Riva, Douglas

Granados: Piano Music, Vol. 1 - Danzas Espanolas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Enriqué Granados: Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5; Improvisation on themes of Valenciana Jota, for piano (transcription of a recording by Granados)
Performers: Riva, Douglas

Enrique Granados performed extensively in Spain, France and the United States, collaborating with many of the leading artists of his day. His first masterpiece was...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK (03/26/2009-03/27/2009)....continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Elgar, Sibelius, Granados, Rachmaninov

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Edward Elgar: Sonatina for piano (2 versions); Dream Children, for small orchestra (or piano), Op. 43; May Song; Piece, Op. 4; Carissima; Rosemary; Jean Sibelius: Pieces (13) for piano, Op. 76; Impro...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Biegel, Jeffrey; Gimse, Havard; Inui, Madoka; Lauriala, Risto; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Riva, Douglas; Wass, Ashley

Spanish Classics - Songs of the Stars

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-06-30

Works: Pablo Casals: Rosarium Beatae Virginis Mariae, for chorus & organ; Recordare Virgo Mater for chorus & organ (or piano); Nigra Sum for chorus & organ (or piano); Enriqué Granados: Salve regina, f...
Performers: Kelley, Melissa; Kiesewetter, Erica; Kruczek, Mark; Riva, Douglas; Williamson, Elena
Conductors: Keene, Dennis
Ensemble: ; Voices of Ascension

A rich musical heritage and vibrant contemporary culture intersect in Catalunya in north-eastern Spain. Granados' long-lost masterpiece 'Song of the Stars' is comparable to a...continue...

Granados: Piano Music, Vol 10 - In the Village, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-02-26

Works: Enriqué Granados: Intermezzo, for piano (arrangement from Goyescas), H. 72, DLR 2; Melodías (4), for piano, DLR 3; Mazurka (alla polacca), for piano in E flat major, H. 87, DLR 3; Mazurka, ...
Performers: Maso, Jordi; Riva, Douglas

This final volume in the Naxos edition of Granados' complete piano music begins with the composer's final work, an impassioned and colourful transcription of the...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 9 / Douglas Riva

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Enriqué Granados: Sonatas (24) for piano (transcriptions of D. Scarlatti), H. 143, DLR 6; Sonata for piano in A major (transcription of F. Courcelle), DLR 6; Sonata for piano in E major (transcr...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

In his piano transcriptions of harpsichord sonatas principally by Scarlatti, Granados tackled the task of presenting virtually unknown works to a contemporary public. His arrangements,...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 8 / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Enriqué Granados: Carezza Vals, Op. 38; Dolora, for piano in A minor, H. 48, DLR 3; Clothilde, mazurka for piano, H. 35, DLR 3; La sirena, waltz for piano, H. 123, DLR 7; Dans le bois, for pia...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

One of Spain's most important composers, Granados has been described as 'the Spanish Chopin' and 'the Last Romantic'. In this 8th volume of his complete...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 7 / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Valses sentimentales (Sentimental Waltzes), for piano, DLR 8; Estudios (7) for piano, DLR 4; Estudios Expresivos (Expressive Studies in the Form of Easy Pieces) (6), for piano,...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

"For the seventh volume in his complete Granados survey on Naxos, pianist Douglas Riva uncovers no less than five previously unrecorded works... Perhaps the most...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 6 / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-02-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: María del Carmen, prelude for piano (transcription of a recording by Granados), H. 84; Pieces (6) on Spanish Folksongs, for piano, H. 125, DLR 5; El jardí d'Eli...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

Granados wrote operas, symphonic poems, numerous chamber music pieces, many songs and a large number of pieces for the piano. The present release contains the...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 5 / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-11-01

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Azulejos, for piano, B. 50; Enriqué Granados: Valse de concert (Concert Waltz), for piano, Op. 35, H. 146, DLR 7; A la pradera, for piano, Op. 35, H. 3, DLR 3; Escenas po...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

Universally recognized as one of Spain's most important composers, Granados was quite prolific with an output that included operas, symphonic poems, numerous works of chamber...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 4 / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-03-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Apariciones; A la cubana, for piano, Op. 36, H. 2, DLR 5; Cuentos de la juventud for Piano, Op. 1; Improvisation on themes of Valenciana Jota, for piano (transcription of a rec...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

The present release of piano music by the great Spanish master, Enrique Granados, is the fourth volume in a series from Naxos highlighting this important...continue...

Granados: Piano Music Vol 3 / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-07-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Work(s); Danza lenta, for piano, H. 44, DLR 1; Escenas románticas, pieces (6) for piano, H. 57, DLR 5; Barcarola for piano, Op. 45, H. 14, DLR 5; Capricho Espanol, Op. 39;...
Performers: Riva, Douglas

Granados: Goyescas / Douglas Riva

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11; El pelele (Goyesca Scene); Goyescas (Serenata goyesca; Dusk), for piano, H. 63, DLR 2
Performers: Riva, Douglas

"Having prepared a critical edition of Granados' piano works, Riva knows this music cold, and dispatches its colorful, multi-leveled textures and idiosyncratic figurations with fluent...continue...