CAPRICHO LATINO

1 Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) arr. Rachel Barton Pine

Asturias (Leyenda)* (6:02)

2 Roque Cordero (1917–2008)

Rapsodia Panameña* (9:14)

3 Traditional arr. Jesús Florido

Balada Española (Romance)* (2:10)

4 César Espejo (1892–1988)

Prélude Ibérique (a Henryk Szeryng)* (4:44)

5 Manuel Quiroga (1892–1961)

Emigrantes Celtas (3:09)

6 Manuel Quiroga

Terra!! Á Nosa!! (2:10)

7 Eugène Ysaÿe (1858–1931)

Sonata No. 6 (a Manuel Quiroga) (6:34)

*World Premiere Recording

8 Luis Jorge González (b. 1936)

Epitalamio Tanguero (a Rachel y Greg)* (5:48)

9 José White (1835–1918)

Etude No. 6 (a Secundino Arango)* (5:11)

10 Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) arr. Ruggiero Ricci

Recuerdos de la Alhambra (3:47)

11 Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999)

Capriccio (Offrande à Sarasate) (6:18)

12 José Serebrier (b. 1938)

Aires de Tango (a Rachel Barton Pine)* (8:18)

13 Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) arr. Rachel Barton Pine

Tango Etude No. 3 con Libertango* (4:22)

14 Alan Ridout (1934–1996)

Ferdinand the Bull (10:43)

with Héctor Elizondo, narrator

Rachel Barton Pine

Violinist Rachel Barton Pine, Cedille Records’ all-time best-selling artist, has created another rare - perhaps unique - contribution to the world’s CD catalog: an album of Spanish and Latin American music written solely for unaccompanied violin.

Capricho Latino, Ms. Pine’s 12th Cedille CD, offers eight world-premiere recordings: In addition to premieres of works by Roque Cordero, César Espejo, and José White, the CD brings first-time recordings of pieces composed or arranged for Ms. Pine by José Serebrier, Luis Jorge Gonzáles, and Jesús Florido; and two of her own arrangements.

The diverse program of virtuoso pieces draws from the late-Romantic period to the present day. Represented are composers from Argentina, Cuba, Panama, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela — plus works in a Spanish vein by Belgian and English composers. Inaugurating this musical journey is Ms. Pine’s virtuoso arrangement of Albéniz’s Asturias, which draws on both the familiar guitar version and the original but less-known piano score.

Cedille CDR90000124