Isaac Albéniz

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Sheet music for Albéniz

[details ←] Espana (6 Pieces), piano,
[details ←] Eckstein Piano Course-Bk. 4, piano,
[details ←] My Favorite Program Album, piano,
[details ←] Granada (Serenata), guitar,
[details ←] Asturias (leyenda) De Suite Espanola Op. 47 No. 5, piano,
[details ←] Albeniz Torre Bermeja Serenata No.12 Pzas Crctrstcs Op. 92 Piano, piano,
[details ←] Albeniz Rapsodia Espanola (halffter) 2 Piano, piano,
[details ←] Albeniz Cordoba No.4 De Cantos De Espana (bitetti) Guitar, guitar,
[details ←] Albeniz Asturias Preludio (segovia) Guitar, guitar,
[details ←] Albeniz Rumores De La Caleta Malaguena (llobet) 2 Guitars, guitar,
[details ←] Albeniz Tango (garcia Velasco) Guitar, guitar,
[details ←] Torre Bermeja, Serenata Op. 92 No. 12 (Guitar), guitar,
[details ←] Albeniz Cordoba (angel) Guitar, guitar,
[details ←] Albeniz Asturias Preludio (maravilla) Guitar, guitar,
[details ←] Cordoba Op. 232 No. 4, piano,
[details ←] Asturias (Leyenda), Op. 47
[details ←] Granada from Suite Espanola No. 1
[details ←] Tango in D Major, Op. 165, No. 2, guitar,
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♩ Spanish composers
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Born: 29 May 1860 — Camprodón — Spain
Died: 18 May 1909 — Cambô-les-Bains — France
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Music

Principal work: Iberia for piano — Principal interpreter: Alicia de Larrocha. Later orchestrated into Iberia (for orchestra). Principal interpreter — Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos. Both pieces have been widely recorded, especially the one for orchestra. The latter (orchestra) played inconcert more often than the former (piano version).

Cantos de España and Navarra for piano, recorded by Alicia de Larrocha.

(contributed by Ralph Barrocas <RBarrocas(at)aol.com>)

He was also a composer of operas (King Arthur’s trilogy, Pepita Jiménez, both in English) and zarzuelas (also Pepita Jiménez) (Thanks Jose MX Pajares <jose.pajares(at)sggdph.mma.es>.)

Life

Major Spanish composer of late nineteenth century, early twentieth century.

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