During his lifetime Enrique Granados was highly valued above all for the poetry of his piano playing – and his compositions also breathe the same poetic spirit. Stephen Marchionda honors the composer on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth with a highly personal selection from these works. His own arrangements for the guitar create an illuminating link to Granados’ roots in Spanish folklore.
Works:
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 1 'Galante'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 3 'Fandango'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 4 'Villanesca'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 6 'Jota'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 7 'Valenciana'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 10 'Melancólica'
• Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 12 'Arabesca'
• Granados: Orientale (No. 2 from 12 Danzas españolas)
• Granados: Tonadillas: No. 7, La maja de Goya
• Granados: Tonadillas: No. 8, El mirar de la maja
• Granados: Valses poéticos