ICON: ALICIA DE LARROCHA - DE LARROCHA, AL [8CD]

This Barcelona-born pianist won acclaim for her Mozart performances, but it was her interpretations of the great Spanish composers that made her a star. That's the focus of this set; all the recordings of solo Spanish piano music she made for the Spanish company Hispavox in the '50s and '60s and a live 1971 recording with soprano Victoria de los Angeles join a Montsalvatge concerto she played in '92. In addition to a wealth of Granados (Danza Lenta; Allegro de Concierto; Valses Poeticos Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 & 7) and Albeniz (Almeria; Triana; El Polo; Lavapies; Malaga; Jerez; Azulejos; Tango; Zaragoza), she plays Soler (Sonata en Re Menor; Sonata en Fa Mayor), de Falla (Piezas Espanola; Fantasia Betica), Turina (Danzas Fantasticas I, II & III) and more!