As you probably have heard, the great Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha passed away last Friday night. She was one of the greatest keyboard artists of the past 60 years, and was particularly entrancing in Spanish repertoire and music by Mozart.
I was lucky enough to hear her in recital in the late 1980s at the University of Illinois. This tiny, elegant woman, all alone with the Steinway piano on the enormous stage of the Foellinger Great Hall in the Krannert Center, gave a performance of grace and passion to an enraptured audience. What a wonderful artist.
Enjoy this video of Madame de Larrocha performing the Ravel G Major Piano Concerto.
Carolyn
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