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…

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…

'Pavana - Capricho' by I. Albeniz transcribed for the guitar by F. Tarrega

La Collection Albéniz est dédié aux oeuvres de Isaac Albéniz, le pianiste virtuose, qui peut être considéré comme l'un des créateurs de l'école moderne espagnole. Konrad Ragossnig a arrangé les morceaux au piano pour deux guitares: particularités harmoniques et rythmiques ainsi que le son et la couleur de la musique espagnole se distinguent plus clairement que dans les oeuvres pour piano depuis le…