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Any new release of Goyescas faces unavoidable comparison to Alicia de Larrocha’s standard-setting interpretation (her 1976 Decca version is the finest of her four recordings).
Like many other composer/pianists rooted in the 19th century, Enrique Granados dabbled in the transcription trade. Recorded complete for the first time here, Granados’ 26
I wish I could recommend Jean-François Heisser’s comfortable, idiomatic way with Granados’ Goyescas. But I can’t, because this 1996 recording suffers from close-up, airless, drab
Oddly, neither the CD front cover nor the title “Virtuoso Violin” indicates that this is an all-Spanish program. What’s important, however, is that these 1972-80
Alicia de Larrocha’s valedictory recording of Goyescas, from 1989 (her fourth, I believe), gains extra fullness and amplitude in this 24-bit transfer. Her seasoned mastery
For the seventh volume in his complete Granados survey on Naxos, pianist Douglas Riva uncovers no less than five previously unrecorded works. The 10 Valses
Like its immediate predecessor, Volume 6 in Douglas Riva’s complete Granados piano music survey for Naxos explores rarely-heard repertoire (in three cases, world-premiere recordings). Among
In the 40 years since he won the Gold Medal at the first annual Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Ralph Votapek has kept up a
Since his first-place victory in the 1987 International Naumburg Competition, pianist Anton Nel has maintained a busy career divided between performing and teaching, and he
Volume 8 in Naxos’ complete Granados piano music cycle explores works from the composer’s youth, including several previously unrecorded selections. Some of this music reveals
