Halffter: Sonatina

On this CD:

1. Sonatina, ballet
Composed by Ernesto Halffter
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, Ana Rodrigo
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

2. Automne Malade, for soprano voice & orchestra
Composed by Ernesto Halffter
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, Ana Rodrigo
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

3. Canciones (2) for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Ernesto Halffter
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, Ana Rodrigo
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

4. Rapsodia Portuguesa for piano & orchestra
Composed by Ernesto Halffter
Performed by Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Adrian Leaper

Tracks:

Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.55: Zambra
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.55: Danza De La Seduccion
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.55: Danza Ritual
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.55: Generalife
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.55: Sacro-Monte
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.84: Fiesta De Las Calderas
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.84: Circulos Ritmicos
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.84: Invocacion
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.84: Danza Ritmica
Cinco Danzas Gitanas, Op.84: Sequiriya
El Castillo De Almodovar-Poema Para Pno, Op.65: Silueta Nocturna
El Castillo De Almodovar-Poema Para Pno, Op.65: Evocacion Medieval
El Castillo De Almodovar-Poema Para Pno, Op.65: A Plena Luz
Sevilla, Op.2: Sous Les Orangers
Sevilla, Op.2: Le Jeudi Saint A Minuit
Sevilla, Op.2: La Feria
Tres Danzas Andaluzas, Op.8: Petenera
Tres Danzas Andaluzas, Op.8: Tango
Tres Danzas Andaluzas, Op.8: Zapateado

Tracks:

Mujeres Espanolas, Op.17: La Madrilena Clasica
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.17: La Andaluza Sentimental
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.17: La Morena Coqueta
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.73: La Gitana Enamorada
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.73: La Florista
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.73: La Senorita Que Baila
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.73: La Murciana Guapa
Mujeres Espanolas, Op.73: La Algere Sevillana
Sanlucar De Barrameda-Son Pintoresca, Op.24: En La Torre Del Castillo
Sanlucar De Barrameda-Son Pintoresca, Op.24: Siluetas De La Calzada
Sanlucar De Barrameda-Son Pintoresca, Op.24: La Playa-Los Pascadores En Bajo De Guia
Album De Viaje, Op.15: Retrato
Album De Viaje, Op.15: El Casino De Algeciras
Album De Viaje, Op.15: Gibraltar
Album De Viaje, Op.15: Paseo Nocturno
Album De Viaje, Op.15: Fiesta Mora En Tanger

Tracks:

Allegro De Con
Mazurka
Ser Andaluza
Nocturno
Vals-Capricho
Ser
Obras Desconocidas: Cancion
Obras Desconocidas: Danza De Gnomos
Obras Desconocidas: Canto De Los Remeros Del Volga
Homenaje: Le Tombeau De Claude Debussy
Homenaje: Pour Le Tombeau De Paul Dukas
Cuatro Pieces Espagnoles: Aragonesa
Cuatro Pieces Espagnoles: Cubana
Cuatro Pieces Espagnoles: Montanesa (Paysage)
Cuatro Pieces Espagnoles: Andaluza
Fant Baetica

Tracks:

Impresiones Intimas: No.1
Impresiones Intimas: No.2
Impresiones Intimas: No.3
Impresiones Intimas: No.4
Impresiones Intimas: No.5 (Pajaro Triste)
Impresiones Intimas: No.6 (La Barca)
Impresiones Intimas: No.7 (Cuna)
Impresiones Intimas: No.8 (Secreto)
Impresiones Intimas: No.9 (Gitano)
Suburbis: (El Carrer, El Guitarrista I El Vell Cavall)
Gitanes No.1
Gitanes No.2
La Cegueta
L'home De L'aristo
Scenes D'enfants: Cris Dans La Rue
Scenes D'enfants: Jeux Sur La Place
Scenes D'enfants: Jeu
Scenes D'enfants: Jeu
Scenes D'enfants: Jeunes Filles Au Jardin
Charmes: No.1 (Pour Endormir La Souffrance)
Charmes: No.2 (Pour Penetrer Les Ames)
Charmes: No.3 (Pour Inspirer L'amour)
Charmes: No.4 (Pour Les Guerisons)
Charmes: No.5 (Pour Evoquer L'image Du Passe)
Charmes: No.6 (Pour Appeler La Joie)
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Theme
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var I
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var II
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var III
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var IV
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var V
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var VI
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var VII
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var VIII
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var IX
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var X (Evocation)
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var XI
Vars Sur Un Theme De Chopin: Var XII (Galope Y Epilogo)

Tracks:

Prlds: No.1
Prlds: No.2
Prlds: No.3
Prlds: No.4
Prlds: No.5
Prlds: No.6
Prlds: No.7
Prlds: No.8
Prlds: No.9
Prlds: No.10
Cancons I Dansas: No.1
Cancons I Dansas: No.2
Cancons I Dansas: No.3
Cancons I Dansas: No.4
Cancons I Dansas: No.5
Cancons I Dansas: No.6
Cancons I Dansas: No.7
Cancons I Dansas: No.8
Cancons I Dansas: No.9
Cancons I Dansas: No.10
Cancons I Dansas: No.11
Cancons I Dansas: No.12
Cancons I Dansas: No.14

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The Art of Alicia de Larrocha
A feast for piano lovers!

The Art of Alicia de Larrocha

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00008Y4IN
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Customer Reviews:

The Art of Alicia de Larrocha.......2007-01-04

Alicia de Larrocha is probably the finest interpreter of Spanish Piano music.The Art of Alicia de Larrocha is a collection of recordings performed by the artist over many years.There are 7 CD's in total. Each Cd cover has a beautiful picture of Ms de Larrocha at different times in her performing career. An excellent example of her versatility, from Bach to Manuel De Falla,her musicality and clean technique are characteristic of her playing,well brought out by the recording process.
The sound quality is excellent.
A special delight are some rarely heard pieces like a Soler Sonata, an Sonatina by Montsalvatge and a Prelude by Mompou.
Very inspiring to pianists. I strongly recommend it!

A feast for piano lovers!.......2003-12-29

Alicia de Larrocha has always been one of my very favorite pianists, and while I was a student during the 1970s and early 1980s I eagerly snatched up each of her recordings as soon it arrived on the shelves. In the long twilight of her illustrious career, Se?ora de Larrocha has tended to concentrate on playing Mozart concertos and sonatas in public, music which demonstrates her sterling musicianship and tone without over-taxing her technique in a major way. Many people who have only heard her in this repertoire might not be prepared for the grandeur and sweep of her virtuoso accounts of big Romantic pieces, such as the Liszt Sonata, and Schumann and Chopin, all of which are represented here. The technique is big, the tone glorious, the musical interpretations impeccable, she has it all in spades. I am so happy to have her lovely account of the Chopin F Minor Concerto back in the catalog, as well as her colorful romp through the Khachaturian Concerto.

If you love great piano playing and you love Alicia de Larrocha, do not hesitate for a minute. Buy this box set while it is still available.

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Halffter: Sonatina

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000050XAC
Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

Intro
La Princesa (El Dragon)
Las Doncellas (Ste De Danzas): Rigaudon
Las Doncellas (Ste De Danzas): Zarabanda
Las Doncellas (Ste De Danzas): Giga
La Pastora (Escena, Aria Y Danza) - Ana Rodrigo
Las Doncellas (Fandango)
La Gitana (Escena Y Danza)
El Principe (Aparicion - El Beso)
Danza Final
Automne Malade - Ana Rodrigo
Dos Canciones: No.1 'La Corza Blanca' - Ana Rodrigo
Dos Canciones: No.2 'La Nina Que Se Va Al Mar' - Ana Rodrigo
Rhap Portuguesa - Francisco Martinez Ramos

Itzhak Perlman - Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy ~ Zigeunerweisen

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WOW, excellent collection, excellent playing
Brilliant Caprice Basque
Totally engaging!!!!!!!!
A stunning evocative and instantly recognisable audio treat

Itzhak Perlman - Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy ~ Zigeunerweisen

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002S1V
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Carment Fantasy, Op.25
Suite populaire espagnole: El pano moruno
Suite populaire espagnole: II. Nana
Suite populaire espagnole: III. Cancion
Suite populaire espagnole: IV. Polo
Suite populaire espagnole: V. Asturiana
Suite populaire espagnole: VI. Jota
Spanish Dance
Danza de la gitana
Habanera, Op.21 No.2
Playera, Op.23
Spanish Dance, Op.26 No.8
Malaguena, Op.21 No.1
Caprice Basque, Op.24
Romanza andaluza, Op.22
Zapateado, Op.23
Malaguena, Op.165 No.3
Zigeunerweisen, Op.20

Customer Reviews:

WOW, excellent collection, excellent playing.......2002-07-01

I have been a Sarasate fan for quite some time. I just couldn't find a CD with more than one or two of his pieces. Then I found this CD. With the exception of "introductions and tantarelle" and "jota navarra" this CD has every sarasate piece for the violin you could want. Not only that, but the sound of this CD is superb, and coupled with the right sound system, can be a breathtaking pleasure to listen to. Perlman is the perfect choice for this music. His concertos are good, but not Heifetz good, but his short encore pieces like this are the best I've heard. (except for the Zigeunerwisen, Buy the Heifetz showpieces CD, it has the best Zigeunerwisen ever) When I heard Perlman play "dance of the goblins" by bazzini (buy the CD "Greatest violin encores") his left had pizz was not too great, but in this CD he hits every note perfectly, I love it.
Buy this collection now, you'll never find a better one, ever.

Brilliant Caprice Basque.......2001-10-12

Itzhak Perlman, a widley renowned virtuoso, does not always impress me. However, this recording certainly did. Although he tends to sometimes crash his bow down, there is a brilliance and a delicacy to his playing. The last movement of Carmen is clear and the intonation is good. The tempo of the third movement is too fast for my taste. The other work that I really loved was Caprice Basque. He has a certain disregard for the score (dynamic wise,) but the performance is wonderful. Sarasate was known for his intonation in the high registers, and Perlman's is great also. The part of this CD that meant the most to me, though, is that you can hear the passion with which he plays. It's difficult, even for the most musical of performers, to bring that through on a recording, but Perlman manages it - really well.

Totally engaging!!!!!!!!.......2001-02-19

I first heard this recording on the way to work one morning. Nearing the parking lot of my building, and enraptured by the artistry and the pristine sound of the Carmen Fantasy, I parked the car and listened to the entire work, even though it had just begun, and I was late. I HAD to own it!!!!!!! People stared as I sat in the car and "conducted" along with it, listening to every nuance. So what???? This is without a doubt one of the best CD's on the market! By all means buy it!

A stunning evocative and instantly recognisable audio treat.......1999-03-09

Instantly recognisable, emotionaly intrusive, Perman transports you to the Iberian peninsual with playing of such an expressive nture that we almosrt crashed the car when we heard it for the first time. Unmissable

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Superbly recorded and enterprising CD for a modest price

Spain & Portugal Organ History

Manufacturer: Arts Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IO6F
Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

Tento No Modo De Mi, III Tom
Fant Quinti Toni
Pange Lingua More Hispano
Diferencias Sobre El Canto Del Caballero
Tiento De Octavo Modo
Tento De VI Tom Por Gesolreut
Segundo Tiento De Quarto Tono
Tento Por Delasolre, Fa E Ut No Mesmo Signo
Batalla (VI Toni)
Intermedios Para 'La Messa Degli Angeli'
Toccata De Contras Quinto Tono
Fuga
Son Para Clave in e
Ofertorio Sobre El Himno 'Ave Maris Stella'
Prld
Interludio
Tiento

Customer Reviews:

Superbly recorded and enterprising CD for a modest price.......2005-01-24

Goodness only knows what the other volumes in this ORGAN HISTORY series are like, but if they are all as impressive and enterprising as this one, they will give Naxos serious competition in the budget-CD stakes. Arturo Sacchetti's playing is next to flawless. The only slight fault with any of it is the unduly slow tempo with which he starts Antonio de Cabezon's CABALLERO variations (easily the most often played piece by this composer, who died in 1566); and even that mild complaint can soon be forgotten amid the delightful choice of stops with which he emphasizes the cantus firmus each time it comes back.

Some splendid music has turned up here, a little of it probably known to students of baroque organ literature - who could well have noticed the names of Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1576?-1654) and Juan Cabanilles (1644-1712) in other contexts - yet much of it utterly obscure. Who in the world, for instance, was Joaquin de Oxinagas (1719-1789)? Whoever he was (the pretentiously written booklet note is unforthcoming), he must have been a formidably talented polyphonist, with - as the booklet points out in one of its few intelligible statements - a Germanic rigor at his command.

Three of the last four tracks disappoint, because of their intrinsic content rather than because of the player. Someone called M.H. Eslava y Elizondo (1807-1878) treats the magnificent plainsong melody AVE MARIS STELLA to a stuffy and shop-worn meditation; it seems to last far longer than the 5'54" timing given on the jewel-box; his contemporaries in France, Belgium and Germany were writing much finer music than this. Compare this effort to the organ compositions of Saint-Saens, Liszt, Franck, Mendelssohn, or Brahms, and it becomes embarrassing. The INTERLUDE by Jesus Guridi (1886-1961) is at best slightly attractive; the TIENTO by Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989, though this CD describes him as being still alive) sounds interminable, rather like an undergraduate's attempt at mimicking Messiaen. Augusto de Oliveira Machado (1845-1924), apparently director of the Lisbon Conservatoire in his later life, contributes a PRELUDE neatly written but too short to give listeners much idea of him.

In engineering terms, the disc is superb. No record company is reproducing organ tone more faithfully, or more vividly, than this label manages to do. If you find the contents list appealing, why hesitate?

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Five Sonatas

Manufacturer: Bridge
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000HT3PBA
Release Date: 2006-09-05

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Fabio Bidini In Recital 2

Manufacturer: Encore Performa
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000009Q6V
Release Date: 1998-08-18

Tracks:

Images Book 1: Reflects Dans L'Eau
Images Book 1: Hommage A Rameau
Images Book 1: Mouvement
Fantasia Baetica: Allegro Moderato - Intermezzo Andantino - Tempo l
Trois Movts De Petrouchka: Danse Russe
Trois Movts De Petrouchka: Chez Petrouchka
Trois Movts De Petrouchka: La Semaine Grasse
Son No.2 Op.36: Allegro Agitato
Son No.2 Op.36: Non Allegro - Lento
Son No.2 Op.36: L'istesso Tempo: Allegro Molto

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Piano Music Of Spain

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000006LGR
Release Date: 1993-12-17

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A new way to look at Spanish music from a true artist
Fiery jewelry by the supreme Hispanic pianist.
Exceptional performances of less than standard repetoire

Alicia de Larrocha

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DI2V
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

Piano Sonata In D
Piano Sonata In C Sharp Minor
Piano Sonata In F
Piano Sonata In D
Spanish Dance, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'
Goyescas: El fandango de Candil
Goyescas: Quejas o la maja y el ruisenor
Goyescas: El pelele (Escena goyesca)
Iberia: Book I: Evocacion
Iberia: Book I: El puerto
Iberia: Book I: Fete-Dieu a Seville
Iberia: Book II: Rondena
Iberia: Book II: Almeria
Iberia: Book II: Triana

Tracks:

Iberia: Book III: El Albaicin
Iberia: Book III: El Polo
Iberia: Book III: Lavapies
Iberia: Book III: Malaga
Iberia: Book III: Jerez
Iberia: Book III: Eritana
Navarra
'Sonatina' (Ballet): Danza de la Pastora
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 1
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 2
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 3
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 4
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 5
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 6
Cancons i dansas ( Excerpts ): No. 14

Customer Reviews:

A new way to look at Spanish music from a true artist.......2003-05-05

The Albeniz sonata (opens Disc One) sounds amazingly like Bach, yet nothing like Bach, in de Larrocha's hands. Somehow, she brings the meditative astringency of Bach to this Spanish music. No wild fandangos and flashy dancing, this is a very cerebral interpretation of a composer who perhaps would not be so well known if it weren't for de Larrocha's lifelong championing of Spanish composers.

Joy of joy, she also includes the rarely-heard Cansons i Dansas of Federico Monpou, a composer who has a lot in common with Satie and Poulenc, but is not so well-known. But if you like Star Trek films, you may have heard one of these CD cuts already: de Larrocha is playing Canson #6 in one scene in "Star Trek: Nemesis."

De Larrocha has indicated she will retire from concertizing and spend her time re-editing Granados. While we lose a marvelous virtuoso on the stage, I am sure we will gain new insight into another Spanish composer. Meanwhile, this set in the rich Pianists of the Twentieth Century is getting to be one of my favorites. I just love it.

Fiery jewelry by the supreme Hispanic pianist........1999-06-24

When we approach the piano-sourced "poems" of Albeniz such as Iberia and Suites Espanolas it is worth remembering that no less a listener than Olivier Messiaen deemed them worthy of a place beside the "Sonatas of Beethoven and the Well Tempered Clavier of Bach." He wrote this in the liner notes of Iberia as played by the estimable pianist Yvonne Loriod (his wife). But it is Alicia de Larrocha, I believe, who best reveals through her potent artistry the stunning sonic depths of the chords, rhythyms and runs, the full tonal tour of that magic country that is the cross-roads of two continents, Europe and Africa. With breathless enchantment throughout works like "Almeria" a different soul shines out than what we're used to in more Northern music, something that would be wrongly called sensual if only that that would be a misunderstanding of the great spirituality that lies deep within these works, a sort of sleeping fire that Ms. de Larrocha ceaselessly coaxes out with her quicksilver technique. All her playing of the Spanish masters, without exception, speaks of this spirit deep within. Peerless performances of this repertoire.

Exceptional performances of less than standard repetoire.......1999-02-24

With its Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century, Philips has provided the classical piano fan with an embarrassment of riches. For those who are like me and lack the time and budget to splurge for all 100 volumes, a choice has to be made as to how to select which of the hours of music best merits purchase. There are no doubt many possible ways to select choices, but it seems to come down to whether you want to select your discs by a particular artist or select particular repetoire. While this series seems inclined to promote choosing by artist, this approach may provide a listener with multiple renditions of the same Chopin, Rachmaninov, or Brahms. One artist who merits selection by dint of her repetoire and her celebrity is Alicia DeLarrocha. This disc features Spanish classical music exclusively and is a wonder. DeLarrocha's clear articulation, sharp accents, and dry, singing lines lead the listener to approximately 2.5 hours of magic. For those who think Spanish music is solely flamenco strumming, the depth and variety of this disc will be an eye and ear opener. For choosy consumers and epicures alike, this disc is a winner.