With sardonic pomp and flair, the Soviet composer Shchedrin mocks the popular tango style of the Iberian pianist-composer Albeniz with this salon piece. The work tilts, dazzles, and sneers with constantly shifting tempi, off-kilter rhythms, and moments of irrational melodrama that sometimes overflow into outburst, at others simply fizzle out.Yves Dharamraj
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Rodion Shchedrin
In the Style of Albéniz Play
Recorded on 05/15/2013, uploaded on 11/14/2013
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With sardonic pomp and flair, the Soviet composer Shchedrin mocks the popular tango style of the Iberian pianist-composer Albeniz with this salon piece. The work tilts, dazzles, and sneers with constantly shifting tempi, off-kilter rhythms, and moments of irrational melodrama that sometimes overflow into outburst, at others simply fizzle out. Yves Dharamraj
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