Notes and Editorial Reviews
For the seventh volume in his complete Granados survey on Naxos, pianist Douglas Riva uncovers no less than five previously unrecorded works. The 10 Valses Sentimentales are intimate, nostalgically tinged character pieces whose modest demands might attract pianists looking for an alternative to Schumann's Kinderszenen. Though primarily valuable for pedagogical purposes, a group of seven short studies serve as delightful thumbnail sketches for the following--and previously recorded--Six Expressive Studies in the Form of Simple Pieces. The Minuetto exudes rococo charm, with a main theme that evokes the opening strain of Paderewski's Minuet in G. Perhaps the most substantial discovery here is La Gondola (its manuscript came to light in 2001).
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The work's outer sections are characterized by lilting sonorities, offset by a turbulent central episode. Granados' mellower side always brings out the best in Douglas Riva, whose quiet authority and poetic instincts are well captured by Naxos' slightly distant yet full-bodied pickup. As usual, Riva's succinct annotations are scholarly and informative.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Valses sentimentales (10) for Piano by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1890; Spain
2.
Estudios (7) for Piano by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Spain
3.
Estudios (6) expresivos for Piano by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Spain
4.
Bocetos by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1912-1913; Spain
5.
Exquise...! "Vals tzigane" by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1900; Spain
6.
L'himne dels morts by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897; Spain
7.
Cartas de amor for Piano, Op. 44 by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Spain
8.
Bourée for Piano "A la antigua" by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: after 1898; Spain
9.
Minuetto for Piano by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: after 1898; Spain
10.
La góndola "Escena poética" by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Douglas Riva (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: after 1898; Spain
Sound Samples
Valses sentimentales: Vivo: Mis Iloros y anoranzas eran cantos tristes, DLR VII:4.1
Valses sentimentales: Andante, DLR VII:4.2
Valses sentimentales: Vivo: Nos habiamos apasionado mutuamente, DLR VII:4.3
Valses sentimentales: Dolente: No habia ya mas que tristeza donde faltara ella!, DLR VII:4.4
Valses sentimentales: Allegro appassionato, DLR VII:4.5
Valses sentimentales: Andantino amoroso, DLR VII:4.6
Valses sentimentales: Allegro pastoral en forma de vals, DLR VII:4.7
Valses sentimentales: Sentimentale, DLR VII:4.8
Valses sentimentales: Dolente, DLR VII:4.9
Valses sentimentales: Allegro final, DLR VII:4.10
7 Estudios: A major, DLR IV:4.1
7 Estudios: F sharp minor, DLR IV:4.2
7 Estudios: E major, DLR IV:4.3
7 Estudios: D flat major, DLR IV:4.4
7 Estudios: Allegro, G major, DLR IV:4.5
7 Estudios: C sharp major, DLR IV:4.6
7 Estudios: B flat major, DLR IV:4.7
6 Estudios expresivos en forma de piezas faciles: Tema y variaciones, DLR IV:5.1
6 Estudios expresivos en forma de piezas faciles: Allegro moderato, DLR IV:5.2
6 Estudios expresivos en forma de piezas faciles: El caminante, DLR IV:5.3
6 Estudios expresivos en forma de piezas faciles: Pastoral, DRL IV:5.4
6 Estudios expresivos en forma de piezas faciles: La ultima pavana, DLR IV:5.5
6 Estudios expresivos en forma de piezas faciles: Maria - Romanza sin palabras, DRL IV:5.6
Bocetos: Despertar del cazador, DLR IV:10.1
Bocetos: El hada y el nino, DLR IV:10.2
Bocetos: Vals muy lento, DLR IV:10.3
Bocetos: La campana de la tarde, DLR IV:10.4
Exquise ... ! Vals tzigane: Exquise...! Vals tzigane, DLR VII:7
L'himne dels morts: DLR V:5
Cartas de amor: Valses intimos: Cadencioso, DLR VII:6.1
Cartas de amor: Valses intimos: Suspirante, DLR VII:6.2
Cartas de amor: Valses intimos: Dolente, DLR VII:6.3
Cartas de amor: Valses intimos: Appassionato, DLR VII:6.4
A la Antigua, DLR III:19: A la Antigua: Bourre, DLR III:19
Escena poetica: La Gondola: , DLR III: 25
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