The Spanish Masters / Bailey, Bayrakdarian, Albeniz, Granados, Falla

Notes and Editorial Reviews

“What the Zenph team has done is bordering on the miraculous.” – Dr. Milton Laufer, noted pianist and world expert on Spanish composers.

The Spanish Masters shines a spotlight on famed Iberian composers Albéniz, Granados and Falla. Although these gentlemen died more than sixty years ago, they were recorded anew in 2011 performing their own works at the piano, alongside cellist Zuill Bailey and soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian. How was this possible? Through the magic of groundbreaking technology, the original audio recordings of these Spanish masters were transformed back into live performances. This recording combines classical music royalty with two of the most vibrant stars in classical music today, to create a Read more dazzling, blockbuster recording that serious music fans and audiophiles will want for their collection.

Zuill Bailey has established himself as one of the most sought-after musicians performing today. Likewise, Canadian-Armenian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian is an international opera sensation and has appeared on stage at the world’s premier opera houses. The original recordings of Albéniz were recorded in 1903 by Edison gramophone on wax cylinders; the original Granados cylinders originate from 1912. From those delicate cylinders, stunning new re-performances were created using cutting-edge technology, along with the most modern recording equipment and production.

This album is the fifth offering from Zenph Sound Innovations, a music technology company based in Durham, North Carolina. The company creates proprietary software and algorithms to transform recorded music into very sophisticated data, describing precisely how musicians perform. From this data, recordings can be “re-performed” with astonishing fidelity. The company’s work was named one of the “Best Ideas of the Year” by The New York Times Magazine and has received multiple GRAMMY® nominations. The editor of Stereophile magazine described Zenph’s Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff album as “one of the finest piano recordings ever made.”
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Works on This Recording

1. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 1, El paño moruno by Manuel de Falla

Performer: Zuill Bailey (Cello), Manuel de Falla (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain

2. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 3, Asturiana by Manuel de Falla

Performer: Zuill Bailey (Cello), Manuel de Falla (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain

3. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 4, Jota by Manuel de Falla

Performer: Zuill Bailey (Cello), Manuel de Falla (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain

4. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 5, Nana by Manuel de Falla

Performer: Zuill Bailey (Cello), Manuel de Falla (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain

5. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 6, Canción by Manuel de Falla

Performer: Zuill Bailey (Cello), Manuel de Falla (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain

6. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 7, Polo by Manuel de Falla

Performer: Zuill Bailey (Cello), Manuel de Falla (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914-1915; Spain

7. La Vega by Isaac Albeniz

Performer: Milton Rubén Laufe (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897

8. Improvisation for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor by Isaac Albeniz

Performer: Isaac Albeniz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France

9. Improvisation for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor by Isaac Albeniz

Performer: Isaac Albeniz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France

10. Improvisation for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor by Isaac Albeniz

Performer: Isaac Albeniz (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France

11. Sonata for Harpsichord in B flat major, K 190/L 250 by Domenico Scarlatti

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 18th Century
Notes: Arranged by Enrique Granados.

12. Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11: Book 2 - no 7, El pelele by Enrique Granados

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1911; Spain

13. Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 7, Valenciana by Enrique Granados

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain

14. Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37: no 10, Melancolica by Enrique Granados

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1892-1900; Spain

15. Canciones populares españolas (7): no 1, El paño moruno by Manuel de Falla