OrientalCanción variada, Intermedio, Final (Oriental--Theme with variations, Intermezzo, Finale), DLR I:5, is the culmination of Granados "oriental" works and is certainly the most ambitious of this group of compositions. Granados gave an unusual tempo indication for the Intermezzo"Lento, espressivo moltotempo de danza árabe" (tempo of an Arab dance), confident that this indication would convey the proper atmosphere. Granados did not perform the work often, if at all, and it has been overshadowed by his other compositions. Oriental was composed about 19001901 and is dedicated to the composers student Juan Marqués.
Douglas Riva
The Complete Piano Works of Enrique Granados is published 2001 by Editorial Boileau, S.A., Barcelona, Spain, in an edition directed by Alicia de Larrocha and compiled by Douglas Riva.
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
Piano Music, Vol.5
Douglas Riva, piano
[1] Azulejos (Mosaic Tiles), DLR VI:3 (Isaac Albéniz, completed by Enrique Granados)
[2] Valse de Concert (Concert Waltz), DLR VII:9
[3] A la pradera (To the Meadow), DLR III:24
Escenas poéticas (Poetic Scenes), DLR V:10
[4] Berceuse (Lullaby), DLR V:10.1
[5] Eva y Walter (Eva and Walter), DLR V:10.2
[6] Danza de la rosa (Dance of the Rose), DLR V:10.3
[7] Recuerdo de países soñados (Memories of Distant Lands), DLR V:10.4
[8] El ángel de los claustros (The Angel in the Cloister), DLR V:10.5
[9] Canción de Margarita (Margaritas Song), DLR V:10.6
[10] Sueños del poeta (The Poets Dream), DLR V:10.7
[11] FantasiaCheherezada (FantasySheherezade), DLR V:11 (first recording)
[12] Arabesca (Arabesque), DLR III:16 (first recording)
[13] Canción árabe (Arab Song), DLR III:14
[14] Moresque, DLR III:13
[15] Canción