Granados intended the six pieces of Goyescas to be a narrative cycle, telling a story of love and death through recurring leitmotifs that pass from one piece to the next.
Performer Biography
Viviana Lasaracina, the pianist on this recording, has won numerous national and international piano competitions, including first prize at 'Città di Cesenatico' and 'Marco Bramanti'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Granados dedicated the pieces of his Goyescas suite to the greatest pianists of his time, including Emil von Sauer, Eduard Risler, Ricardo Viñes, Harold Bauer, and Alfred Cortot.
Composition History
Enrique Granados began composing his Goyescas suite, a major work, in the same year that Isaac Albeniz, another prominent Spanish composer, died at 49.
Composer Biography
Granados and his wife Amparo died in 1916 when the ship carrying them back to Spain sank after the American success of his opera Goyescas.
Performer Biography
Viviana Lasaracina made her New York debut at Carnegie Hall in March 2014 after winning the international auditions of the New York Concert Artists and Associates.
Composition History
The Goyescas suite was inspired by the works of Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter, with Granados drawing on both the vibrant and tragic aspects of his art.
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