Albéniz, Isaac > Iberia Suite

Ravel, Albeniz, Falla / Jörg-Peter Weigle, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by Arbos from "Iberia" for piano); Manuel de Falla: Canciones populares españolas (7)
Conductors: Weigle, Jörg-Peter

The fiery rhythms and glowing colors of Spanish folk music were major influences on Ravel, Albeniz and De Falla. Jorg-Peter Weigle and the Dresden orchestra...continue...

Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy; Albeniz: Iberia / Winkler, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Alexander Scriabin: La poème de l'extase; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by Arbos from "Iberia" for piano)
Conductors: Winkler, Johannes; Weigle, Jörg-Peter

Although these composers may not seem to have much in common at first, these contemporaries were brilliant musicians whose music is shot full of color...continue...

Original Masters - Ataúlfo Argenta - Complete Decca Recordings 1953-1957

5 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34; Enriqu...
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Katchen, Julius
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

The Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta had a short-lived but important career. His sudden death in 1957 was regarded as a national tragedy in Spain and...continue...

Dorati conducts Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Gershwin, et al

5 CD / Philips / 2005-09-27

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version); Le sacre du printemps; Etudes (4) for orchestra; Sergey Prokofiev: Scythian Suite, Op. 20; Love for Three Oran...
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

This set presents a wide selection of twentieth-century repertory that ranges from important masterpieces such as Stravinsky's 'The Rite of Spring' to rarities such as...continue...

Albéniz: Iberia / Igor Golovschin, Moscow Symphony Orchestra

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by Arbos from "Iberia" for piano)
Conductors: Golovschin, Igor

Peter Breiner's orchestration perfectly captures the colors of the twelve pieces written by Albeniz for his own instrument, the piano. In orchestral dress, Iberia offers...continue...

Albéniz: Iberia - Complete / López-Cobos, Cincinnati SO

2 CD / Telarc / 1998-02-24

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orchestrated by Arbos from "Iberia" for piano)
Conductors: López-Cobos, Jesús
Ensemble: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Viva España! - The Music of Spain / Jean, CSR Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1988-12-15

Works: Manuel de Falla: El sombrero de tres picos; Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); El amor brujo; Dance no 1 (from La vida breve); Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for orchestra (orc...
Conductors: Jean, Kenneth
Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra