Alicia de Larrocha plays Goyescas + El Pelele (LIVE 1984)

[@IvanGreindl]

Chez les mélomanes, les interprétations de la musique de son pays par Madame de Larrocha laisseront pour toujours un souvenir impérissable de *perfection.* 👏👏👏

[@lisilisin]

🙏🥰❤

[@avolodos6122]

I grew up with this great woman. Now her great daughter is giving her to us again. My God. Listen to this genius playing. She played for me in person three times. I played for her as well. I miss her so much. I'm overwhelmed. She is no longer with us. Oh God bless her. She was kind and generous as is her family who gives us such recordings in heirs of her.

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Is this really Arcadi Volodos or an imposter?

[@amcmc4641]

What a woman. We miss you !!! Fantastic playing

[@kenforfia5067]

I heard her I believe in the 1980’s play books I and II of Iberia at the Tanglewood summer festival . it was a beautiful, full moon evening casting magical shadows on the landscape and although I knew I should have remained in my seat with visual as well as aural attention to this great artist, I left the open air auditorium and wandered the grounds with the music still clearly audible creating an unforgettable experience. An treasure that remains. Thank you Madame de Larrocha.

[@lufeben]

No other pianist gets close to what she does in the Spanish repertoire. Absolutely miraculous, perfect sound, dynamics, rubato. Incredibly elegant and noble. Pure genius!

[@henrigaziel2002]

This is the Goyescas of Granados’ dreams.

[@darylgimmillaro7149]

I heard her play Goyescas at the Munson Williams Proctor Museum in Utica NY - in the spring of 1968. I was in the second row, and was totally mesmerized...this music was in her blood. It was, simply, one of the greatest musical experiences of my life. Truly spellbinding.

[@BenSchoeman595]

What a privilege to hear such genius playing of wonderful music. I feel inspired by this recital! ❤

[@shost85]

Ésas manos benditas de la Maestra Alicia de Larrocha!

[@pianoman9685]

I love this women who I met twice. I'm in tears

[@pianoman9685]

The best playing ever. I miss her

[@Charly-pw4qy]

Dios te bendiga Alicia de Larrocha ,has sido y serás para siempre una de las más grandes pianistas.!!!

[@helgeevju]

Absolutely peerless playing, it transcends the piano, employing all colours of the full symphony orchestra!

[@avolodos6122]

She is greatly missed

[@enriqueluismelone1488]

Además de que Goyescas es una obra bellísima, de Larrocha la ejecuta de manera sublime. Nadie como ella.

[@avolodos6122]

This women is genius

[@margaritasantiago3110]

Que maravilla de pianista!!

[@luismizrahilevy7771]

Solo un alma divina pudo expresar con tanta hondura y frescura asi,La musica brota como agua que baja de la montaña.

[@avolodos6122]

The most beautiful playing ever

[@marialluisapaytubi8895]

Sublim !!

[@avolodos6122]

Esto es un juego extraordinario. Más allá de esta tierra. Caí de rodillas al escuchar esto.

[@pianoman9685]

The most beautiful playing on earth GOD thank you

[@avolodos6122]

This is the greatest recording of these pieces you will ever hear. Sadly I was very little.

[@avolodos6122]

I am in tears

[@avolodos6122]

Genius one of the greatest pianists of our time. I thank God that I have learned more from her by chance meeting and listening to such an abundance of live recordings she and her heirs have so graciously left behind. I miss her so much. The world misses her. I would of given anything to be in this audience. El amor y la muerte nosotros jugamos increíblemente como ningún otro. See if you are truly great competitions don't need to be won as a matter of fact my teacher had a sign in his office saying "competitions are for horses" I agree. I am so thankful to God for such playing that is so mesmerizing. I am in tears. She is here forever thank God forever her family daughter and heirs who gives us much and I am so moved and it truly gives me some relief. Although the loss of such a women cannot ever be truly be overcome. I literally cried and mourned for days learning of her death. God bless her. She is in the heart of the world as is Horrowitz et.al This gives me great comfort. We miss you Alicia.

[@OE1FEU]

Your words of admiration are wonderful to read and reflect well on you as an artist. Thank you for the most wonderful Schubert séance in Vienna last year. I look forward to hearing you again on 16.6.2021. I will make sure to have you sign my facsimile of Op. 110 this time, together with Horowitz, Richter, Gulda and many other great pianists. Not having had the chance to hear Alicia de Larrocha in concert is one of the greatest losses of my life. This live audience recording from 1984 with Goyescas is one of the greatest piano recordings of all time.

[@lisilisin]

@@OE1FEU I'm sorry to tell you that he is not the real Arcadi Volodos.

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Even if this Arcadi clown is an imposter, at least he has good taste 😉

[@pghagen]

I totally agree Mr.Volodos.I never heard anyone playing these great works like AdL did. I was in chock too when I found out about her death. Luckily, her daughter and heirs do everything to keep her legacy for eternity. I was lucky to attend concert in Amsterdam where she played the Beethoven Sonata op. 110. , and works of Schumann. this was a memorable concert too. I hope she is playing for the angels above us.😥🙏

[@FerranLopezCarrasquerPianist]

Alicia de Larrocha, forever! she is a genius, always unique, brilliant. One of the greatest pianists Ever! Thanks for sharing this wonderful vídeo, indeed! :-D to lisilisin :you,re very welcome! i,m 13 yo, from Spain and for me, Alicia de Larrocha is a clear reference for young pianists indeed!

[@avolodos6122]

FERRAN LÓPEZ CARRASQUER Plays Piano God bless her

[@emilioaguirre1604]

La más grande pianista de nuestra música española, No me canso de escucharla. Y cuando la escucho tocando El Pelele veo el célebre cuadro de Goya. GRANDE ALICIA.

[@pianoman9685]

Alicia de Larrocha es la más grande que jamás la adoré, y estoy feliz de haberla conocido en persona en dos ocasiones

[@Janaceks_Dad]

It's been a while since I listened to this, and her playing of this music still floors me...she once played the entire cycle in Wash, DC but I was too young to attend...even in an age when there are so many pianists who play well on a technical level, I don't think her authority in this music will ever be matched by anyone anywhere...the ending of El pelele sends shivers...

[@turidemarcodeeustachijs3926]

Alicia è Musica Totale!

[@avolodos6122]

I miss you so much.God will keep us all together

[@pghagen]

Just listened again to this recital. Incomparable playing!

[@pianoman9685]

We love you Alicia

[@FerranLopezCarrasquerPianist]

You,re very welcome! I,M 13 and for me, Alicia is a wonderful reference and inspiration when studying or playing!!

[@turidemarcodeeustachijs3926]

grazie! ma non posso esprimere che in questo modo l'immensa stima per questa grande musicista.

[@charlesdavis7087]

The very air seems to come alive awakening us to the fire and nobility of the Spanish heart. I know of nothing like this in the whole of our piano repertoire with the possible exception of some of the Nocturnes of Chopin. Visions from long ago. The dignity, grace and precision of these great works will live forever. Thank you Alicia for showering us with your great love and insights into the true nature of the Goyescas. You made them come alive before our inner eye.

[@pghagen]

I was there on this memorable evening in 1984! I still have the program. Her interpretations are always 'singing' and colourful and her touch is so clear and moving... She will be always one of my favorite pianists i heard in my life. And still i am very proud of the wonderful acoustics in our 'Concertgebouw'. What a good recording is this!

[@Janaceks_Dad]

What else did she play on that concert?

[@pghagen]

​@@Janaceks_Dad: She would have played Mozart Sonatas too, but for some strange reason these were not included in this link.

[@fernandomariacavaller5575]

Gracias por este concierto en vivo de la más grande pianista española y más allá. Inolvidable e incomparable. Un don de Dios. En Buenos Aires pudimos gozar muchas veces de su arte y su noble presencia.

[@lisilisin]

Gracias a vos, por sus amables palabras!! Saludos cordiales desde Barcelona

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Es una chulada.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

🇮🇷🥇❤️

[@avolodos6122]

I love this playing. Thank you to her daughter Alicia.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

No sé todavía toca conciertos ,no es fácil viajar 🎹

[@lisilisin]

¿Se refiere a si Alicia de Larrocha todavía está dando conciertos? Si es así, sepa que ella falleció en el año 2009. Alicia de Larrocha (1923-2009)

[@Janaceks_Dad]

She must have played several encores, can you upload those as well? Fabulous performance of some of the most torturous music ever composed...and the famed acoustics of the hall are clearly apparent.

[@encarnacionlopezdearenosad5693]

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[@avolodos6122]

I met her twice she is so adored and missed. I play all this difficult music. She did it justice that I cannot. She was Genius.

[@maryari3132]

GRANDIOSA PIANISTA!!! ❤️

[@avolodos6122]

Beautiful

[@pianoman9685]

GENIUS

[@alfredofranco]

Terrific rendition!

[@pghagen]

can you do better???

[@lisilisin]

@@pghagen "Terrific" means "fantastic", "great", "wonderful".

[@avolodos6122]

My God such beautiful playing.

[@MrGer2295]

really Great ! Thanks for sharing!

[@pghagen]

Her unique secret is i think, that she could move you to tears by her playing. She was absolutely unique. I heard other pianists in Goyescas, but no one could reach the level of AdL to my opinion. I don't know how it is with publishing rights, but could this performance not be published on CD? The brilliant acoustics and performance differences (specially in nbrs. 5 & 6) are so marvelous that The Concertgebouw should allow Lisilisin to do something with this performance. And at the same time the Concertgebouw should place a Statue in remembrance of AdL. Like they did for Rubinstein and Horowitz....

[@janicezany]

"And at the same time the Concertgebouw should place a Statue in remembrance of AdL. Like they did for Rubinstein and Horowitz...."

[@janicezany]

Forgot to say " I totally agree" pghagen!

[@helgeevju]

@@janicezany It's a shame if they don't!

[@pghagen]

​@@helgeevjuUnfortunately they still didn't. During the Covid pandemic, the famous piano series of Mr. Riaskoff, went bankrupt. I think he could have been the only person who could have effected a statue for the great AdL. Maybe her daughter could take this up with the Concertgebouw. I met her once during a concert there, but there was no time to bring up this issue.😢

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Bankrupt? I thought Amsterdam was one of world’s great cultural centers for classical music. So where are piano recitals being held?

[@bodins2704]

Wonderful playing!

[@esperanzasalgueiroanabitarte]

¡¡¡Absolutamente prodigioso!!! No lo toca: lo "dice", lo "canta", ¡¡sublime!! Tienes razón, Alicia hija: esta versión es materialmente imposible de superar. Hasta la palabra genial se queda corta... Un abrazo y, otra vez, ¡enhorabuena por tener esa madre! Y lo digo en tiempo presente, porque tu madre sigue "viva" y seguirá... Muchas gracias por el regalo, Alicia.

[@lisilisin]

Mil gracias por tu comentario, Mª Esperanza!!! Un abrazo fuerte

[@esperanzasalgueiroanabitarte]

Alicia: ¿LIsilisin eres tú?

[@esperanzasalgueiroanabitarte]

Vendrá de Alicín..., probablemente... O, quizás me paso de lista..., jajaja

[@lisilisin]

Si :)

[@lisilisin]

Mi padre me llamaba, a veces, así...

[@avolodos6122]

My God beautiful playing ever. I cannot match

[@pianoman9685]

You taught me more than anyone

[@avolodos6122]

Alicia mother and daughter we love you

[@extrasalt4595]

I have heard a studio recording of Artur Rubinstein playing 'La Maja y el Ruisenor.' I can only wonder at how wonderfully he might have played the entire set of Goyescas, given his affinity for Spanish music. Hoomeyow!!

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Rubinstein was great in other repertoire, but awful in Spanish music…he makes a mess out of Navarra (but then so does every other pianist I’ve heard).

[@NOSEhow2LIV]

What a fabulous performance! The tonal range, warmth & clarity are best possible, but it's the musicality which is of a beauty to make one weep. I usually skip "El Amor...." and "La Serenata..." (nos. 5 & 6), cos i don't like them much, just re-working the white-hot inspiration of the first four pieces; here i was glued to the whole suite, one of Alicia's great performances, (among so many!). One wishes to hear others in this work, but returning to AdL is to realise that she had a unique secret, still not discovered by anyone else. I was lucky to catch one of her last public appearances in Goyescas, at La Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, (2001), still full of mastery and poetry, but i can only envy the lucky Amsterdammers present at this concert, where she was at the height of her amazing powers. Thank you for posting it.

[@lisilisin]

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[@avolodos6122]

Alicia God given gift

[@avolodos6122]

I love her

[@avolodos6122]

Genius

[@avolodos6122]

I love her

[@henrigaziel2002]

Two thumbs down? There are some terribly stupid people in the world.

[@avolodos6122]

I love you

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

🇮🇷👋

[@margaritasantiago3110]

Elpelele no lo interpreto nadie como ella.tuve la suerte de estar con ella viendo el cuadro y mas alumnas en unas clases magistrales que organizaba Paloma Osi no se como se escribe

[@alejandrotm]

No en vano ganó 4 grammys... creo que hasta la fecha la artista española con más grammys en su palmarés, segunda española en ganar un grammy después de la Caballé, que ganó 1, y antes de que artistas pop empezaran a ganar grammys en el siglo XXI.

[@pianoman9685]

Yes I'm not using my name my agent told me not to.

[@pianoman9685]

My ex lover Pulitzer prize winning playwright wants to meet you.

[@pianoman9685]

I am clearly nothing now