This collection celebrates the very best of Spanish music. It is unrivalled as an in-depth ‘starter’ collection in this field, as well as containing much of interest to the connoisseur. Whether it’s the soulful poetry of Rodrigo, the folkloric melodic fire of de Falla, the pianistic fireworks of Albeniz and Granados or the uniquely subtle sound-world of Mompou, the music and performances here are sure to offer something to every listener hungry both for familiar masterpieces and intriguing discoveries.

Contents:
- Rodrigo: Guitar Concertos; Piano Music; Music for solo guitar
- Falla: La vida breve; The Three-Cornered Hat; Love, the Magician; Master Peter’s Puppet Show; Harpsichord Concerto; Piano Music
- Mompou: Musica Callada
- Albeniz: Iberia; España; Suite Española
- Granados: Goyescas
- Zarzuela highlights, sung by José Carreras and Teresa Berganza

The performers are among the best-known names in Iberian and Hispanic musicians, including Alfonso Moreno, Enrique Batíz, Eduardo Mata – and as a superb bonus, Mompou himself playing his piano music.

The great Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta is featured playing J S Bach and Handel, and perhaps most famous of all, two of the great singers of the 20th-century in the music-theatre of their homeland, raw and powerful.

CDs:
CD 1: Joaquín Rodrigo - Guitar Concertos
CD 2: Joaquín Rodrigo - Piano Music
CD 3: Joaquín Rodrigo - Works for Guitar Solo
CD 4: Manuel De Falla - Orchestral Works
CD 5: Manuel De Falla - Orchestral Works
CD 6: Manuel De Falla - Orchestral Works
CD 7: Manuel De Falla - Piano Works
CD 8: Manuel De Falla - Piano Works
CD 9: Isaac Albeniz - Piano Music
CD 10: Isaac Albeniz - Piano Music
CD 11: Isaac Albeniz - Piano Music
CD 12: Enrique Granados - Piano Works
CD 13: Enrique Granados - Piano Works
CD 14: Federico Mompou - Piano Works
CD 15: Federico Mompou - Piano Works
CD 16: Federico Mompou - Piano Works
CD 17: A Portrait of Nicanor Zabaleta
CD 18: Zarzuela - José Carreras (tenor)
CD 19: Zarzuela - Teresa Berganza (soprano)
CD 20: Zarzuela - Teresa Berganza (soprano)