ISAAC ALBÉNIZ (1860-1909): Four-hand Piano Music - Suite española No, 1, Op. 47, Pavana-capricho, Op. 12, Catalonia (arr. René de Castéra [1873-1955]), Rapsodia española, Op. 70, from Iberia, Book 2: Triana (arr. Enrique Granados [1867-1916]), from Iberia, Book 3: Lavapiés [arr. Alicia de Larrocha [1923-2009]), Navarra (arr. Frank Marshall [1883-1959]).

Description: This album of four-hand piano music reveals the composer’s love of Spain’s regional music traditions, whether in the glittering sweep of the Suite española No.1 or in the Rapsodia where a hypnotic dreamscape meets dramatic outbursts. Two movements from Iberia– one of which is a rarely encountered arrangement by the great Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha – reveal a daring modernity that aligns Albéniz with Debussy and Ravel. Dúo Van Duá.