Ëvocations Ibériques

Spanish music continues to fascinate the most diverse audiences its resonance reaches both music lovers accustomed to the romantic piano repertoire and those who are just now venturing into the world of classical music captivated by its evocative force and its vibrant sonic landscapes With the album "Évocations Ibériques " the pianist from Sabadell Ester Pineda wanted to offer a personal and sensitive interpretation of one of her favorite repertoires However the selection of works for this album was anything but easy by nature all choices are arbitrary and the selection of works for this recording is no exception It inevitably involves leaving in the shadows composers and works that equally deserve to be included Even so the choice naturally imposed itself guided on the one hand by her desire to introduce pieces that are rarely recorded and on the other by an intimate sensibility the kind that shapes a program just as one constructs a recital's program Ester Pineda is a Catalan pianist from Sabadell with an international career who maintains a firm commitment to Catalan and Spanish music which she disseminates through numerous critically acclaimed recordings and chamber music works In addition to being a professor in Paris she holds a doctorate in musicology and is a researcher in the neuropsychology of music