COMPOSERS: Albeniz,Debussy,Falla,Granados,Mompou,Moszkowski,Ravel
LABELS: Ivory
ALBUM TITLE: Collection: Spanish and French Gems
WORKS: Music by Albéniz, Mompou, Debussy, Granados, Falla, Moszkowski, Ravel
PERFORMER: Earl Wild (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 70805
This compilation of tracks recorded in the 1960s shows the American virtuoso at his brilliant best. The Debussy and Ravel pieces, recorded in London, are less clear than the others recorded in New York, but all the playing is wonderfully precise and imaginative.
Adrian Jack