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Enrique Granados (1867-1916):Goyescas - Los Majos enamorados (The Young Men in Love)[01] El pelele (The Straw Mannequin)[02] I. Los requiebros (Flattery)[03] II. Coloquio en la reja (Conversation through the Bars)[04] III. El fandango de candil (Candlelight Fandango[05] IV. Quejas, ó la maja y el ruiseñor (The Maiden and the Nightingale)[06] V. El amor y la muerte: Balada (Love and Death: Ballade)[07] VI. Epilogo: Serenata del espectro (Epilogue: The Ghost Serenade)Manuel Falla (1876-1946):Pièces espagnoles[08] Aragonesa[09] Cubana[10] Montanesa[11] AndaluzaPiano: Ralph VotapekProducer: Michael Rolland DavisEngineer: Ed ThompsonA new release by pianist Ralph Votapek who skyrocketed to world prominence when he won the Gold Medal at the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1962. Since that time he has maintained a versatile and remarkable performance and recording career. Mr. Votapek has a special affinity for Spanish music. His performance of he most important piano suite in Spanish literature, Enrique Granados' Goyescas,is especially vibrant. His full bodied sonority sings with lyric simplicity. Although the Manuel de Falla Pièces espagnoles(Four Spanish Pieces) are among his earliest compositions, they represent a clearly defined personality with a highly polished technique to match. Composed at the same time as Albéniz's Iberia,they represent Spanish nationalism at its height. Only $11.98 - Click here to buy now! |