Gonzalo Soriano (1913-1972) was a Spanish pianist, admired especially in Spanish repertory. He became associated with the music of Granados, Albéniz and other composers of his country’s piano tradition.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Granados’s Danzas españolas, recorded in 1956.

Soriano’s playing, as represented here, brings colour, rhythmic poise and idiomatic style to music that can easily become postcard Spain in less careful hands.

His page is justified by repertory fit and musical standing. Soriano gives the Spanish piano shelf its necessary castanet shadow without rattling it too loudly.