Concertos, Piano Concertos, Falla (composer)
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Ravel: Piano Concertos & Falla: Nights in the gardens of Spain
RecommendedSteven Osborne (piano)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ludovic Morlot
Full of colour, both Osborne’s poetry and his exceptional touch are to the fore, the sparkling cascades in the final movement being especially breathtaking…strong performances of a programme... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 2nd June 2017
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Record Review, 22nd July 2017, Recording of the Week
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In short, this highly recommendable collection represents a model of imaginative and provocative programming. —
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Special offer. Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat & Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Carlos Miguel Prieto, The Orchestra of the Americas, Alejandra Gómez Ordaz, Jorge Federico Osorio
Prieto’s interpretation of the ballet is for the most part extremely fine, if occasionally low-key...There’s some beautifully detailed playing, with ravishing strings in the Seguidillas and... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2020
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Manuel de Falla: Works for Stage and Concert Hall
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Raquel Lojendio (soprano)
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena
one of those experiences that change one's perception of a work forever...At the most basic level they take the trouble to get the balance right. ['Nights'] is no concerto, and the pianist has... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2012, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, Disc of the month
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Taylor plays a 1970s harpsichord built by the Parisbased maker Anthony Sidey. The instrument has a sturdy, gut-like quality that allows it to punch above the orchestra in Poulenc's concerto,... —
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Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2016
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Sergey Babayan (piano), Sergio Tiempo (piano), Karin Lechner (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano)
violin
David Guerrier, horn
violino, Tedi Papavrami (violin)
piano, Stephen Kovacevich (piano)
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana,...
This is the last of Warner’s annual gleanings from the Lugano Festival at which Martha Argerich presides - and definitely the most exciting. She may be 76, but her playing has lost none of... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Concerto Choice
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Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended Recording
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Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Falla Piano Favourites
Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Orquesta de Conciertos, Madrid, Jesus Arambarri
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Arthur Rubinstein plays Great Piano Concertos
RecommendedArthur Rubinstein (piano)
RCA Victor Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Symphony of the Air, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein, Josef Krips, Daniel Barenboim, Stanislaw...
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Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 19th Awards (1976), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
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Grammy Awards, 19th Awards (1976), Classical Album of the Year
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The Essential Falla
RecommendedNati Mistral (soprano), John Constable (harpsichord), Eduardo Fernandez (guitar), Jennifer Smith (soprano), Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), Martin Katz (piano), Colette Boky (soprano)
New Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, London Philharmonic Orchestra, L'Orchestre...
[El amor brujo] enjoys exceptionally vivid sound, yet with plenty of light and shade, and the control of atmosphere in the quieter passages is masterful...de Larrocha's later, digital version... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Falla: Noches en los jardines de España, etc.
RecommendedAlicia de Larrocha (piano), Carlos Bonell (guitar), Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Charles Dutoit
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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