Leonard/Isbin - Alma Espanola

ALMA ESPA�OLA presents Grammy Award-winning singer Isabel Leonard alongside Grammy Award-winning guitarist Sharon Isbin in an all-Spanish recording for voice and guitar, including twelve arrangements by Ms. Isbin in premiere recordings. Duos by Federico Garc�a Lorca, Manuel de Falla, Xavier Montsalvatge, Agust�n Lara and Joaqu�n Rodrigo, with guitar solos by Granados and T�rrega, 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'.