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...flavor with French impressionism and the Chopin-Liszt tradition to produce a heady and original style, flowing with romantic feeling yet tempered and refined by elegant workmanship. His six-part suite, Goyescas, which powerfully evokes the gaudy, sensual world of Goya's paintings and tapestries, stands with Albe-niz' Iberia at the pinnacle of the Spanish piano repertory...
BAROQUE SKETCHES (Columbia). Some imaginative and energetic forays in the boundary land between jazz and the classics by the lyrical Flugelhorn of Art Farmer and a big "baroque orchestra" bright with brasses. The mixed company of composers includes Chopin, Albéniz and Sonny Rollins (Alfie's Theme) along with Bach (Air on the G String and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring). Pretty wiggy...
...pays off. In Manhattan's Town Hall last week, upright, tuxedoed and wide awake, the Romeros demonstrated that they are indisputably one of the best guitar ensembles around. Celedonio, 45, opened with a generous sampling of the literature for the classical guitar-Galilei, Sanz, Bach, Sor, Albéniz. His sound was lushly colored, his touch always impeccable, his readings alive with an extraordinary range of nuance not often found in the guitar. Celin, 24, followed his father-again with classical selections, but in a mistier, more rhapsodic vein. Angel, 14. offered a limber, clean-lined performance...
...every detail. And it brought an ovation. As the orchestra was packing its instruments, Cliburn reappeared to play an encore-Chopin's A-flat Polonaise. Then another, Rachmaninoff's Etude Tableau. The orchestra left for the night, but the audience stayed on. Cliburn played Albéniz' Eritaña. He walked offstage and came back again, smiling and bowing. At last he stole a look at the piano, walked over to it. put a hand on it and-to another burst of gratified cheers -rippled into Chopin's Etude...
...Quartets, played by the Budapest String Quartet (Columbia); Deep River and other songs, sung by William Warfield (Columbia); Smetana's symphonic cycle, My Fatherland, played by the Chicago Symphony conducted by Rafael Kubelik (Mercury, 2 LPs); Twelve Spanish Dances by Granados, played by Pianist José Echániz (Westminster...