Albéniz: Iberia / Goerner

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Label
Alpha
Release Date
May 13, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Isaac Albeniz
    • PERFORMER
      Nelson Goerner
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 13, 2022
    • UPC
      3760014198298
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA829
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical

Debussy and Messiaen regarded Iberia as THE piano masterpiece of the twentieth century: ‘One’s eyes close, as if dazzled from having gazed upon too many images’, wrote Debussy in 1905. For Nelson Goerner too, this suite in four books, which evokes Andalusia and the working-class districts of Madrid, is a work of major stature: ‘I am of Argentinian origin, this music touches me, it is like an arrow that pierces me... From the sublime incantation that is Jerez, an invocation of the mysteries of night, to Lavapiès, famous for the pianistic difficulties posed by its polyphonic convolutions and hand-crossings, Albéniz’s music exudes a panache and a joie de vivre that, in my view, make it a milestone of supreme importance.’