{"id":3364,"date":"2014-02-08T00:48:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T00:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraldgarcia.com\/wordpress\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2014-02-07T01:06:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T01:06:13","slug":"granados-plays-granados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geraldgarcia.com\/?p=3364","title":{"rendered":"Granados plays Granados"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Granados\"
\nYears ago I had an LP of Granados playing his own music, which I seem to have “mislaid” so I was overjoyed when I found a CD with recordings of Albeniz, Malats and Granados amongst others, and, unlike the supposed recording of Tarrega<\/a> in the last post, these are pretty well verified. If you play any of the music of these composers at all, it is well worth picking up.
\n\"Catalan<\/a>It is called “The Catalan Piano Tradition” and reissued on VAI 1001<\/a>.
\nOn this CD are several recordings of Granados playing his own music transferred from 78s which he made around 1912. The playing is fresh and virtuosic in a restrained kind of way, giving a good insight into Granados’ style.
\nLately, I came across this, which was actually recorded on a piano roll and transferred to a Steinway using Welter Vorsetze<\/a> in 1962-63.
\nI found the phrasing and interpretation, despite some suspect notes, a bit of a revelation, and I hope you will too.
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