GREAT RECORDINGS phase 13

THE MAIDEN & THE NIGHTINGALE
Songs of Spain by Granados, Rodrigo
Mompou, Montsalvatge, Esplá & Toldrá
Victoria de los Angeles
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Antonio
Ros-Marbá & García Navarro

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'Victoria de los Angeles is in radiant voice and at her most beguiling in these two attractive and excellently recorded discs of orchestral songs from her native Spain. A special word of praise must go to the supple orchestral accompaniments throughout.' (Gramophone)

Awards: Timbre de Platine d'Opéra International & Orphée d'Or de l'Académie du disque lyrique, France

The great Spanish soprano Victoria de los Angeles was born into a musical family in 1923 in Barcelona, where she studied at the Conservatory and made her operatic debut in 1941. Her career developed quickly both in Spain and internationally and she became one of the best-loved singers of her time.

Though she was outstanding as an opera singer, particularly as the lyrical heroines in operas by Puccini, Rossini, Massenet and Gounod, she is remembered even more fondly as a superb recitalist in a repertoire of Lieder and songs, including always a selection from the rich heritage of those from her native Spain.

During her long career with EMI, Victoria de los Angeles recorded almost everything in her repertoire, including Spanish songs from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. This CD reissues famous recordings from the 1960s in which she sings orchestral songs by six of the most notable Spanish composers of the last century.