Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in D major KV 311 Alicia de Larrocha, 1976 London CS 7008

Allegro con spirito (0:00) Andante con espressione (4:27) Rondo Allegro (9:39) Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist and composer. She was considered one of the great piano legends of the 20th century. Reuters called her the greatest Spanish pianist in history, Time one of the world s most outstanding pianists, and The Guardian the leading Spanish pianist of her time. She won multiple Grammy Awards and a Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. She is credited with bringing greater popularity to the compositions of Isaac Albéniz and Enrique Granados. In 1995, she became the first Spanish artist to win the UNESCO Prize. The complete sonatas as performed by Christoph Eschenbach: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major KV 279 : Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major KV 280 : Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat major KV 281 :