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Falla - Noches en los jardines de España
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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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Special offer. 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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Ravel: Piano Concertos & De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre National de France, Louis Langrée
There is much to admire here, not least the Orchestre National de France, which is on superlative form under Louis Langrée...Tharaud is the star of the show, though, and something special might... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Concerto
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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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Special offer. Falla: El Amor Brujo, etc.
Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon
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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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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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Falla: Noches en los jardines de Espana
Recorded at the Barbican, January 2011
Javier Perianes (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons
In the Nights in the Gardens of Spain...both pianist and orchestra revel in its colouristic opportunities. Perianes employs the subtlest of rubatos here, teasing us with little delays and hurry-ups... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2012, Editor's Choice
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Falla - Spanish Songs, Noces en los jardines de Espana & Concerto
RecommendedVictoria de los Angeles (soprano), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) & Gonzalo Soriano (piano), with Gonzalo Soriano, Gonzalo Soriano, Michel Debost, Robert Casier, André Boutard, Pierre Nérini & Robert Cordier, Annie Challan & Jean-Claude Gérard
Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre...
With Victoria de los Angeles startlingly authentic in rough-edged cante jondo style, and conductors like Giulini and Frühbeck de Burgos, this is a superb Falla sampler. —
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Building a Library, June 2009, First Choice (1925 version)
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