Maurice Ravel:
Pavane
Alborada del gracioso (from Miroirs)

Manuel de Falla:
Homenaje 'Pour le tombeau de Debussy'

Claude Debussy:
La Soirée dans Grenade (from Estampes)
La Puerta del Vino (from Préludes)
La Sérénade Interrompue (from Préludes)
L'Isle joyeuse

Isaac Albeniz:
El Albaicin (from Iberia)
Evocation (from Iberia)
El Puerto (from Iberia)
Fete Dieu â Séville (from Iberia)
Rumores de la Caleta (from Recuerdoes de Viaje)

Frederic Mompou:
Canción y danza, No.1
Canción y danza, No.6

The internationally renowned pianist Imogen Cooper is best known for her interpretations of composers of the classical and romantic eras, as reflected in her existing discography for Chandos, featuring works by Liszt, Wagner, Brahms, Chopin, Beethoven, and Robert and Clara Schumann.

On her new album, she explores the links between more recent French and Spanish styles in a programme ranging from Albéniz to Mompou via Debussy, Ravel, and Falla. Informed by the pianist’s frequent visits to (and love for) Catalonia (homeland to Albéniz and Mompou) and the Basque region of southern France (birthplace of Ravel) these are performances filled with feeling and personality, as well (of course) as virtuosic playing of the highest order.

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Recording: Concert Hall, Snape Maltings, Suffolk; 25 – 28 March 2019. Played on Steinway Model D (serial no. 547 137) concert grand piano provided by Steinway & Sons, London.