Alicia de Larrocha, who has died aged 86, was the leading Spanish pianist of her time, and widely considered the pre-eminent interpreter of two Spanish composers of the early 20th century: Isaac ...

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Alicia de Larrocha, a former child prodigy considered by many to have been the best Spanish pianist in history, has died in Barcelona at the age of 86, officials said. She was an extraordinary ...

The rise of the virtuoso pianist during the Romantic period led to a serious decline in the public’s appreciation of quiet musicianship. As a result, so much of the best music from the nineteenth ...

Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, a child prodigy who went on to become one of the greatest musicians of her era, has died aged 86. The petite pianist, who measured just under five foot (1.52m), won ...

Somehow, the greatest pianists can transcend even the dullest conductors. At least that was the case Friday night at the Ravinia Festival, where Alicia de Larrocha played sublimely, despite a ...

BLOOMINGTONIt was as if only half of Auer Hall existed, as if the other half had been cut away. The left was occupied; the right, empty. Everyone there wanted to see the keyboards of the two Steinway ...

Ms. de Larrocha was esteemed for her elegant Mozart performances and for her interpretations of Albéniz, Granados, Mompou and other Spanish composers. By Allan Kozinn Iberia,” has had a strong ...

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