Goyescas

CD: La Vida Breve
Granados by Cañizares
Compositor: Manuel de Falla
Autor: Juan Manuel Canizares

Cañizares' new recording of Enrique Granados' Suite Goyescas is a historic event in itself. Not only because it coincides with the centenary of the composition's creation, and because Cañizares has done a fundamental job in transcribing it for two guitars, giving it a new and unexpected dimension, but also because it is a truly masterful interpretation by one of the greatest ambassadors of Spanish music.

Cañizares draws on his impeccable technique to reveal a completely new musical continent, encompassing the entire palette of colors, soundscapes, and rhythms of the Suite Goyescas. At every moment, we are surprised by the nuances of his tone, the sounds of his guitar, and his subtle way of transporting us to a transformed world through soulful music.

In a word, Cañizares is a poet of the guitar, and this recording is testimony to that.