Born in 1860, Spanish composer Isaac AlbÃ©niz was mainly a pianist and wrote primarily for the piano. More than any other musician, he succeeded in incorporating the Spanish guitar idiom a nd folklore into his style. Thus it is no wonder that many of AlbÃ©niz's piano works have also been performed on the guitar. But things are different when we come to AlbÃ©niz's Iberia, a suite of piano pieces so complex that few solo guitarists have ever attempted to transcribe and perform them. My selection stems from AlbÃ©niz's most well-known cycles: Iberia, Suite EspaÃ±ola and EspaÃ±a

Tracklist:

Suite Iberia~Book 3, No.
El AlbaicÃn
Suite Iberia~Book 1, No.
EvocatiÃ³n
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
AragÃ³n (Fantasia)
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
Castilla (Seguidillas)
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
Asturias (Leyenda)
Suite EspaÃ±a, Op. 165~No.
MalagueÃ±a
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
Granada (Serenata)
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
CÃ¡diz (CanciÃ³n)
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
Sevilla (Sevillanas)
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
Cuba (Capricho)
Suite EspaÃ±ola, Op. 47~No.
CataluÃ±a (Curranda)
Suite EspaÃ±a, Op. 165~No.
Capricho CatalÃ¡n

UPC: 4260085535385
Label: Cavi-music
Release Date: 10.13.23
Format: CD

Albeniz / Lootens - Albeniz (CD)