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Granados: 8 Valses Poéticos (Grosvenor, Fernando Pérez)

Two lovely -- and very different -- performances of the Valses Poéticos. Grosvenor plays these as improvisatory waltzes with a poetic element; Pérez, as poetic pieces with some waltz-like elements. While apparently simple, the Valses Poéticos are gems of craftsmanship: in Valse No.1 the harmonies are nudged just ever-so-slightly ajar from what we’d expect, for instance, Valses Nos.4-5 really turn out to be a pair of mazurkas (or something very similar), and the coda which begins as a spryly chromatic 6/8 Presto winds down and resolves – suddenly and beautifully – into a complete literal reprise of Valse No.1, bringing the suite full circle. In Grosvenor’s playing the rhythms are taut, the articulation razor-sharp, the faster passages sleek and sparkling [see the Vivo, for instance]. He’s got a pretty distinctive style: often shorter notes which lie just alongside longer ones are given a shorter value than they actually are worth, which gives the playing a characteristic snap and feeling of spontaneity. Pérez’s recording has long been one of my very favourites: it’s basically a case study in perfect use of rubato. The sound is rich, the phrasing liquid and translucent (the idea of “phrasing” can often be a bit opaque because hard to explain in words, but you only need to compare both pianists’ playing of the Melodico to see what a huge difference it can make), and the voicing of even the thinnest intimations of counterpoint incredibly precise. The emotional heft generated from such an apparently lighthearted suite can be quite surprising: Perez’s return to the Melodico theme from Valse No.1 at 22:43, for instance, is intensely moving. Grosvenor - 00:00 – 1. Vivace Molto – Melodico [1:03] 02:04 – 2. Tempo di Valse noble 03:30 – 3. Tempo di Valse lente 05:02 – 4. Allegro umoristico 05:40 – 5. Allegretto 06:49 – 6. Quasi ad libitum 07:52 – 7. Vivo 08:32 – 8. Presto Fernando Pérez - 10:18 – 1. Vivace Molto – Melodico [11:36] 13:25 – 2. Tempo di Valse noble 14:51 – 3. Tempo di Valse lente 17:08 – 4. Allegro umoristico 17:57 – 5. Allegretto 19:26 – 6. Quasi ad libitum 21:07 – 7. Vivo 21:55 – 8. Presto