Release Date: 06 January 2000
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 636943462829
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: GRANADOS
Description
Enrique Granados(1867-1916)Preludio en re mayor Danza lenta Escenas romanticas BarcarolaCapricho espanol Libro de horas Paisaje Allegro appassionatoAllegro de conciertoEnrique Granados was born 27th July 1867 in Lerida, near Barcelona. Sonof an army captain, he began piano study in 1879 and the following year hecontinued with Joan Baptista Pujol (1835-1898) at the Academia Pujol. Threeyears later he performed Schumann's Sonata, Op. 22, in anacademy-sponsored competition, for which one of the jury members was the notedcomposer Felipe Pedrell (1841-1922). The sixteen-year-old Granados won thecompetition and obviously impressed Pedrell, who began giving Granados classesin harmony and composition in 1884.In 1887 Granados went to Paris, where he studied with Charles de Beriot(1833-1914). He was highly influenced by Beriot's insistence on tone-productionand pedal technique. In addition, Beriot emphasized improvisation in histeaching, reinforcing Granados' natural ability in the skill. After returningto Barcelona in 1889, he published his Danzas espanolas, which broughthim international recognition.In his lifetime Granados performed concerts in Spain, France and NewYork, collaborating with musicians such as Isaac Albeniz and Pablo Casals,violinists Eug?¿ne Ysaye and Jacques Thibaud, pianists Mieczyslaw Horszowski andCamille Saint-Sa?½ns. In addition to his numerous piano works he composedchamber music, vocal music, operas, and symphonic poems. Granados was also afine teacher and in 1901 he founded the Academia Granados, which produced suchnoted musicians as Paquita Madrigueta, Conchita Badia, and Frank Marshall.In 1912 Granados met American pianist Ernest Schelling, who was thefirst pianist to perform Granados' music outside Spain. Schelling arranged forGranados' works to be published in New York and encouraged him in his plans toconvert the piano suite Goyescas into an opera, later arranging for itspremi?¿re at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.Terrified of the ocean, Granados nevertheless sailed to New York for thepremi?¿re of the opera on 28th January 1916. While in the United States heperformed numerous concerts, made piano-roll recordings, and also performed atthe White House in Washington. Granados and his wife set sail to Europe viaLondon but while crossing the English Channel on the British ship Sussex, theirboat was torpedoed by a German submarine and they both perished.In around 1912 Granados wrote: "My motto has always been torenounce an easy success in order to achieve one that is true andlasting." Today, Granados is universally recognised as one of Spain's mostimportant composers. His music is multi-faceted, although it is essentiallyRomantic with some Nationalist characteristics. He has been variously describedas "the Spanish Chopin", "the last Romantic", and by hiscompatriots as "our Schubert". No single characterisation adequatelydescribes his personality. Granados had a distinctive voice that is instantlyrecognisable and entirely h
Tracklisting
Dariia Lytvishko
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Marin Alsop
Alice Di Piazza; Basel Sinfonietta; NDR Bigband; Titus Engel
Anna Alas i Jove; Miquel Villalba
David Childs; Black Dyke Band; Nicholas Childs
Yaqi Yang; Margarita Parsamyan; Robynne Redmon; Minghao Liu; Frank Ragsdale; Kim Josephson; Kevin S
Vilmos Csikos; Olivier Lechardeur; Manon Lamaison
Tomas Cotik; Martingale Ensemble; Ken Selden
