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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The Maiden and the Nightengale: La maja y el ruiseñor
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Jose Luis Esteban Ruiz
She was 78 years old when this recording was made. And while she could hardly walk and her voice sounded tired, she could still play piano like an angel. Very few pianists have made me cry with their performances and Alicia de Larrocha is one of them. Once she started playing you could only listen and watch mesmerized. She sang with her little hands. Unforgettable.
Carlos Lopez
Jose Luis I knew her personally and nothing describes more accurately her style of playing. than Your phrase “sang with her hands.”
Carlos Lopez
She sang indeed with her hands
Carlos Lopez
💬 Jose Luis, She sang indeed with her hands-Nothing describes any better hairstyle is playing
David Ferrara
@philip pratt Glenn was autistic, give him a fuckin' break
Nancy Huoth
Check out Michi North. You would enjoy her as much!
Torbjörn Björkman
Just when she's played you into an absolutely sublime otherworldly feeling, the producer decides to go full surrealist on you and fades to a pensive man with a bright yellow lamp shade on his head.
Jaylen Terry
This has to be the comment of the year! HILARIOUS! 😆 (And I was thinking the exact same thing.)
Jose Ruiz Elcoro
!Qué manera de tocar...! Enriquece cada frase...! Maravillosa!
Donald Waits
Absolutely wonderful playing of this piece, the inspiration for "Besame Mucho".