Granados – 12 Danzas españolas

The Azulejos Guitar Duo’s new transcription of Enrique Granados’s Danzas españolas, originally written for piano solo, was inspired by the guitar duo arrangements that Miquel Llobet made of two of the Danzas in 1924. They built on this example, incorporating the widened expressive range offered by re-scoring for two guitars, creating a superb new representation of this much-loved classic of the Spanish repertoire.

GRANADOS, E.: 12 Danzas españolas / Capricho español (arr. for 2 guitars)

8.579166

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Enrique GRANADOS (1867–1916)
12 Danzas españolas

Azulejos Guitar Duo –
Eugenio Della Chiara • Pietro Locatto

Enrique Granados was one of the leading figures of the late-19th-century Spanish nationalist and impressionist school of musicians. The much-loved Danzas españolas is a collection of piano pieces that represents Granados’s refined blend of Romantic lyricism and Spanish folk imagery. This charming and charismatic journey through Spain is presented here in a colourful transcription for two guitars. Fabio Rizza’s 2024 arrangement of the evocative Capricho español completes the programme.

Listen to an extract from 12 Danzas españolas (Spanish Dances):
No. 6. Rondalla Aragonesa

About the artists

Eugenio Della Chiara | © Amati Bacciardi

Eugenio Della Chiara has performed across Europe and in Japan, and has appeared as a soloist with the Palermo Orchestra Sinfonica del Teatro Massimo, the Filarmonica Marchigiana and the Orchestra Senzaspine. Having first recorded three albums for Decca, in 2024 he released his first album on the Naxos label, which featured the guitar works of Gaspar Cassadó and Frederic Mompou (8.579103). Della Chiara has been artistic director of the chamber music series MUN – Music Notes in Pesaro since 2005. In 2024 he was appointed full professor of guitar at the Conservatorio di Musica Lucio Campiani in Mantua.

A scholar of the De Sono Associazione per la Musica, Pietro Locatto is a prizewinner of several international competitions, including First Prize at the Gianni Bergamo Classic Music Award in Lugano. Awarded the ‘young promise’ Golden Guitar at the Convegno Internazionale di Chitarra in Milan, he has collaborated with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini in Parma and the Orchestra Sinfonica d’Este in Ferrara, and has performed in festivals across Italy, Europe, Australia and Mexico. Together with cellist Martina Biondi, he founded Duo Evocaciones, which is dedicated to expanding the repertoire for guitar and cello.

More albums featuring the music of Granados

GRANADOS, E.: Orchestral Works (3-disc boxed set)

8.503295

GRANADOS, E.:
Orchestral Works
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
Gonzáles

‘This is a very attractive collection of music, little of which will be familiar to the listener. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Enrique Granados’s birth the three internationally admired volumes of his orchestral discs have been brought together. The set includes one of the greatest pieces in all Spanish music, the Intermezzo from Goyescas, as well as much that is exceptionally rare, such as an impressive symphonic poem.’
– Classical CD Choice

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8.570325

GRANADOS, E.:
Piano Music, Vol. 10
In the Village
Goyescas: Intermezzo
ALBÉNIZ, I.:
Triana
Riva • Masó

‘This is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding piano discs I’ve heard this year. It’s a scandal that much of this music isn’t better known and Naxos must be commended for committing it to disc. More than that, it was canny of them to entrust this project to Riva and Masó, whose playing is as illuminating and idiomatic as one could hope for. Verdict: an essential purchase for all pianophiles.’
– MusicWeb International

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GRANADOS: Goyescas / El Pelele (arr. for 3 guitars)

8.557709

GRANADOS, E.:
Goyescas
El Pelele
Trio Campanella

★★★★

‘[A] beautiful sound, warmly recorded and oh my, what splendid music! The rich warm tone of the three guitars is perfectly suited to the vivid colours and sophisticated rhythms of the music. There is little to say other than “go buy this disc and enjoy it.” [I] anxiously await what will come next from this outstanding ensemble.’
– MusicWeb International

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8.572262

GRANADOS, E.:
Piano Trio • Piano Quintet
LOM Piano Trio
Gallego • García

‘The playing is superb. The LOM trio (Ligorio, Orpella, and Mor) is a fine group. They are based in Spain and have won an impressive set of awards.’
– American Record Guide

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Enrique GRANADOS (1867–1916) 12 Danzas españolas

Enrique GRANADOS (1867–1916)
12 Danzas españolas