Eight pieces in one 'Spanish Suite' from Spanish pianist and composer Isaac Albeniz who was born in 1860 and as a child prodigy gave his first public concert on the piano at the tender age of 4. At the beginning of the 1880s he met the musicologist Felipe Pedrell who collected traditional songs and this awakened in the young Albeniz a life-long passion for Spanish traditional music. Edited by …

'Granada' serenata from the 'Suite Espanola' by I. Albeniz transcribed for the guitar by F. Tarrega.

Par ALBENIZ ISAAC. As one of the leaders in the renaissance of Spanish music at the turn of the twentieth century, Isaac Albéniz was regarded as the founder of the Spanish 'national school.' Always fascinated with the music of Andalucia, Albeniz composed numerous small but beautifully performed portraits of his native Spain. These brightly colored piano pictures of his native land are sufficient r…

Par ALBENIZ ISAAC. The Albeniz 'Alhambra' suite for the piano. The Albeniz 'Alhambra' suite for the piano./ Répertoire / Piano

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) began his musical life as a piano prodigy in Barcelona at the age of four and it is as a prolific composer of solo works for the pianoforte that we must celebrate him most. This Dover edition presents two of Albeniz' best known works in authoritative editions: the piano suite Iberia generally considered to be his masterpiece; and the album leaves Espana which contain t…

Par ALBENIZ ISAAC. A spell-binding exploration of the music of Spain, Fantasía Española features four exciting yet contrasting sections and challenging parts for all players. Three of Spain's most famous composers are represented in this medley arranged by Bob Phillips. The piece begins with an exciting, driving excerpt from 'Asturias (Leyenda)', by Isaac Albéniz, which, though written for piano, …

The young Isaac Albeniz published Recuerdos de Viaje for solo Piano in 1887 including this movement Puerta de Tierra which was also published as ‘Andalucia’. It is a bolero a traditional dance movement that was frequently performed in theatres in Cadiz – the site of the Puerta de Tierra – at the time that Albeniz was writing this piece. The single movement is full of Ibe…

The Music of Albéniz, vol. 1, from opus 47 Composer: ALBÉNIZ Isaac Arranger: RUSSELL David DO 931 Advanced ISBN: 978-2-89503-706-4 Solo Guitar 32 p. from Suite España, Op. 47 Granada Cataluña Sevilla Cadiz Asturias Cuba

Pavana Capricho is one of the last pieces from Isaac Albeniz’s early period before he turned to Spanish influences a style that would characterise the rest of his compositions. In this earlier period Albeniz who was a child prodigy on the Piano composed ‘salon style’ music and experimented with traditional styles in the manner of Rameau Bach Beethoven Chopin and Liszt. His shift to…

This work was written early in Albeniz’s life when he was moving from a role as administrator and conductor of a touring zarzuela company to Barcelona and then Madrid where he established himself in the life of the capital. The Pavane Caprichio is an idiomatic work incorporating elements of Iberian sonorities and ornamentation in a sound convincing work.Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albe…