Description

Granados – Goyescas (Complete) / Including El Pelele / LP

WL 5322

Product Details:

Label: Westminster Records
Catalog Number: WL 5322
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: USA
Released: 1954
Genre: Classical

Overview

"Goyescas" by Enrique Granados is a stunning piano suite inspired by the paintings and spirit of Francisco Goya. This recording features the renowned pianist José Echániz, delivering an exquisite performance that captures the romanticism and elegance of Granados’ masterpiece.

Unlike the naturalistic styles of Falla or Albéniz, Granados' work exudes aristocratic grace and poetic charm. Goyescas transports listeners into 19th-century Madrid, embodying the passionate lives of the majas and majos—the flamboyant lovers and gallants immortalized in Goya's art.

This complete recording also includes El Pelele (“The Straw Man”), a piece that extends the thematic world of Goyescas. Inspired by Goya's famous tapestry cartoon, this playful and dynamic composition vividly portrays a traditional Spanish game, adding a layer of humor and vitality to the suite.

José Echániz’s masterful interpretation, combined with Westminster’s outstanding recording quality, ensures a performance of timeless beauty and emotional depth.

Track Listing

Las Requiebros (“Flattery”) – Con garbo y donaire
Coloquio en la reja (“Conversation at the Window”) – Simulating guitar tones in the bass
El Fandango de candil (“Fandango by Candlelight”) – Lively and frenetic
Quejas, o la Maja y el ruiseñor (“The Maiden and the Nightingale”) – Andante melancólico
El Amor y la muerte (“Love and Death”) – A thematic summation of prior movements
Epilogo: Serenata del Espectro (“Epilogue: The Specter’s Serenade”) – Ghoulish serenade mingled with echoes of the fandango
El Pelele (“The Straw Man”) – A vibrant, standalone addition to the suite