Isabel Dobarro (piano)

This recording is a testament to Isabel Dobarro’s passionate commitment to the music of contemporary women composers and also to her promotion of their highly individual and richly varied perspectives. The composers heard on this album are ones she admires and they have all made outstanding contributions to the music world. Whether GRAMMY Award and Pulitzer Prize recipients, Guggenheim Award or Latin GRAMMY Award winners, the music here ranges across continents, cultures and traditions to inspire pianists and audiences alike, creating a new 21st-century lexicon.

Dobrinka Tabakova (b. 1980) , Gabriela Ortiz (b. 1964) , Nkeiru Okoye (b. 1972) , Suad Bushnaq (b. 1982) , Yoko Kanno (b. 1964) , Tania Leon (b. 1943) , Carolyn Morris (b. 1970) , Karen Tanaka (b. 1961) , Claudia Montero (1962-2021) , Julia Wolfe (b. 1959) , Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) , Carme Rodriguez (b. 1996)

• Tabakova: Nocturne
• Ortíz, G: Estudios entre preludios: Estudio 3, homenaje a Jesusa Palancares
• Okoye: African Sketches: II. Dusk
• Suad Bushnaq: Improvisation
• Kanno, Y: Hana wa saku (Version for Piano)
• León, Tania: Tumbao
• Carolyn Morris: Blue Ocean
• Tanaka, K: Water Dance: III. Very lightly, like a harp
• Claudia Montero: Buenos Aires, Despierta y Sueña
• Wolfe: Earring
• Shaw, C: Gustave le Gray
• Carme Rodríguez: Alalá das paisaxes verticais