Albeniz, I / Granados, E. / Brabbins, Martyn: Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.65 - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Romantic Piano Concerto Vol.65
Artist: Albeniz, I / Granados, E. / Brabbins, Martyn
Label: Hyperion
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 034571179186
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2015-05-12
Number of Discs: 1

Volume 65 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series journeys to Spain. The Albéniz Concierto fantástico owes much to Schumann and Chopin, albeit with an added drizzle of the Iberian peninsula; the perennially popular Rapsodia española, on the other hand, throws all such classical models to the wind. Granados never actually got round to writing his piano concerto, so our pianist here - Hyperion debutant Melani Mestre - has done it for him. And it's a romp. The first movement is pretty much 'echt,' from Granados's sketches for a putative piano concerto, but thereafter it's a hugely enjoyable "what-if."

Tracks:
1.1 Allegro Ma Non Troppo
1.2 Rêverie Et Scherzo: Andante - Presto
1.3 Allegro
1.4 Rapsodia Española, Op. 70
1.5 Lento Grave E Quasi Recitativo - Allegro Grave Non Molto Lento
1.6 Allegretto
1.7 Molto Allegro