Rafael Orozco plays Albeniz "El Albaicin"

from Iberia, Book III

rec. 1992

Rafael Orozco Flores (24 January 1946 -- 25 April 1996) was a Spanish classical pianist. Orozco is acclaimed as one of the great Spanish concert pianists.

Rafael Orozco came from a musical family in Córdoba and studied with José Cubiles, Alexis Weissenberg and Maria Curcio, the last and favourite pupil of Artur Schnabel. His professional career began after he won first prize in the 1966 Leeds International Piano Competition in the UK.

His large repertoire included works by Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Manuel de Falla, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Isaac Albéniz. He gave recitals on five continents and participated as soloist with the world's great orchestras, including Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Berlin, Vienna, Paris, and London. Orozco also participated in music festivals at Osaka, Praga, Berlin, Santander, Edimburg, Spoleto, and Aldeburgh.

Orozco's playing was used in Ken Russell's 1970 film The Music Lovers, based on the life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

In 1986, Córdoba awarded Orozco the Gold Medal of the city and the title of Hijo Predilecto (Favourite Son).

Orozco died in 1996. The Conservatorio Superior de Música Rafael Orozco in Córdoba is named in his honour.
(Wikipedia)

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[torredeantas]

Perhaps I shall be permited to correct an expression I used in my first comment to this video. What is printed is the following: "[...] one sees he is light-years ahead of Alicia de Larrocha and Esteban Sanchez. This isn't what I really wanted to say. It should read: "One sees he is light-years ahead of Estéban Sanchez and many others - and even Alicia de L. has to bow to him!" Etc. THIS IS A STUNNING VIDEO! THE MORE I LISTEN TO IT, THE MORE I ADMIRE THE DEPTHS OF OROZCO's INTERPRETATIONS!

[torredeantas]

RAFAEL OROZCO - EL CALIFA! (my designation - and I intend to have it registered here in YouTube!). Listening to this interpretation of El Albaicin by OROZCO - EL CALIFA, to its subtlety, the precision, the rhythmic and dynamic flexibilities, the superior management of the "tempi", one sees he is light-years ahead of Alicia de Larrocha and Esteban Sanchez. Here one clearly and fully understands what are (in Music): "parar, templar, mandar y ligar" - the great precepts for an exceptional "faena"!

[RareClassicalGuitars]

Very few pianists can play pieces from he Iberia well, This a great recording !

[bucephalus48]

Another one bites the dust, however, this one was accomplist. Hard to check the spelling, on accomplist, hope you know what I mean.

[aesthete58]

a fine pianist...according to his obituary poor Rafael died of an Aids illness in 1996

[Dankbarkeit1980]

Excellent pianist!