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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No. 4. Notturno
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Gabriel Meruelo
Hard to match Alicia de Larrocha's sensitivity and soft touch in these mellow, reflective compositions. She was a real virtuoso pianist.
pghagen
Marvelous Rendition of this Notturno op. 54 / 4. She also played the Piano Sonata Op. 7 by Grieg, but never heard her in the Grieg Pianoconcerto Op. 16. Probably because she had less time to study it as she was always travelling around the world. In interviews she talked about this dilemma and found 'life was too short'
drwaynejohnson
Exquisite performance! It has an enchanting poetic tenderness with a driving sweep in the middle section that is rare in most performances. She has a way of turning even relatively simple pieces like this into unforgettable works of art.
John Raymond
Thank you for such a sensitive assessment of Larrocha's performance of this exquisite masterpiece of Grieg.
Michael Sulman
Wonderful playing, as always, by Alicia deLarrocha. Gilels is also superb.
James Spencer: Spencer Artist Development
I love Alicia's version, and the Nocturne op. 54 no. 4 is one my of my favorites.. I just recorded for a track on my new album PIANO CLASSICS FOR REFLECTION.. check it out of you like Grieg. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamesspencer1
Kiko Romero
DIFICIL DE DESCRIBIR CON PRECISION, SOLO SE LO PUEDE SENTIR EN LO MAS INTIMO DE LOS SENTIMIENTOS.- ALICIA LARROCHA SERA ETERNA EN NUESTRAS MEMORIAS.
Maria Lasa
Piekna muzyka ipieknawykonawczyni dla ucha i oka😍🤩
René Chausson
Divine.........Exquisite sensitive touch......such clarity. Magician. Thank you for posting.
Annabeth Yeung
I love this version! I just received the song today and my piano teacher played about half of it for me. Both de Larrocha's and my teacher's renditions were beautiful.