Cantos de Espana Opus 232 by . Albeniz.

Tango - No. 2 from the 'Espana' suite by I. Albeniz transcribed for the guitar by R. Balaguer.

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…

The Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) was one of the leading members of the Nationalist school that dominated Spanish music at the turn of the last century. One of his better known works is Espana (Op. 165) a suite of six pieces for solo Piano which he composed in 1890. The third of these was Malaguena which draws heavily on Andalusian music and culture particularly from th…

'Tango' No.2 de Espana Seis Hojas de Album by Albeniz for the piano.

The Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) was one of the leading members of the Nationalist school that dominated Spanish music at the turn of the last century. Bajo La Palmera (Sous Le Palmier; Under The Palm Tree) was the third in a collection of 5 songs for the Piano inspired by Spain and Spanish culture published in 1898 as Cantos de España (Op. 232). The piece draws heavily…

from Suite Espanola Op.47 (Romero)-Although the version for guitar (an arrangement by Andres Segovia) is by far the most famous this piece was originally a piano movement used by Albeniz in his 'Cantos de España'. After his death a music publisher also added it to the 'Suite Española' which has been the source of confusion ever since!