Rosa Sabater plays Albéniz Iberia (1967, complete)

[@rosaoliverassabater2726]

Muchisimas gracias a pianopera por recordar a mi madre, Rosa Sabater.

[@pianopera]

+rosa oliveras sabater: I didn't know she had children! You are very welcome, your mother was a great pianist.

[@rosaoliverassabater2726]

Thank you. i'm so glad being in contact with you! Yes i'm her unic daughter.

[@arrimeme6447]

Enhorabuena. Su madre fue una grandísima artista, no solamente una excelente pianista. Muy injustamente poco conocida y valorada, posiblemente porque no todos los artistas tienen la misma suerte ante el público, a veces caprichoso o ignorante. Realmente magnífica su versión de Iberia.

[@republiccooper]

@@rosaoliverassabater2726 ella fue profesora a un amigo mío, un pianista congoleño que conocí en Madrid. Siempre me hablaba de la calidad de su corazón. En aquel entonces no había mucho espacio para un joven pianista niño africano. Pero tu madre le hizo un espacio. Para mí es la segunda vez que escucho su arte pero por lo impresionante que sea se queda conmigo la impresión de qué excelente ser humano era.

[@pipebta]

Mi profesora de piano estudio con Rosa Sabater en los cursos de verano de Santiago de Compostela siempre me trasmitió un gran recuerdo de ella. Que honor para ti ser hija de tan grande pianista

[@cmosheh]

What a find!!! I did not know any one other than Alicia de Larrocha played the entire set. Having listened to her famous recording of this piece literally 100's of times (without getting tired of it) , I am so thrilled to hear Rosa shed a new, a different, a brilliant light on these amazing pieces. What a treasure!

[@josephemmanuel19]

This is it. She is the one and only. The best Albéniz I have ever heard. Especially Jerez, so different and refined compared to the rushed interpretations of this piece.

[@krs-two4329]

Yvonne loriod

[@HAEngel-cr5gp]

Remarkable touch, tone, phrasing, and depth. What a superb pianist and poet!

[@ChanoGL]

Impressive performance, one of the best piano players of 20th century

[@PianoBuffs]

It is remarkable to think how many such undiscovered gems are still out there. Having worked on the 1st book for a while I thought I'd listened to most of the "standard" recordings of it, but this one is truly phenomenal!

[@robertcohn8858]

Such a beautiful performance. Reminds me of the playing of Alicia de Larrocha. I love Albéniz!

[@lisilisin]

Both studied with the pianist and pedagogue, Frank Marshall (1883-1959), disciple of Granados and continuator of his piano school.

[@FerranLopezCarrasquerPianist]

This is, without doubt, a complete treasure, by a truly gifted pianist!

[@damianrubido]

I agree

[@paolofranceschi6874]

Stupendo. Grazie. ❤ bravissima la pianista, che non conoscevo.

[@giovannirivoira5496]

Una magnifica interpretazione di un capolavoro.una pianista di assoluto livello con una sensibilita',una profondita' ed una tecnica magnifica.grazie di cuore per questa rarita'.!

[@FerranLopezCarrasquerPianist]

Rosa Sabater was an outstanding, brilliant pianist, and her playing is overwhelming!! Thanks for sharing it!

[@JamesVaughan]

Really superb…perhaps the prevailing wisdom has been that Marshall's other, more famous student Alicia de Larrocha "owned" this great work, but as wonderful as all her recordings of Iberia are, sometimes her touch could occasionally be on the heavy side, I think. But there is no "heaviness" here - just colourful, brilliant playing, with a lot of subtlety - for sure the music dances! Makes me sad she died in that plane crash before her career had really taken off…but at least we have these great recordings.

[@jpandrad]

Magnificent treasure!! Two of my teachers were close to her and I always heard about her artistry and, of course, about her untimely, tragic death. Never heard a recording of her though... She's such a beautiful artist! Thank you so much pianopera for sharing this treasure with us!!!!!!

[@damianrubido]

Who are your teachers Juan Pablo?

[@jpandrad]

@@damianrubido Gerardo Duarte and John Salmon

[@5681asg]

La sonoridad profunda, suave ,amplia , elegante, expresiva y justa en todo lo que interpretaba.

[@dwaynegreen1786]

What a beautiful artist that I just happened to come across when reading about the tragic plane crash in Spain. I have always loved listening to the piano being played by great pianist and she is one of the best I've ever heard.

[@AlexAlguacil]

Thanks for this upload! Rosa Sabater's Iberia hasn't yet received half the recognition it deserves! Her touch, timings and energy are very special. My favorite is El Polo, nobody can play it like that. Thanks!

[@pianopera]

+Alex Alguacil You're welcome. I agree, it really should be reissued! It seems both LP and CD are difficult to get at the moment.

[@ADGO]

+pianopera In addition to being a fabulous recording, you used a beautiful picture of her for El Polo.

[@rosaoliverassabater2726]

pues ella no estaba nada contenta de esa grabacion!!!

[@pianopera]

+rosa oliveras sabater She must have been a very self-critical person!

[@AlexAlguacil]

rosa oliveras sabater Los pianistas raramente suelen estar del todo satisfechos con sus interpretaciones, y aún menos de sus grabaciones. Para mí hay una gran maestría en esta su Iberia, y más aún en sus Goyescas.

[@paulprocopolis]

I very much enjoyed the three movements so far heard - there seems to be a strong sense of character and atmosphere. No doubt I'll be back for more!

[@morinoroba]

Very nice playing, the best Iberia for me, so far!!!

[@ADGO]

haha I loved the addendum of 'so far'! You are an optimist! :)

[@morinoroba]

:) I'm quite greedy for good performances!

[@henrigaziel2002]

You should listen to Alicia de Larrocha.

[@StringProjects]

One of the most memorable performances I ever heard in my life was Rosa playing the Schumann Concerto in 1974(?) in the Carlos V Palace in the Alhambra. It was so moving, and so "right".

[@anabenedicto]

Hoy celebramos (29 de agosto de 2023) el que habría sido su 96 cumpleaños y recordamos a la gran pianista Rosa Sabater, oyendo sus grabaciones, como tiene que ser recordar a alguien y, pensando en su gran nivel como pianista y en su horrible muerte, que personalmente me persigue y recuerdo tantas veces. Enorme como pianista. Gracias Rosa Sabater.

[@goddard976]

Superb

[@pablojuancoru]

Una joya, Rosa Sabater: irrepetible!!!!

[@lisilisin]

Extraordinaria!!!!

[@manuelprietohernandez4820]

Una maravillosa pianista. Tanto "Iberia" como élla de memoria inmarcesible.

[@riccardoballati6372]

Ti amo Rosa

[@ravelitodebussy]

Superb...

[@chrisedmunds9272]

An unsung heroine of the piano. Remarkable playing.

[@xavierbordes1373]

Très belle interprétation, riche, timbrée et nuancée, j'aime beaucoup... Une pianiste inspirée qui "vit bien son Albeniz..." Et l'interprète avec audace et modernité. Dans quatre jours ce sera l'anniversaire de sa mort accidentelle....

[@msaeki]

Sounds great!

[@jameso1553]

I love Alicia but this is definitely a more orchestral and colorful playing of this suite! ❤️💙💛💜

[@fionazerbst5771]

Exquisite!

[@Janaceks_Dad]

Interpretively, this i very similar to Adl, but to quibble a bit, Adl had better fingers in this finger-busting music...but I remember AdL dedicating a performance of the Schuman concerto with the NSO in Washington, DC to Rosa Sabater after her death in a plane crash....I attended this performance and heard it broadcast over the radio...

[@pepemolto5142]

Extraordinaria artista.

[@moelarrycurly708]

Incredible .. magic !

[@bobgold57]

Thank you for this treasure! Has this been transferred to CD yet?

[@alvarolozanogutierrez6616]

MA-RA-VI-LLO-SO

[@chazinko]

We are all spoilt for choice with Esteban Sanchez, Rosa Sabater and Alicia in Albeniz's great piano work. Arrau and Loriod also have something personal to offer in the recordings they made.

[@magnusjakopsohn7824]

Most certainly!! Arraus version is absolutely stunning aswell! He's corpus christus is breathtaking and technical on a completely different level. And that amazing sound he produces!!!

[@germancardoso3587]

Two great pianists like Rosa Sabater and Alicia de Larrocha who where pupils of the same teacher.

[@xavierbordes1373]

Merveilleux, souvent plus nuancée en toucher qu'Alicia de Larrocha, admirable de fougue, elle.

[@toddsmithers9526]

I came to hear another take on El Albaicin. It had some very nice moments, but it was kind of a mess. I do understand this was before digital editing, though, and it was probably done in one take.

[@JohnJenkins-ib5wh]

What a great talent 🏆 I guess God loved Sabater more and took Sabater 1983. God's speed to your memory 💕