Since its early beginnings in 1953, RCA Living Stereo sound has remained one of the most satisfying sound reproduction techniques, capturing the lush timbres and fiery characters of some of America's greatest orchestras and conductors. This particular album features the music of Spanish composers de Falla, Albéniz, and Granados with the Chicago Symphony under Fritz Reiner, and it sounds glorious!

• Limited Edition
• 33rpm 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings QRP USA
• Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom
• Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
• Deluxe Gatefold Cover

This record includes Falla's Dance from the Three-Cornered Hat and La Vida Breve and Albeniz's Triana from Iberia. Transcribed for Orchestra by Arbos. Great performances and sensational sonics!

Among Spaniards there is no greater composer than Manuel de Falla — the tang of the country, the swirl of its landscape, the passion of its people are proudly stamped on every note he wrote. Goyescas, written in 1915 by the Spanish composer Enrique Granados, was the first opera performed in Spanish at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City at its premier in January 1916. The Intermezzo from the opera, inspired by the paintings of Francisco Goya, became a popular independent concert piece. Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz composed the Iberia suite for piano between 1905 and 1909. It was his best-known work and considered his masterpiece.

"These records are definitive." - Michael Fremer, Analog Planet

"These are the best vinyl releases of RCA LPs I've yet heard. (...) Grade A. Another triumph with ravishing string tone, so sweet and liquid it could've been poured from a jar. (...) when the music heats up so do the sonic thrills. (...) I'd have to say that the usual stumbling blocks have been sidestepped. Great care has been taken to do the right things, starting with the way the decision to remaster these RCAs was made." - Jonathan Valin, The Absolute Sound

"The orchestra brilliantly captures the sultry, sassy flair of El amor brujo. Together with soprano Leontyne Price - whose penetrating, throaty sound is ideally suited for this work - Reiner and the CSO deliver a performance that draws listeners in from the beginning and leaves them wanting more by the end...this album is sure to please and is deserving of a home in virtually any collection." - Mike D. Brownell, All Music

Musicians:

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor

Track Listing:

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
1. Goyescas: Intermezzo

Manuel De Falla (1876-1946)
2. La Vida Breve: Intermezzo and Dance
3. Dances From "The Three-Cornered Hat"

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)
4. Iberia - Navarra
5. Iberia - Fete-Dieu A Seville
6. Iberia - Triana

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