Composer: Isaac Albéniz
Performer: Miguel Baselga
Number of Discs: 9
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BIS
Catalogue: BIS2613
Release: 2021
Size: 1.87 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Iberia, B. 47, Book 1
01. No. 1, Evocación
02. No. 2, El puerto
03. No. 3, El corpus en Sevilla
12 Piezas características, Op. 92, B. 29
04. No. 1, Gavotte sur un thème de Mlle Irene Landauer
05. No. 2, Minuetto á Sylvia
06. No. 3, Barcarola (Ciel sans nuages)
07. No. 4, Plegaria
08. No. 5, Conchita
09. No. 6, Pilar
10. No. 7, Zambra
11. No. 8, Pavana
12. No. 9, Polonesa
13. No. 10, Mazurka
14. No. 11, Staccato
15. No. 12, Torre Bermeja
16. Mallorca, Op. 202, B. 41
CD 02
Iberia, B. 47, Book 2
01. No. 6, Triana
02. No. 5, Almeria
03. No. 4, Rondeña
7 Estudios en los tonos naturales mayores, Op. 65, B. 11
04. No. 1, En do
05. No. 2, En sol
06. No. 3, En ré
07 .No. 4, En la
08. No. 5, En mi
09. No. 6, En si
10. No. 7, En fa
11. La Vega, B. 46
12. Amalia, Op. 95, B. 31 No. 1
13. Ricordatti, Op. 96, B. 31 No. 2
España, B. 45 (Souvenirs)
14. No. 1, Prélude
15. No. 2, Asturies
CD 03
Iberia, B. 47, Book 3
01. No. 7, El Albaicín
02. No. 8, El polo
03. No. 9, Lavapiés
04. Danse orientale in D Minor, B. 42 (Zambra granadina)
05. Pavana muy fácil para manos pequeñas, Op. 83, B. 28
6 Hojas de álbum, Op. 165, B. 37 (España)
06. No. 1, Preludio
07. No. 2, Tango
08. No. 3, Malagueña
09. No. 4, Serenata
10. No. 5, Capricho catalan
11. No. 6, Zortzico
12. Barcarola, Op. 23, B. 2
13. Rapsodia cubana, Op. 66, B. 13
14. Angustia (romanza sin palabras)
CD 04
Iberia, B. 47, Book 4
01. No. 10, Málaga
02. No. 11, Jérez
03. No. 12, Eritaña
6 Pequeños valses, Op. 25, B. 3
04. No. 1, Allegretto
05. No. 2, Melancolico
06. No. 3, Allegro
07. No. 4, Allegretto
08. No. 5, Con brio e ritmo
09. No. 6, Allegro molto
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 68, B. 14
10. I. Allegretto
11. II. Andante
12. III. Allegro assai
Suite ancienne No. 1, Op. 54, B. 8
13. I. Gavota
14. II. Minuetto
15. Serenata árabe, B. 5
CD 05
Suite española No. 1, Op. 47
01. I. Granada
02. II. Cataluña
03. II. Sevilla
04. IV. Cádiz
05. V. Asturias
06. VI. Aragón
07. VII. Castilla
08. VIII. Cuba
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 72, B. 20
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Scherzo. Allegro
11. III. Minuetto. Andantino
12. IV. Rondó. Allegro
Suite ancienne No. 2, Op. 64, B. 10
13. I. Sarabande
14. II. Chaconne
15. Zortzico, B. 43
16. Pavana-capricho, Op. 12, B. 1
CD 06
01. Spanish Rhapsody, Op. 70
02. Navarra, B. 49
Piano Sonata No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 82, B. 27
03. I. Allegro non troppo
04. II. Minuetto del gallo
05. III. Reverie
06. IV. Allegro
Suite ancienne No. 3, B. 21
07. I. Minuetto
08. II. Gavotta
09. Azulejos, B. 50
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Concerto fantastico), Op. 78
10. I. Allegro ma non troppo
11. II. Reverie et scherzo. Andante – Presto
12. III. Allegro
CD 07
Chants d’Espagne, Op. 232, B. 44
01. No. 1, Prélude
02. No. 2, Orientale
03. No. 3, Sous le palmier
04. No. 4, Córdoba
05. No. 5, Seguidillas
6 Mazurkas de salón, Op. 66, B. 12
06. No. 1, Isabel
07. No. 2, Casilda
08. No. 3, Aurora
09. No. 4, Sofia
10 .No. 5, Christa
11. No. 6, Maria
12. Deseo, Op. 40, B. 6
13. L’automne-valse, Op. 170
14. Marcha militar
3 Improvisations (Transcr. M.R. Laufer for Piano)
15. No. 1, Allegro
Yvonne en visite!, B. 48
16. I. La révérence!
17. II. Joyeuse rencontre, et quelques pénibles événements!
CD 08
Suite española No. 2, Op. 97, B. 32 (Excerpts)
01. I. Zaragoza
02. II. Sevilla
6 Danzas españolas, Op. 37, B. 23
03. No. 1 in D Major
04. No. 2 in B-Flat Major
05. No. 3 in E-Flat Major
06. No. 4 in G Major
07. No. 5 in A-Flat Major
08. No. 6 in D Major
09. Estudio impromptu in B Minor, Op. 56, B. 9
Les saisons, Op. 201, B. 33
10. No. 1, Le printemps
11. No. 2, L’été
12. No. 3, L’automne
13. No. 4, L’hiver
14. Mazurka de salón in E-Flat Major, Op. 81
15. Mazurka in G-Flat Major, Op. 80 “Recuerdos”
3 Improvisations (Transcr. M.R. Laufer for Piano)
16. No. 2, Tempo di minuetto
17. Champagne-valse, B. 24 (Carte blanche)
18. Berceuse, T. 114bis
CD 09
Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71, B. 18
01. No. 1, En el mar
02. No. 2, Leyenda
03. No. 3, Alborada
04 .No. 4, En la Alhambra
05. No. 5, Puerta de Tierra
06. No. 6, Rumores de la caleta
07. No. 7, En la playa
08. Minuet No. 3 in A-Flat Major
Rêves, Op. 201 (T.99)
09. No. 1, Berceuse
10 .No. 2, Scherzino
11. No. 3, Chant d’amour
Piano Sonata No. 1 in A-Flat Major, Op. 28, B. 4
12. II. Scherzo. Allegro con brio
2 Spanish National Songs, Op. 164, B. 36
13. No. 2, Tango. Allegretto
14. Diva sin par
15. Minuet in G Minor
Piano Sonata No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Op. 111
16. II. Minuet
3 Improvisations (Transcr. M.R. Laufer for Piano)
17. No. 3, Allegretto
18. Balbina Valverde
The piano works by Isaac Albéniz range from indisputable masterpieces to ravishing salon music, the composer painting with bright Spanish colours as well as the hues of Classicism and Romanticism. On nine discs, originally released between 1998 and 2017 and gathered here, Miguel Baselga guides listeners through the music of his compatriot, earning acclaim from reviewers worldwide: ‘pianism of the highest order’ (MusicWeb-International); ‘berauschend agil und rhytmisch spannungsgeladen’ (PIANONews); ‘un pianista elegante y refinado’ (CD Compact). Composed between December 1905 and January 1908, only a year before the death of Albéniz, Iberia is the crowning achievement of the composer’s genius. Marking a high point of the post-romantic piano literature, this collection of ‘12 nouvelles impressions’ was to serve as an endless source of inspiration for other composers throughout the twentieth century, admired by Debussy and Messiaen, who called it ‘the marvel of the piano’. Baselga’s exhaustive series places Iberia in its proper context, and with the assistance of Albéniz scholar Jacinto Torres, he has been able to access original editions and scores, including rarities such as the Marcha militar by a nine-year-old Albéniz and the composer’s two scores for piano and orchestra. We are also given the opportunity to hear three improvisations, transcribed from a phonograph recording made by the composer in 1903.