J’ai un seul souvenir de concert avec elle : une toute petite dame, élégante, qui fascinait l’auditoire dès qu’elle se mettait à jouer. La pianiste espagnole Alicia de Larrocha (1923-2009) a fait l’objet de plusieurs rééditions chez ses éditeurs successifs – ou parfois simultanés.
Mais voici que Decca édite un fort coffret de 41 CD, l’intégrale des enregistrements de la pianiste espagnole pour le label britannique. Je ne peux que redire ce que j’écrivais en mars 2016 : lire Les merveilles d’Alicia.
CD 1 Halffter, E: Danza de la pastore
Halffter, E: Danza de la gitan
Surinach: Trois Chansons et Danses Espagnoles
Nin-Culmell: Canción de Labrador (from Tonadas)
Nin-Culmell: Copla Castellana (from Tonadas)
Nin-Culmell: Canción Otoñal (from Tonadas)
Nin-Culmell: Seguidilla murciana (from Tonadas)
Nin-Culmell: Canción de trilla (from Tonadas)
Nin-Culmell: Muñerra (from Tonadas)
Mompou: Cancion y danza No. 4
Mompou: Cancion y danza No. 5
Mompou: Cancion y danza No. 6
Montsalvatge: Sonatine pour Yvette
Montsalvatge: Habanera
CD 2 Grieg: Lyric Pieces Op. 54: No. 4 – Nocturne
Grieg: Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 7
Mendelssohn: Caprice, Op. 33 No. 1
Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
CD 3 Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Sergiu Comissiona)
CD 4 Bach, J S: Italian Concerto, BWV971
Bach, J S: French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817
Bach, J S: Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV906
Bach, J S: English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807
Bach, J S: Choral Prelude BWV731 ‘Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
Bach, J S: Cantata No. 22 « Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe »
Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne
CD 5 Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
Schumann: Allegro in B minor, Op. 8
Schumann: Romance in F sharp major, Op. 28 No. 2
Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
CD 6 Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 (1978)
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Schumann: Novelette, Op. 21 No. 8 in F sharp minor
CD 7 Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 (1987
Schumann: Allegro in B minor, Op. 8
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit)
CD 8 Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat major
Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 (London Philharmonic Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos) Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
CD 9 Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major
Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand) (London Philharmonic Orchestra Lawrence Foster)
Fauré: Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, Op. 1 (London Philharmonic Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos)
CD 10 Albéniz: Iberia, books 1-4 (1973)
CD 11 Albéniz: Navarra
Albéniz: Cantos de España (5), Op. 232
Albéniz: Sonata in D
Albéniz: Puerta de tierra – Bolero (No. 5 from Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71)
Albéniz: Pavana-Capricho Op. 12
Albéniz: Rumores de la caleta (No. 6 from Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71)
Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165)
Albéniz: Sevilla (from Suite Española, Op. 47)
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 87 in G minor
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 84 in D major
Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 7 ‘Valenciana’
Granados: Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 ‘Andaluza’
Turina: Sacromonte (No. 5 from Danzas gitanas, Set 1, Op. 55)
Turina: Zapateado
CD 12 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 ‘Alla Turca’
Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475
Mozart: Rondo in D major, K485
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major, K311
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K397
CD 13 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Facile’
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 ‘Hunt’
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310
CD 14 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
Mozart: Fantasia in C minor, K475
Haydn: Andante & Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6 (Sonata – un piccolo divertimento
Haydn: Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob.XVIII:2 (London Sinfonietta David Zinman)
CD 15 Falla: Cuatro piezas españolas
Falla: Fantasía Bética
Falla: Three dances from El Sombrero de Tres Picos
Falla: El Amor Brujo: Suite
CD 16 Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
CD 17 Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit)
CD 18 Montsalvatge: Concerto Breve for Piano & Orchestra
Surinach: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1973) (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos)
CD 19 Granados: Goyescas (piano suite)
CD 20 Granados: Tonadillas / Canciones amatorias (Pilar Lorengar, soprano)
CD 21-22 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 ‘Coronation’ (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe Georg Solti)
CD 23 Beethoven: Bagatelles (7), Op. 33, Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 ‘Emperor’ (Los Angeles Philharmonic Zubin Mehta)
CD 24 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414 Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056 (London Sinfonietta David Zinman)
CD 25 Granados: Danzas españolas, Op. 37 Nos. 1-12
CD 26 Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K9 in D minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K6 in F major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K10 in D minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K8 in G minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K13 in G major
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K11 in C minor
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K28 in E major
Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne
Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 21 in C sharp minor Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 84 in D major Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 86 in D major
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 15 in D minor
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 89 in F major
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 85 in F sharp minor
Soler, A: Keyboard Sonata No. 87 in G minor
CD 27 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K482
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459 (Wiener Symphoniker Uri Segal)
CD 28 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4
Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 6 in A flat
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
CD 29-30_31 Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete)
Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 (RIAS Kammerchor, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin Riccardo Chailly)
CD 32 Mompou: Impresiones Intimas
Mompou: Prelude No. 11 (a Alicia de Larrocha)
Mompou: Musica Callada, Book 4
Mompou: Cancion y danza No. 1
Mompou: Cancion y danza No. 2
Mompou: Cancion y danza No. 3
Mompou: Cancion i danza No. 14
CD 33 Granados: Pieces based on Spanish folk-songs DLR V:2.1-7
Granados: Allegro de concierto, Op. 46
Granados: Escenas romanticas
CD 34 Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
Albéniz: Rapsodia Española
Turina: Rapsodia sinfonica, Op. 66 (London Philharmonic Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos)
CD 35-36 Albéniz: Iberia, books 1-4 (1983)
Albéniz: Navarra
Albéniz: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47
CD 37-39 American Decca recordings 1954-1955 Esplá: Sonata Espanola, Op. 53
Rodrigo: Danzas (3) de España
Granados: Danzas españolas, Op. 37 Nos. 1-12
Turina: Danzas fantásticas, Op. 22
Turina: Preludios, Op. 80
Turina: Souvenirs de l’Ancienne Espagne, Op. 48
Turina: Partita, Op. 57 Granados: Escenas romanticas
Granados: Goyescas (piano suite)
Mompou: Impresiones Intimas
CD 40-41 Hispanovox 1962-1964
Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)
Liszt: Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)
Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor
Debussy: Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque)
Schubert: Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor
Schubert: German Dance D365 No. 1
Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 13ème in B minor: Les rozeaux
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 ‘Facile’
Mozart: Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K331
Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major ‘Spinning Song’ or ‘Bee’s Wedding’
Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major ‘Spring Song’)
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika)
Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 ‘Fantaisie-Impromptu’
Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major ‘Tristesse’
Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 ‘Héroïque’
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor
Liszt: Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major
Liszt: Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 ‘La Campanella’
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4
Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major ‘Butterfly’
Chopin: Waltz No. 4 in F major ‘Grande Valse Brillante’, Op. 34 No. 3 Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Paderewski: Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1
Fauré: Nocturne No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 33 No. 3
Debussy: Arabesques (2)
Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
Universal vient de rééditer un somptueux coffret de 80 CD comprenant l’intégralité des enregistrements réalisés par Claudio ARRAU pour la branche américaine de DECCA et surtout le label PHILIPS.
Après plusieurs coffrets dévolus à son art symphonique, Deutsche Grammophon honore 
Après un premier boîtier – incomplet – consacré au répertoire orchestral (lire 