Duo Van Dua - Isaac Alb?niz: Four-Hand Piano Music - Rapsodia espanola, Suite espanola

Alb�niz�s distinctive musical vocabulary, with its sensual harmonies, rich melodic lines and characteristic rhythmic figures, has ensured lasting popularity, not least in his music for the piano. This album of four-hand piano music reveals the composer�s love of Spain�s regional music traditions, whether in the glittering sweep of the Suite espa�ola No. 1 or in the Rapsodia espa�ola where a hypnotic dreamscape meets dramatic outbursts. Two movements from Iberia � one of which is a rarely encountered arrangement by the great Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha � reveal a daring modernity that aligns Alb�niz with Debussy and Ravel.