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| TRACKLIST |
| 1. Albeniz, Isaac / Mallorca Op.202 (7:24) 2. Albeniz, Isaac / Suite Espanola Op.47 - Cataluсa (3:00) 3. Albeniz, Isaac / Suite Espanola Op.47 - Granada (5:39) 4. Albeniz, Isaac / Suite Espanola Op.47 - Sevilla (4:49) 5. Albeniz, Isaac / Suite Espanola Op.47 - Cadiz (4:24) 6. Albeniz, Isaac / Cуrdoba (Cantos De Espaсa Op.323 No.4) (7:23) 7. Granados, Enrique / Dedicatoria (From Cuentos Para La Juventud) (1:45) 8. Granados, Enrique / La Maja De Goya (Tonadilla) (4:49) 9. Granados, Enrique / Danza Espanola No.4 (Villanesca) (6:35) 10. Granados, Enrique / Valses Poeticos (12:32) 11. Granados, Enrique / Danza Espanola No.5 (4:20) 12. Malats, Joaquin / Serenata (4:01) 13. Pujol, Emilio / Tango Espanol (3:49) 14. Pujol, Emilio / Guajira (4:27) |
thanks to Gordyj and other friends
This CD will take you to Spain--whether you've been before or not., March 7, 2006
Reviewer: Frank Beck (New York, NY USA)
It's true that both Albeniz and Granados--the two composers whose music makes up most of this recording--came from Catalonia, but for me these pieces breathe the jasmine-scented air of Andalucia. If you've ever watched the sunrise from the hills above Malaga or spent an August evening in the plazas of San Lucar de Barrameda, these works for guitar will bring back the tang of a good manzanilla to your lips. If you've never set foot in Spain, this music will bring you close to her summer nights--the softest I've ever experienced--and you may well find yourself longing to go.
Surprisingly, many of these pieces were born on the piano keyboard, but the ear of any Spanish composer is so attuned to the guitar that each of these works seems inseparable from the strings of the guitar. These haunting melodies--stately or spritely, meditative or lyrical--were meant to be plucked and strummed.
Julian Bream has devoted much of his life to this music, and he does not so much play them as let them come to life under his fingers. Listen to how the tentative, intimate beginning of 'Mallorca' opens onto a rippling dance figure. The most difficult passages unfold without apparent effort, but what is more unusual is Bream's ability to shape even the quietest passages with unobtrusive care.
If you love the Spanish guitar, treat yourself to this recording. If you've never heard how one guitar can weave a spell, this is your chance to find out.
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