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Suite Española No. 1
Isaac Albéniz’s ''Suite española'', Op. 47, is a suite for solo piano. It is mainly composed of works written in 1886 which were grouped together in 1887, in honour of the Queen of Spain. Like many of Albeniz's works for the piano, these pieces depict different regions and musical styles in Spain. Origins of the suite The work originally consisted of four pieces: ''Granada'', ''Cataluña'', ''Sevilla'' and ''Cuba'' and was published in Madrid by Zozaya. The remaining four movements, ''Cádiz'', ''Asturias'', ''Aragón'' and ''Castilla,'' had been published in other editions and were added to the original four. The first appearance of the eight movement suite was in 1901 published by Dotesio. The editor Hofmeister republished the ''Suite española'' in 1912, after Albéniz's death, with the four extra movements. The four additional pieces do not exactly reflect the geographical region to which they refer. A clear example of this is ''Asturias (Leyenda)'', whose Andalusian F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 that incorporate Spanish folk music idioms and elements. his compositions, particularly those in his suite ''Iberia'' (1905–1908), are considered masterpieces and have influenced both classical music and Spanish nationalism in music. 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. Some of Albéniz's personal papers are held in the Library of Catalonia. Life Born in Camprodon, province of Girona, to Ánge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |