Larrocha; Alicia de

THE ART OF ALICIA DE LARROCHA

Jed Distler

This seven-disc collection commemorates pianist Alicia de Larrocha’s 80th birthday and retirement from the concert stage with an overview of her Decca recordings from the

Granados: Goyescas/Larrocha

Jed Distler

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

Schumann: Solo piano works/Larrocha

Jed Distler

For the first time, all of Alicia de Larrocha’s solo Schumann repertoire for Decca is brought together in one release. Three items new to CD

Rachmaninov: Piano concerto No. 2/Larrocha

Victor Carr Jr

First the good news: Alicia de Larrocha gives a luminous and moving account of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto in this 1972 recording. The pianist’s robust

Beethoven: Emperor concerto, etc./Larrocha

Jed Distler

Alicia de Larrocha’s late-1970s recording of Beethoven’s Emperor concerto with Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic stands as a solid and forthright contender in

THE VERY BEST OF VICTORIA DE LOS ANGELES

Dan Davis

Victoria de los Angeles, who’ll be 80 this year, has long enjoyed devoted admiration from both opera and song mavens, as confirmed by the almost

Rach 3 & 1/Eloquence C

Jed Distler

Alicia de Larrocha and André Previn cautiously commence their Rachmaninov Third, neither one of them quite taking the lead. But when the pianist arrives at