Enrique Jordá’s 1959 recording of Falla’s El sombrero de tres picos returns in sparkling new restoration, bursting with the rhythmic heat and vivid colour that made him one of the great interpreters of Spanish music. Conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Jordá brings irresistible bite to Falla’s flamenco-charged dances and a painterly glow to the score’s sunlit lyricism — a performance that still dances off the page more than six decades on.
Paired with other gems from Jordá’s Spanish repertoire - Albéniz, Granados, Turina - this release celebrates a conductor whose instinctive feel for pulse, atmosphere and drama made these works truly sing. It’s vibrant, characterful, and unmistakably Iberian — the perfect invitation into Falla’s world of humour, passion and sheer orchestral brilliance.
We also celebrate Aaron Copland's 125th birthday this week with an automatic 15% off all his recordings at Pristine.
