Miguel Ángel R. Laiz and Santiago L. Sacristán - Albéniz: Piano Music, Vol. 9 (2023)

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Artist: Miguel Ángel R. Laiz, Santiago L. Sacristán
Title: Albéniz: Piano Music, Vol. 9
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Naxos
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 64:58
Total Size: 205 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Rapsodia española, Op. 70 (Version for 2 Pianos) (12:51)
2. Suite española No. 1, Op. 47, B. 7 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Loli Espadas-Frías) : VI. Aragón (5:18)
3. Célèbre sérénade espagnole, Op. 181 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Loli Espadas-Frías) (4:50)
4. Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71, B. 18 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Loli Espadas-Frías): No. 5, Puerta de tierra - Bolero (3:37)
5. Pavana-capricho, Op. 12, B. 1 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Loli Espadas-Frías) (4:50)
6. Suite española No. 1, Op. 47, B. 7 (Arr. for 2 Pianos by Loli Espadas-Frías): III. Sevilla (5:01)
7. Berceuse for Piano (2:29)
8. Chant d'Espagne, Op. 232, B. 44: No. 1, Prélude (6:52)
9. Chant d'Espagne, Op. 232, B. 44: No. 2, Orientale (4:23)
10. Chant d'Espagne, Op. 232, B. 44: No. 3, Sous le palmier (4:57)
11. Chant d'Espagne, Op. 232, B. 44: No. 4, Córdoba (6:49)
12. Chant d'Espagne, Op. 232, B. 44: No. 5, Seguidillas (3:08)

Twenty-five years ago, Guillermo González, a great exponent of Spanish music, inaugurated an ambitious project to record all of Isaac Albéniz’s piano music. This ninth volume is the culmination of that project and the recordings have all been made by González or his students, adding interpretative unity to the cycle. The final instalment focuses on Albéniz’s compositional evolution and his use of inspired folk-based melodies, Hispanic nostalgia and vivid dance rhythms, encapsulated by the intoxicating Chants d’Espagne. Additionally, five works are heard in exciting new arrangements for two pianos made expressly for this recording, presented as if in a suite of dances.