Title: Suite Espanola, Op. 47 

Composed: 1886

Composer: Isaac Manuel Francisco Albeniz y Pascaul (May 29, 1860 – May 11, 1909)

Conductor: Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos (September 15, 1933 – June 11, 2014)

Orchestra: New Philharmonia

Label: DECCA – SXL 6355 

Recorded:  July 1967 at Kingsway Hall, London, UK

Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

Released: 1969 

Re-issued: August 2, 1993, by Speaker’s Corner Records, Germany.

Spanish music that celebrates various folk dances of Spain. Written for solo piano, this recording was orchestrated and conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos. Exquisite melodies. changing mood. Music that feeds the soul.  The Speaker’s Corner reissue has a sound that is full, with a deep, realistic stage.  Essential in a classical music collection.

The LONDON RECORDS Super Analogue Disc reissue by KING RECORD CO. LTD. of Japan (KIJC-9144) of July 2, 1994 is an excellent alternative to the Speaker’s Corner reissue.