Re: How difficult is Iberia, really?

On 11/1/2024 9:35 PM, DeepBlue wrote:

Ihe manadatory listening list for Iberia is
(to my ears):

[snip]

Alicia de Larrocha -- I am partial to the
earlier recordings but some people prefer
the later ones.

I tend to agree, the 1962 recording is better than the 1972 afaiac. I have the opposite reaction to her Granados recordings, the 1976 Goyescas is way more interesting than the 1963 one (although the latter includes a terrific El Pelele).
Among XXI century recordings not usually mentioned, Grosvenor 2008 (first book only) is worth listening.