Composer: Enrique Granados
Performer: Alicia de Larrocha
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: RCA
Catalogue: G010001716407F
Release: 2003
Size: 146 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Escenas romanticas
01. I. Mazurka. Poco lento e con abbandono – Recitativo
02. II. Berceuse. Lento
03. III. Lento con extasis
04. IV. Allegretto
05. V. Allegro appassionato. Lento
06. VI. Epilogo. Andantino spianato
Bocetos
07. I. Despertar del cazador. Ritmico
08. II. El hada y el niño. Con moto
09. III. Vals muy lento. Lento assai
10. IV. La campana de la tarde. Allegretto
Cuentos de la Juventud, op. 1
11. I. Dedicatoria. Andantino
12. II. La mendiga. Lento
13. III. Canción de mayo. Apacible
14. IV. Cuento viejo. Grave
15. V. Viniendo de la fuente. Allegretto tranquilo
16. VI. Lento con ternura
17. VII. Recuerdos de la infancia. Poco lento
18. VIII. El fantasma. Allegro enérgico
19. IX. La huérfana. Poco lento
20. X. March. Allegretto
This disc of Alicia de Larrocha of relatively little-known Granados suites has apparently been on the shelf for quite some time. Although recorded in 1994 at about the same time as her other RCA/Red Seal two recordings of Granados (and bearing a catalog number from that same era), there doesn’t seem to be any prior incarnation of issue for these works. The good news is if that is so, this has been well worth the wait. Escenas románticas, Bocetos, and Cuentos de la juventud are all Granados works that have seldom been recorded in their entirety, the last set being intended as “easy pieces” for students and even booklet note writer Harris Goldsmith refers to the whole as “salon pieces.” Whether or not this is a fair categorization of the music, de Larrocha plays these works as though they are the most important in the world, with a deft touch and a clear communication of Granados’ themes and signature harmonies. This disc is an unexpected delight and well worth your attention.