Acclaimed Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha dies at 86

By Ciaran Giles / The Bulletin
September 27, 2009

MADRID — Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, who thrilled music listeners for decades with polished and enthralling interpretations of great classical works and Spanish masters, has died. She was 86.

Measuring just under 5 feet, and with unusually small hands for a piano virtuoso, de Larrocha....

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