Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Sp… Read Full Bio ↴Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist, widely considered to be one of the greatest of her generation
She was born in Barcelona, and began studying piano with Frank Marshall in Spain at age three. She performed her first concert at the age of six at the World's Fair in Seville in 1929, and had her orchestral debut at the age of 11. She began touring internationally in 1947, and in 1954 toured North America with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
De Larrocha has made numerous recordings of solo piano repertoire and she is generally seen as an advocate of Spanish works. She is best known for her recordings of the music of Enrique Granados and Isaac Albéniz, as well as her 1967 recordings of Antonio Soler's piano sonatas. She won her first Grammy Award in 1975 and again, as recently as 1992, at the age of almost seventy.
As De Larrocha aged, she began to play a different style of music. She was originally a Mozart player, but she wanted to spread Latin and Spanish music to the world. This is one reason why she is now best known for her recordings of Granados and Albeniz.
As of 1995, she was still active as a pianist, but conceded having to make adjustments with age. For a pianist her hands are small, her height is under 150 centimetres, but she has grown even smaller with age. This led to her having to quit playing Rachmaninoff.
She received the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 1994.
Alicia de Larrocha died on 25 September 2009 in Quiron Hospital, Barcelona, aged 86. Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde said: "She was an extraordinary ambassador for Spain".
She was born in Barcelona, and began studying piano with Frank Marshall in Spain at age three. She performed her first concert at the age of six at the World's Fair in Seville in 1929, and had her orchestral debut at the age of 11. She began touring internationally in 1947, and in 1954 toured North America with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
De Larrocha has made numerous recordings of solo piano repertoire and she is generally seen as an advocate of Spanish works. She is best known for her recordings of the music of Enrique Granados and Isaac Albéniz, as well as her 1967 recordings of Antonio Soler's piano sonatas. She won her first Grammy Award in 1975 and again, as recently as 1992, at the age of almost seventy.
As De Larrocha aged, she began to play a different style of music. She was originally a Mozart player, but she wanted to spread Latin and Spanish music to the world. This is one reason why she is now best known for her recordings of Granados and Albeniz.
As of 1995, she was still active as a pianist, but conceded having to make adjustments with age. For a pianist her hands are small, her height is under 150 centimetres, but she has grown even smaller with age. This led to her having to quit playing Rachmaninoff.
She received the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 1994.
Alicia de Larrocha died on 25 September 2009 in Quiron Hospital, Barcelona, aged 86. Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde said: "She was an extraordinary ambassador for Spain".
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16 Waltzes Op. 39: No. 1. In B
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berlinzerberus
AWESOME!
The famous A major Waltz is by far too slow but deeply felt,
so we can forgive Maria Grinberg. ;-)
berlinzerberus
No. 6 in C♯ major Vivace
(C major in the easy solo version) (1:07)
No. 13 in C major
(B major in the more difficult solo version) (0:48)
No. 14 in A minor
(G♯ minor in the more difficult solo version
and the two-piano version) (1:34)
No. 15 in A major
(A♭ major in the more difficult solo version
and the two-piano version) (1:28)
No. 16 in D minor
(C♯ minor in the more difficult solo version) (1:01)
In the solo versions, some of the keys were altered from the original duet version
(the last four in the difficult version and No. 6 in the easy version). Waltz Number 15 in A major (or A♭) has acquired a life of its own.
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If you got two versions of each waltz it might be true with the choice of a certain editor IMO.
John Citizen
+berlinzerberus My collection of all Brahms' piano music includes two versions of each waltz. sharps and flats. Is this the choice of Brahms or certain editors?
berlinzerberus
I thought of the four-handed version in A major!
But you are right the version above is in A flat major.
Thank you!
Alexander Αλέξανδρος Gkamanis
Ab major**
Soundpractice Music
Grinberg, the best!
Tappeto Volante Viaggi
Non li conoscevo, meraviglia
notaire2
Lyrische Leistung dieses romantischen Meisterstücks, aber ihre Agogik klingt ein bisschen zu viel.