Listen & tracks
3 of 12 tracks have a preview · 12 works · 52:01
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1 Galante Enrique Granados 2:19
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2 Oriental Enrique Granados 4:37
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3 Fandango Enrique Granados 3:59
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4 Villanesca Enrique Granados 4:58
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5 Andaluza Enrique Granados 3:50
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6 Rondalla Aragonesa Enrique Granados 4:12
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7 Valenciana Enrique Granados 3:30
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8 Sardana Enrique Granados 3:37
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9 Romántica Enrique Granados 4:36
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10 Danza Triste Enrique Granados 4:38
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11 Zambra Enrique Granados 6:15
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12 Arabesca Enrique Granados 5:30
Originally written for solo piano, the set ranks among Granados' most popular and best-loved works, including Villanesca and the celebrated Andaluza. The dances fuse earthy regional character with European salon charm.
This version for piano and castanets underlines the rhythmic drive of the outer sections while giving a nostalgic colouration to the more intimate middle episodes.
Reviews
To hear Blacher interpret the melody and occasionally accompaniment in that main part, whether in the lively outer sections of dances such as the opening Galante and the Fandango, Andaluza and Romántica or the more reflective middle sections of the same, as Roberts played the piano originals, was a revelation […] Cameron’s vital, exuberant pianism was simply electrifying
an explosion of emotive sound… an incomparably sensitive pianoforte partnership… two artists of supreme talent left an indelible mark and set a new standard in this medium.
Artists
Deanna Blacher
castanets
Deanna Blacher, trained in the exacting discipline of the Spanish dance, has worked internationally as dancer and choreographer. She has also carved a remarkable niche as castanets virtuosa.
Cameron Roberts
piano
Cameron Roberts is an Australian international concert pianist, renowned coach and author on the application of science to elite musical performance, and a specialist anaesthetist.
Enrique Granados
composer
Enrique Granados was born in Lérida in 1867. He studied the piano and composition in Barcelona and then in Paris, returning to Barcelona in 1889, and won distinction as a pianist and popularity in Spain with his zarzuelas and piano music.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Deanna Blacher · castanets
- Cameron Roberts · piano
Technical credits
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Contributor
Neville Cohn
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Recording Engineer
Martin Wright
Vaughan McAlley
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Venue
Move Records Studio
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 52 minutes 1 seconds
- Release date
- Aug 2011
- Category
- Classical
- Musical work copyright
- © 2011 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2011 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MCD 453
- EAN
- 9314574045321
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