de Larrocha box should be aware that the transfers of Goyescas appear to come from rather poorly stored masters (or maybe even copies thereof). The playing is well worth it though.

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I forgot to mention that Artur Pizarro has recorded a selection of this music to.