Spanish Rhapsody (album)
Rhapsodie espagnole may refer to: * '' Rapsodie espagnole'', an orchestral rhapsody by Maurice Ravel * ''Rhapsodie espagnole'' (Liszt), a composition for solo piano by Franz Liszt * '' Rapsodia española'', a musical composition by Isaac Albéniz * ''España'' (Chabrier), a rhapsody for orchestra by Emmanuel Chabrier See also * ''Spanish Rhapsody'', a 1991 album by Kenny Wheeler {{disambig ...
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Rapsodie Espagnole
''Rapsodie espagnole'' is an orchestral rhapsody written by Maurice Ravel. Composed between 1907 and 1908, the ''Rapsodie'' is one of Ravel's first major works for orchestra. It was first performed in Paris in 1908 and quickly entered the international repertoire. The piece draws on the composer's Spanish heritage and is one of several of his works set in or reflecting Spain. Background The genesis of the ''Rapsodie'' was a Habanera, for two pianos, which Ravel wrote in 1895. It was not published as a separate piece, and in 1907 he composed three companion pieces. A two-piano version was completed by October of that year, and the suite was fully orchestrated the following February.Orenstein, p. 57 At about this time there was a distinctly Spanish tone to Ravel's output, perhaps reflecting his own Spanish ancestry.Goodwin, p. 4 His opera ''L'heure espagnole'' was completed in 1907, as was the song "Vocalise-Etude en forme de habanera". In the interval between the composition of th ...
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Rhapsodie Espagnole (Liszt)
''Rhapsodie espagnole'' (''Spanish Rhapsody''), S.254, R.90, is a composition for solo piano composed by Franz Liszt in 1858. The piece is very suggestive of traditional Spanish music, and was inspired by Liszt's tour in Spain and Portugal in 1845. When played, this piece takes roughly 11–14 minutes and contains many extreme technical challenges, including rapid chords and octaves. Ferruccio Busoni arranged the piece for piano and orchestra in 1894. It includes free variations on ''La Folia'' and ''Jota Aragonesa'' and opens with a cadenza including blind octaves.Hinson, Maurice (2000). ''Guide to the Pianist's Repertoire'', p.491. . References External links * Compositions by Franz Liszt 1858 compositions Compositions for solo piano Espagnole Espagnole sauce () is a basic brown sauce, and is one of Auguste Escoffier's five mother sauces of classic French cooking. Escoffier popularized the recipe, and his version is still followed today.Escoffier (1903), '' ...
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Rapsodia Española
Rapsodia may refer to: *''Rapsodia'', album by pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba *''Rapsodia'', album by Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja * "Rapsodia" (Mia Martini song), 1992 * "Rapsodia" (Andrea Bocelli song) written by Zucchero *Rapsodia, a Bucharest-based musical instruments shop owned by the instrument maker Hora (company) See also * Rhapsody (other) * Rhapsodia ''Suikoden Tactics'', originally released in Japan as , is a tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 console as part of their ''Suikoden'' series. Initially released in Japan and North America in ...

Isaac Albéniz
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music idioms. Isaac Albéniz was close to the Generation of '98. Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as ''Asturias (Leyenda)'', ''Granada'', ''Sevilla'', '' Cadiz'', '' Córdoba'', '' Cataluña'', ''Mallorca'', and Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar. The personal papers of Albéniz are preserved in, among other institutions, the Library of Catalonia. Life Born in Camprodon, province of Girona, to Ángel Albéniz (a customs official) and his wife, Maria de los Dolores Pascual, Albéniz was a child prodigy who first performed at the age of four. At age seven, after apparently tak ...
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España (Chabrier)
''España, rhapsody for orchestra'' (french: España, rapsodie pour orchestre or ''Rapsodie España'') is the most famous orchestral composition by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894). Written in 1883 after a trip to Spain, it was dedicated to the conductor Charles Lamoureux, who conducted the first public performance on 4 November 1883, at the Théâtre du Château d’Eau for the Société des Nouveaux Concerts in Paris.Delage R. ''Emmanuel Chabrier''. Fayard, Paris, 1999. Background From July to December 1882, Chabrier and his wife toured Spain, taking in San Sebastián, Burgos, Toledo, Sevilla, Granada, Málaga, Cádiz, Cordoba, Valencia, Zaragoza and Barcelona. His letters written during his travels are full of good humour, keen observation and his reactions to the music and dance he came across – and demonstrate his genuine literary gift.Myers R. ''Emmanuel Chabrier and his circle''. John Dent & Sons, London, 1969. In a letter to Édouard Moullé (1845–1923 ...
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