Since you are interested in Piano Music, Vol. 1 - 3 Impromptus / 3 Divertimentos / Sonatina para Yvette / Recondita Armonia, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
JULIAN ORBON
Orbon: Symphonic Dances / Concerto Grosso / Three Symphonic Versions Hector Corpus Aguilar (violin) Vladimir Atapin (cello) Oleg Lev (viola) Alexandre Vassiliev (violin) / Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] Julián Orbón was born in Avilés in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, on 7th August 1925, and he spent most of his childhood in that region, with the exception of a year's visit to Cuba. |
LORENZO PALOMO
Dulcinea Ainhoa Arteta (soprano) / Chorus and Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin / Miguel Angel Gomez Martinez [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Driven by exuberant rhythms and soaring lyricism, Lorenzo Palomo's Dulcinea is a cantata-fantasy devoted to love and freedom. The inimitable knight errant Don Quixote and his companion Sancho Panza each sing of their loves, the imaginary Dulcinea... |
MANUEL DE FALLA
El Amor Brujo / El Sombrero de Tres Picos Alicia Nafe (mezzo-soprano) / Maria Jose Martos (mezzo-soprano) / Asturias Symphony Orchestra / Maximiano Valdes (conductor) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 18/Jun/2005 ] Manuel de Falla is generally acknowledged as the leading figure in Spanish music of the twentieth century. |
ENRIQUE GRANADOS
Granados: Danzas Espanolas (orchestrated by Rafael Ferrer) Barcelona Symphony and Cataloni National Orchestra. Salvadoe Brotons [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 16/Sep/2002 ] Enrique Granados was born in Lérida on 27th July 1867. During his childhood he spent some years in the Canary Islands, a period that he always fondly remembered as a lost paradise. His leaning towards music became apparent at an early age, but he... |
JESUS GURIDI
El caserio (The Homestead) Bilbao Choral Society / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena (Conductor) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 11/Jul/2006 ] "An attractive zarzuela. I am sure that if you love Rodrigo's or Turina's music will find much to enjoy here. I certainly did" (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
JESUS GURIDI
Guridi: Sinfonia Pirenaica / etc Bilbao Choral Society / Gorka Sierra, choirmaster / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Theo Alcantara, conductor / Juan Jose Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 29/May/2005 ] "Guridi's Sinfonía pirenaica was written in 1945 and premiered by this orchestra. It's a loquaciously colourful work teeming with textual incident and density and a three-movement symphony of great character and imagination" |
ISASI
Symphony No. 2, Op. 23 / Suite No. 2, Op. 21 Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Josa Mena, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2004 ] Among the more shadowy figures of early twentiethcentury music is Andres Isasi (y Linares). Born in Bilbao on 18th October 1890, he developed a love of music through playing the piano at the house of his grandfather, with whom he went to live after... |
JOAQUIN RODRIGO
Rodrigo: Complete Orchestral Works Volume 4 (Including Concierto para piano y orquesta ) Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra; Max Bragado Darman, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 3/Feb/2003 ] |
JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Sinfonia sevillana / Danzas fantasticas / Ritmos / La procesion del Rocio Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra / Max Bragado Darman, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 20/May/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "The recording is clear, warm-sounding and with a believably spacious acoustic." Gramophone, April 2003, Editor's Choice |
Comunidad de Madrid Orchestra / Comunidad de Madrid Chorus / Miguel Roa, conductor
Preludes and Choruses from Zarzuelas [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 16/Mar/2003 ] The zarzuela, the historic Spanish musical comedy, endures, known throughout the world for its distinctive characteristics. For some years now it has been winning new recognition both in Spain and abroad. |
MANUEL DE FALLA
Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 Daniel Ligorio (Piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "Although virtually unknown in the UK, Ligorio is regarded as one of the leading young soloists in his native Spain and with good reason." (Classic FM) |
JOAQUIM SERRA
Orchestral Works El Valles Symphony Orchestra, Salvador Brotons, conductor [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 3/Sep/2002 ] Although the composer Joaquim Serra is extremely famous within Catalonia, he is unfortunately far less well-known to audiences beyond his homeland. |
ISAAC ALBENIZ
Albeniz: Piano Music, Vol. 2-Recuerdos de viaje / Espagne / Azulejos / La Vega / Navarra Guillermo Gonzalez (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 3/Oct/2007 ] This second volume of his piano music combines the early, romantic Recuerdos de viaje, with works composed during the composer's Parisian period, which ran up to his death in 1909. |
ERNESTO HALFFTER
Piano Music Guillermo Gonzalez (piano) / Helen Gonzalez (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Sep/2006 ] Halffter's piano works, which he began writing when only thirteen, span his entire career and reflect not only the influence of Scarlatti, but that of the Spanish Renaissance, Stravinsky, Ravel, with whom he studied extensively, and the French... |
ARAMBARRI
8 Basque Songs / In Memoriam / Spanish Fantasy Itxaro Mentxaka (soprano) / Bilbao Symphony Orchestra / Juan Jose Mena [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 21/Jan/2001 ] Jesús Arámbarri is a significant figure in the history of twentieth-century Basque music. A romantic, scholarly and sensitive musician of extraordinary insight and finesse, he drew not only on the tradition established by Felipe Pedrell, Manuel de... |
ANTON GARCIA ABRIL
Madre Asturias - A Collection of Asturian Songs Joaquin Pixan (tenor); Rosa Torres-Pardo (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] "Full marks to the performers. Señor Pixan, possesses a very attractive lyric tenor, with few worn edges and plenty of warmth throughout the register. Rosa Torres-Pardo meanwhile is an admirable partner. It sounds ... marvellous!" (Recording of the... |
BENET CASABLANCAS
Piano Music Jordi Maso, Miquel Villalba (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Over recent years, Benet Casablancas, born in Sabadell, near Barcelona, has established a position as one of the most prolific and interesting composers of the present time. |
Jordi Maso, piano
Donosita - Basque Preludes and Nostalgia [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 14/Dec/2004 ] "To sum up, this is attractive if undemanding music here given every chance to shine." |
JOAQUIN TURINA
Turina: Piano Music, Vol. 5 - Cuentos de Espana / Recuerdos de la antigua Espana / Siluetas Jordi Maso (piano) [ Naxos Spanish Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Jordi Masó's acclaimed series of Joaquin Turina's Piano Music continues with the evocative Spanish Tales, Souvenirs of Old Spain and Silhouettes, consolidating the young pianist's reputation as a leading interpreter of this distinctively Iberian... |