Sharon Isbin & Isabel Leonard – Alma Española (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

ALMA ESPAÑOLA presents GRAMMY Award-winning singer Isabel Leonard and GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin in an all-Spanish recording for voice and guitar, including twelve arrangements by Ms. Isbin in their premiere recordings. Duos by Federico García Lorca, Manuel de Falla, Xavier Montsalvatge, Agustín Lara and Joaquín Rodrigo, with guitar solos by Granados and Tárrega, are heard in performances that evoke the rich and magnificent tradition of Spain. The Philadelphia Inquirer described Leonard & Isbin’s performance as “Feasts of beautifully sculpted phrases… glimpses of heaven”, and The New York Times referred to the “Soulful depth” of their interpretations. The collaboration of Isabel Leonard and Sharon Isbin brings together one of today’s brightest vocal stars, heard on the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Paris Opera, with a guitar virtuoso acclaimed as “the pre-eminent guitarist of our time.”

Tracklist:
01. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – El café de Chinitas (02:59)
02. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Las morillas de Jaén (02:08)
03. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Anda, jaleo (02:01)
04. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Danza española No. 5 “Andaluza” (Arr. Llobet) (05:36)
05. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Romance de Bon Boyso (05:02)
06. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Zorongo (01:11)
07. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Nana de Sevilla (04:22)
08. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – La Tarara (Arr. Isbin) (00:57)
09. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Los mozos de Monleón (06:18)
10. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Sevillanas del siglo XVIII (02:45)
11. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Aranjuez ma pensée (06:29)
12. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Granada (Arr. Isbin) (03:08)
13. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Capricho árabe (05:55)
14. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): I. El paño moruno (01:22)
15. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): II. Seguidilla murciana (01:22)
16. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): III. Asturiana (02:38)
17. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): IV. Jota (03:19)
18. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): V. Nana (01:57)
19. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): VI. Canción (01:04)
20. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr. Pujol & Isbin): VII. Polo (01:38)
21. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Canto negro (Arr. Isbin) (01:17)
22. Sharon Isbin, Isabel Leonard – Canción de cuna para dormir a un negrito (Arr. Isbin) (02:42)