Granados Archive
Presentiment: Orion Weiss = GRANADOS: Goyescas; JANACEK: In the Mists; SCRIABIN: “Black Mass” Piano Sonata
Orion Weiss initiates his own label with a recital ominous in its visions of the WW I apocalypse. Presentiment: Orion Weiss = GRANADOS: Goyescas, Op. 11; JANACEK: In the Mists; SCRIABIN: Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 “Black Mass” – Orion Weiss, piano – Orion Weiss, 74:18 (3/2/18) ****: Orion Weiss (b. 1981) has chosen […]
GRANADOS: Goyescas; Zapateado; Ochos Valses Poeticos; Allegro de Concierto – Xiayin Wang, piano – Chandos
Much in the spirit of the Iturbi duo, Xiayin Wang brings colossal technique and ardent affection to the music of Enrique Granados. GRANADOS: Goyescas, Op. 11; Zapateado; Ochos Valses Poeticos; Allegro de Concierto, Op. 46 – Xiayin Wang, piano – Chandos CHAN 10995, 70:00 (2/2/18) ****: Enrique Granados (1867-1918) felt a strong affinity with Madrid […]
Serebrier conducts GRANADOS = Works by GRANADOS; TOLDRA; MALATS; CHAPI; MORERA; MONASTERIO; ALBENIZ; GRIGNON – Concerto Malaga String Orchestra/ Jose Serebrier – Somm Celeste
Serebrier conducts GRANADOS = GRANADOS: Andaluza; Oroental; Pequena Romanza for String Quartet; El Himno de los Muertos; Intermezzo from Goyesca; TARREGA: Recuerdos de la Alhambra; Gran Vals; TOLDRA: Nocturna; MALATS: Serenata; CHAPI: Nocturno; MORERA: Desolacio; MONASTERIO: Andante Religioso for Strings; ALBENIZ: Tango, Op. 165, No. 2; Mallorca, Op. 202; GRIGNON: Lento Expresivo for String Orchestra […]
GRANADOS: March of the Defeated; Torrijos; Suite on Galician Songs – Barcelona Sym. Orch. & Chorus/ Pablo Gonzalez – NaxosGRANADOS: Concerto in c “Patetico”; ALBENIZ: Concierto fantastico; Rapsodia espanola – Melani Mestre, p./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Martyn Brabbins – Hyperion
Two CDs involving Enrique Granados. GRANADOS: March of the Defeated (1899); Torrijos (1894); Suite on Galician Songs (1899) – Barcelona Sym. Orch. & Chorus/ Pablo Gonzalez – Naxos 8.573263, 54:47 (4/4/16) ****: GRANADOS: Concerto in c “Patetico”; ALBENIZ: Concierto fantastico in a, Op. 78; Rapsodia espanola – Melani Mestre, p./ BBC Scottish Sym. Orch./ Martyn […]
Mordecai Shehori, p.: Learning by Example Series, Vol. 4 = Pieces by BEETHOVEN, SCHUMANN, DUSSEK, DIABELLI, MASSENET & Others – Mordecai Shehori, p. – Cembal d’amour
Listen and learn’ serves as the satisfying rubric for this diverse excursion into the music of many styles. Mordecai Shehori: Learning by Example Series, Vol. 4 = DUSSEK: Allegro in G Major; DIABELLI: Bagatelle in C Major; HAYDN: “Gypsy” Rondo; BEETHOVEN: Gertrude’s Dream Waltz; “Rage Over a Lost Penny,” Op. 129; SCHUMANN: Traeumerei, Op. 15, […]
KREISLER: Music for Violin and Piano – Shlomo Mintz, v./ Cliford Benson, p. – PentaTone
A charming hour of Fritz Kreisler favorites, performed by a gifted violinist who relished the composer’s renaissance. KREISLER: Music for Violin and Piano – Polichinelle; La Gitana; ALBENIZ: Tango; Rondino on a theme by BEETHOVEN; Caprice viennois, Op. 2; WEBER: Larghetto; Zigeuner-Capriccio; WIENIAWSKI: Caprice in E-flat Major; Liebesleid; Tambourin chinois; DVORAK: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, […]
GRANADOS: Piano Quintet; TURINA: Piano Quintet; Calliope – Javier Perianes, p./ Cuarteto Quiroga – Harmonia mundi
Perianes and company perform two captivating, often overlooked, piano quintets from Spain.
Yoonie Han, p. – Love and Longing = Short pieces of GLUCK, SCHUBERT, PROKOFIEV, GRANADOS, HAHN, WIPRUD & WAGNER – Steinway & Sons
Pianist Yoonie Han provides us an extended love-scene through thirteen pieces that celebrate love’s pleasures and pains.
![Piano Music for Two Guitars [TrackList follows] – Arabesque Duo – CentaurCASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Complete Music for Two Guitars [TrackList follows] – Duo Pace Poli Cappelli – Brilliant Classics (2 CDs)](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2-two-GuitarCDs.jpg)
Piano Music for Two Guitars [TrackList follows] – Arabesque Duo – CentaurCASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Complete Music for Two Guitars [TrackList follows] – Duo Pace Poli Cappelli – Brilliant Classics (2 CDs)
A pair of two-guitar albums of note.
Piano Music for Two Guitars [TrackList follows] – Arabesque Duo – CentaurCASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Complete Music for Two Guitars [TrackList follows] – Duo Pace Poli Cappelli – Brilliant Classics (2 CDs)
A pair of two-guitar albums of note.
![Brazilian Guitar Quartet – Spanish Dances [TrackList follows] – DelosThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic = FUNCK: Suite in D Major; KLENGEL: Hymnus for 12 Cellos; BLACHER: Blues, Espagnola, Rumba philharmonica; FRANCAIX: Morning music for 12 cello soloists – Arcanta](https://www.audaud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/SpanishGuitarQ.-12Cellisten2.jpg)
Brazilian Guitar Quartet – Spanish Dances [TrackList follows] – DelosThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic = FUNCK: Suite in D Major; KLENGEL: Hymnus for 12 Cellos; BLACHER: Blues, Espagnola, Rumba philharmonica; FRANCAIX: Morning music for 12 cello soloists – Arcanta
Two great multiple-same-instrument ensembles of note.
Brazilian Guitar Quartet – Spanish Dances [TrackList follows] – DelosThe 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic = FUNCK: Suite in D Major; KLENGEL: Hymnus for 12 Cellos; BLACHER: Blues, Espagnola, Rumba philharmonica; FRANCAIX: Morning music for 12 cello soloists – Arcanta
Two great multiple-same-instrument ensembles of note.
GRANADOS: Goyescas (complete) – Nicholas Zumbro, piano – Kritonos
An excellent recording of one of Spain’s top composers expertly performed.
GRANADOS: Tonadillas & Amatorias – Conxita Badia, sop./ Alicia De Larocch a, p. – LMG
A true Iberian evening of love lyrics, realized by two authentic interpreters of the Catalan art-song, Badia and De Larrocha.
Sergei Kvitko – Ad Libitum = BACH: Prelude in C Major; MOZART: Fantasy in D Minor; HAYDN: Variations in F Minor; GRANADOS: Escenas Romanticas; MUSSORGSKY: Trepak from Songs and Dances of Death; YSAYE: Sonata No. 3 – Sergei Kvitko, piano – Blue Griffin
Russian virtuoso Segei Kvitko offers up a program of dynamic transcriptions and arrangements of music dear to his heart, especially an Ysaye sonata whose tradition reaches back to Bach.
“Harp Dances” – Floradela Sacchi, harp – works of SALZEDO, GRANADOS, LECUONA, ALBENIZ & RODRIGO – Decca “If Brahms Wrote for Harp” – 11 Intermezzi & a Rhapsodie – Tisha Murvihill – self
Two entrancing solo harp CDs of interest.
Canciones españolas = Works of FALLA, RODRIGO & GRANADOS – Bernarda Fink, mezzo – Harmonia mundi 902133
A primary recommendation for all who love Spanish sing, sung with love and evident affinity for the music.
“Delicias: Spanish Delights for Piano Duo” = Works of CHABRIER, GRANADOS, LECUONA, CHAMINADE, TARREGA & Others – Goldsteon & Clemmow – Divine Art
A very, very enjoyable musical tour of Spain (by way of France and Russia).
GRANADOS: Goyescas & other sel. – Garrick Ohlsson, p. – Hyperion
A program devoted to Granados’ response to Francisco Goya’s art elicits an impressively sympathetic response from Garrick Ohlsson.
The Spanish Masters – Works of ALBENIZ, GRANADOS & FALLA played by the composers with performers of today – Zenph Studios
More amazing re-performances; this time with three Spanish composers of the past accompanying soloists of today.
FALLA: Three Cornered Hat; La Vida Breve: Interlude & Dance – Ansermet – ORG 45 rpm (2) “Espana” = RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol; GRANADOS: Danze espanola No. 5; CHABRIER: Espana Rhapsody; MOSZKOWSKI: 5 Spanish Dances – Argenta – ORG 45 rpm (2)
For the first time I found 45 rpm vinyl virtually identical to 44.1/16 optical discs.
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
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