Alicia de Larrocha

Concertos From Spain (CD)

In 1977, Decca released an LP entitled Concertos from Spain which coupled two contemporary piano concertos – one by Montsalvatge ("Concerto Breve," written for Alicia de Larrocha) and the other, Surinach’s Piano Concerto. The Surinach recording – he was a kind of Spanish Khachaturian – has never before been released on CD. Taking advantage of the extended playing time of a CD, this release includes two other concertante works for piano and orchestra – Turina’s "Rapsodia sinfonica" (made famous by Eileen Joyce) and the "Rapsodia espanola" by a composer synonymous with de Larrocha, Albeniz.

TRACK LIST

ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
Rapsodia española (arr. Cristóbal Halffter)

JOAQUÍN TURINA
Rapsodia sinfónica, Op. 66

XAVIER MONTSALVATGE
Concerto Breve for Piano & Orchestra

CARLOS SURINACH
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra

Alicia de Larrocha, piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra [1-2]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [3-4]
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos