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ISAAC ALBENIZ (MANUEL FRANCISO)

29th May 1860 --- 18th May 1909

Isaac Albeniz (Manuel Franciso),(born 1860, Camprodon, Spain -- died 1909), Cambo-les-Bains
France, composer  and virtuoso  pianist, a leader of the Spanish nationalist school of musicians.
Albeniz appeared as a piano prodigy at age 4 and by 12 had run away from home twice.

Both times he supported himself by concert tours, eventually gaining his father's consent to his
wanderings.  He studied  at the  Leipzig Conservatory  in 1875-76  and  when his money ran out
he  then obtained  a scholarship to  study  in Brussels.  From 1883 he taught  in  Barcelona  and
Madrid. He had previously composed facile salon  music for piano, but about 1890 he  began  to
take composition seriously.

He  studied with  Felipe Pedrell, father of  the nationalist movement in  Spanish music, and in 1893
moved to Paris. There he came under the influence of Vincent d'Indy, Paul Dukas, and other French
composers and for a time taught piano at the Schola Cantorum. He later developed Bright's disease
and was a near invalid for several years before he died.

Albeniz'  fame rests  chiefly  on his  piano pieces,  which utilize the  melodic  styles, rhythms,  and
harmonies  of Spanish folk  music. The  most notable work  is Iberia  (1905-09), a  collection of 12
virtuoso piano pieces, considered by many as a profound evocation the spirit of Spain, particularly
of Andalusia. Also among his best works are the Suite espanola, containing the popular "Sevillana"
the Cantos de Espana, which includes "Cordoba"; Navarra; and the Tango in D Major. Orchestrated
versions of many of his pieces are also frequently played.

Copyright 1994-1998 Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated on 2023
By Steven Ritchie

And now for the Music

New (3884)"Granada Serenade". Sequenced by Steven Ritchie.

My thanks to Bernd Krueger for sequencing the following musical pieces

New (3645)"Suite Espanola, Granada, No.1, Opus.47". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

New (3644)"Suite Espanola, No.2, Opus.47". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

New (3643)"Suite Espanola, Cataluna, No.3, Opus.47". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

New (3642)"Suite Espanola, Cadiz, No.4, Opus.47". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

"Espana Opus.165, No.1". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

"Espana Opus.165, No.2". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

"Espana Opus.165, No.3". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

"Espana Opus.165, No.4". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

"Espana Opus.165, No.5". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

"Espana Opus.165, No.6". Sequenced by Bernd Krueger.

My thanks to George Pollen for sequencing the following musical pieces

(3330)"Leyenda". Sequenced by George Pollen.

(3329)"Sevilla". Sequenced by George Pollen.

My thanks to Mark Knezevic for sequencing the following musical pieces

(1147)"Cataluna (Curranda), No.2 from Suite Espanola". Sequenced by Mark Knezevic.

(1148)"Cuba". Sequenced by Mark Knezevic.

(1149)"Not named in file". Sequenced by Mark Knezevic.

My thanks to Gilbert Felicite for sequencing the following musical pieces

(1150)"Mallorca (Barcarola)". Sequenced by Gilbert Felicite.

(1151)"Piezas caracteristicas, Gavotte". Sequenced by Gilbert Felicite.

(1156)"Torre Bermeja Serenata from Piezas caracteristicas". Sequenced by Gilbert Felicite.

My thanks to Peter R. Wolfe for sequencing the following musical piece

(1153)"Suite Espanola, No.5. Asturias". Sequenced by Peter R. Wolfe.

My thanks to Robert S Finley for sequencing the following musical piece

"Triana". Sequenced by Robert S Finley.

(3328)"Suite Espagnole, Aragon, No.7". Sequencer Unknown.

(3327)"Suite Espagnole, Asturias, No.8". Sequencer Unknown.

(3326)"Suite Espagnole, Cadiz, No.9". Sequencer Unknown.

(3325)"Suite Espagnole, Castilla, No.10". Sequencer Unknown.

(3324)"Suite Espagnole, Cataluna part 1, No.11". Sequencer Unknown.

(1152)"Could be known as Granada". Sequencer unknown.

(1154)"Not known, but I am sure someone out there does!". Sequencer Unknown.

(1155)"Not Known". Sequencer Unknown.

(86)"Aragon (Fantasia) Opus.47, part 6". Sequencer Unknown.

(87)"Castilla (Seguidillas) Opus.47, part 7". Sequencer Unknown.

(110)"Sevilla,(Info by Sandarusi Kamel)". Sequencer Unknown.

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