MEDIUM HYBRID SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIAL NUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIANS HOMEPAGE --
London Symphony Orchestra
Ataulfo Argenta - conducting
NIKOLAI RIMSKY KORSAKOV (1844 - 1908)
capriccio espagnol op. 34
first movement: alborada - 1:15
second movement: variazioni - 4:17
third movement: alborada - 1:13
fourth movement: scene e canto gigtano - 4:44
fifth movement: fandango asturiano - 3:16
ENRIQUE GRANADOS (1867 - 1916)
andalusia
danza espanola no. 5 in e minor op. 37 - 4:14
EMMANUEL CHABRIER (1841 - 1894)
espana
rhapsody - 6:32
MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI (1854 - 1925)
spanish dances (book 1) op. 12
no. 1 in c major - 1:43
no. 2 in g minor - 4:04
no. 3 in a major - 2:43
no. 4 in b flat major - 2:30
no. 5 in d major - 3:02
Most classical devotees know that Espana! features legendary Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta leading the London Symphony Orchestra in a program of so-called "Spanish" blockbusters
But, ironically, only one piece is penned by a Spanish composer (Granados, "Danza Espanola") while the others are by a Russian (Rimsky Korsakov, "Capriccio Espagnol"), German (Moszkowski, "5 Spanish Dances"), and Frenchman (Chabrier, "España")
The LP version was initially issued in the United States as one of the index recordings of London Records' vaunted "blueback" series, known for its demonstration-quality sound
RECORDING December 1956 and January 1957 at Kingsway Hall London
ENGINEERING Gordon Parry
LABEL Decca
RE MASTERING Willem Makee
RE RELEASED December 2015
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Classic / Orchestral
AVAILABLE as long as inventory
