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Albeniz: Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / Stanley
Piano Classics

Albeniz: Music for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 / Stanley

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Details

Composer
Isaac Albeniz
Artist
Sebastian Stanley
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
Feb 03, 2023
Catalog #
PCL10262
UPC
5029365102629

About

The first volume of Sebastian Stanley’s Albéniz survey was greeted with enthusiasm for the repertoire and praise for the interpretations in the pages of Fanfare and elsewhere: ‘He is tender and sentimental in the lyrical moments, animated and energetic in his attack elsewhere. He clearly loves the music, and dispatches it with unapologetic flair.’ His sequel opens with the First Suite Española which contains several of the composer’s most colourful and best-known pieces. It begins with the vibrant guitar-strumming textures and Moorish harmonies of ‘Granada (Serenata)’ and continues with his own interpretation of a dance from his native Catalonia. Evocations of Seville, Cadiz and Asturias all spring from the pages with the sharp colours of a Goya canvas, and the suite comes to an exotic, sensuous conclusion with a Cuban habanera. The Second Suite Española is much smaller and less well-known. Its two movements are evocations of Zaragoza and (once more) Seville. Sebastian Stanley includes two further landscapes in sound: the Zambra granadina (Danse orientale) evokes flamenco dance that features a haunting melody to a seductively syncopated accompaniment. The rolled chords of Cádiz (Gaditana) suggest the strumming of guitars, setting the scene for an animated copla dance. The neoclassical side of Albéniz comes to the fore with the third of his Suites Anciennes – consisting of a graceful Minuet and sprightly Gavotte – which anticipate similar projects to revive Baroque forms in modern guise by Ravel and Respighi. As a reminder of the incomparable richness of the finest Spanish piano music,’ Sebastian Stanley’s Albéniz series should invite the attention of curious listeners and pianophiles alike.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Granada (Serenata) 05:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Granada (Serenata)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  2. 2 II. Cataluña (Corranda) 02:36
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Cataluña (Corranda)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  3. 3 III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) 04:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sevilla (Sevillanas)
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  4. 4 IV. Cádiz (Cancion) 04:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Cádiz (Cancion)
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  5. 5 V. Asturias (Leyenda) 06:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Asturias (Leyenda)
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  6. 6 VI. Aragon (Fantasía) 05:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Aragon (Fantasía)
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  7. 7 VII. Castilla (Seguidillas) 03:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Castilla (Seguidillas)
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  8. 8 VIII. Cuba (Capricho) 06:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Cuba (Capricho)
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  9. 9 I. Zaragoza 03:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Zaragoza
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  10. 10 II. Sevilla 07:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Sevilla
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  11. 11 I. Minuetto 03:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Minuetto
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  12. 12 II. Gavotta 03:57
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Gavotta
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  13. 13 IV. Zambra granadina 03:18
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. Zambra granadina
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley
  14. 14 III. Cadix-gaditana 04:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Cadix-gaditana
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Sebastian Stanley