Alicia Larrocha / Orquesta De Conciertos Madrid - Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Piano Favourites

One of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain... Unlike many names who have offered themselves in this nationalist repertoire, she has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength verve and temperament, but a level enough head to keep her from exaggerating effects to win applause, plus a delicate poetic sense without sentimentalising." "Granados founded the Barcelona conservatory which now bears the name of his most dedicated pupil, Frank Marshall, who in turn, passed on to a new generation - principal among them Alicia de Larrocha" (Gramophone) [PRODUCER NOTE]: "source material here was of very high quality. Pitch correction and stabilization and repairs to dropouts and bad splices that afflicted previous releases allow these landmark recordings to be heard as never before