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Release Date: 06/10/2003 Label: Decca Catalog #: 000018002 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Joaquin Turina, Enrique Granados, Xavier Montsalvatge, Federico Mompou, Isaac Albeniz, Manuel de Falla, Aram Khachaturian, Antonio Soler, Maurice Ravel Performer: Alicia De Larrocha Conductor: David Zinman, Sergiu Comissiona, Charles Dutoit, R. Frühbeck de Burgos, Lawrence Foster Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta, Suisse Romande Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 7 |
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| This splendid seven-disc set marks Alicia de Larrocha's 2003 retirement from the concert stage after an extraordinary career spanning more than seven decades. To many listeners, she is a peerless performer of Iberian (particularly Spanish and Catalan) music. Indeed, as her rendition of Manuel de Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain demonstrates, this Catalan pianist brilliantly captures the indefinable magic and charm of Iberian music, revealing a timeless richness and depth that lesser artists, conforming to ideas of national style, often miss. It would be a mistake, however, to define de Larrocha as an "Iberian specialist." As this set demonstrates, her rich repertoire encompasses various traditions and a timespan from the late Baroque to the present, from Bach to Xavier Montsalvatge (1912-2002). What could be less Iberian than Liszt's brooding (and astonishingly demanding) Sonata in B minor? Yet de Larrocha's rendition of this work ingeniously breaks the spell of monotony (created by almost obsessive thematic reiterations), restoring Liszt's complex work to its original brilliance by attacking the almost insurmountable technical difficulties not as obstacles but as a means to an end. For de Larrocha, music is the profound, mysterious stream that is only imperfectly defined by the linear mechanics of quantified time and form. Listening to her impeccable performance of Bach's Italian Concerto, for example, listeners hear (feel?) almost imperceptibly brief bursts energy as she intuitively grasps the overwhelming power locked in the formal edifice of Bach's music. Similarly, her exquisite reading of Haydn's Piano Concerto in D major follows the music's inner impulse underneath the rhythmic surface, translating the composer's inspiration into an extraordinary experience of lightness and breathtaking freedom. Also featured are impressive readings of works by Mozart, Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Ravel, Khachaturian, Mompou, and Beethoven. | |||||
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| Works on This Recording | Back to Top | ||||
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| 1. |
Italian Concerto, BWV 971 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: 1735; Leipzig, Germany |
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| 2. |
French Suite no 6 in E major, BWV 817 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: circa 1724; Leipzig, Germany |
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Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 5th movement, Chaconne by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany |
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| Notes: Arranged: Ferruccio Busoni | |||||
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| 4. |
Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: David Zinman Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta Period: Baroque Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany |
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Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: David Zinman Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta Period: Classical Written: by 1767; Austria |
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| 6. |
Sonata for Keyboard in F minor, H 17 no 6 by Franz Joseph Haydn | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1793; Vienna, Austria |
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Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria |
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Sonata for Piano no 18 in D major, K 576 "Hunt" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1789; Vienna, Austria |
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| 9. |
Bagatelles (7) for Piano, Op. 33 by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria |
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| 10. |
Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54 by Felix Mendelssohn | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1841; Germany |
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| 11. |
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France |
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| 12. |
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1844; Paris, France |
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Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21 by Frédéric Chopin | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: Sergiu Comissiona Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1829-1830; Poland |
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Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960 by Franz Schubert | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1828; Vienna, Austria |
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Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria |
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Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1852-1853; Weimar, Germany |
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Phantasie for Piano in C major, Op. 17 by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1836-1838; Germany |
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Allegro for Piano in B minor, Op. 8 by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1831; Germany |
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| 19. |
Romances (3) for Piano, Op. 28: no 2 in F sharp major by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1839; Germany |
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Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 by Robert Schumann | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1841-1845; Germany |
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Danzas andaluzas (3) for Piano, Op. 8: no 3, Zapateado by Joaquin Turina | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1912; Spain |
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Danzas (12) espańolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 4, Villanesca by Enrique Granados | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1892-1900; Spain |
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Danzas (12) espańolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 5, Andaluza by Enrique Granados | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1892-1900; Spain |
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Danzas (12) espańolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 6, Jota by Enrique Granados | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1892-1900; Spain |
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Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11: Book 2 - no 7, El pelele by Enrique Granados | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1911; Spain |
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| 26. |
Sonatina para Yvette by Xavier Montsalvatge | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1959; Spain |
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Préludio a Alicia de Larrocha by Federico Mompou | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1949; Spain |
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Hojas de album (6), Op. 165 "Espańa": no 2, Tango by Isaac Albeniz | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1890; London, England |
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| 29. |
Fantasía bética for Piano by Manuel de Falla | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1919; Spain |
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| 30. |
Nights in the gardens of Spain by Manuel de Falla | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: Sergiu Comissiona Orchestra/Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1911-1915; Spain |
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| 31. |
Concerto for Piano in D flat major by Aram Khachaturian | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: R. Frühbeck de Burgos Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1936; USSR |
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| 32. |
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: 1708-1717; ?Weimar, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 1977 |
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| Notes: Arranged: Harriet Cohen | |||||
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| 33. |
Sonata for Keyboard no 15 in D minor by Antonio Soler | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 18th Century; Spain |
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| 34. |
Suite Iberia, Book 1: no 1, Evocación by Isaac Albeniz | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1904-1906; France |
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| 35. |
Suite Iberia, Book 1: no 2, El puerto by Isaac Albeniz | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1904-1906; France |
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| 36. |
Suite Iberia, Book 1: no 3, El Corpus en Sevilla by Isaac Albeniz | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1906; France |
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| 37. |
Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22: no 5, Ertöt uns durch dein Güte, erweck uns durch dein Gnad by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Baroque Written: 1723; Cöthen, Germany |
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| Notes: Arranged: Harriet Cohen | |||||
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| 38. |
Sonata for Keyboard no 42 in G minor by Antonio Soler | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 18th Century; Spain |
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| 39. |
Sonata for Keyboard no 89 in F major by Antonio Soler | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 18th Century; Spain |
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| 40. |
Concerto for Piano left hand in D major by Maurice Ravel | ||||
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Performer:
Alicia De Larrocha (Piano)
Conductor: Lawrence Foster Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1929-1930; France |
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