Isaac Albéniz
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This compilation of Isaac Albéniz's piano gems features brilliant keyboard music steeped in the lyric and rhythmic spirit of Spain. Although he wrote operas with English words as well as songs and orchestral music, the composer was a leading figure in the development of Spain's national style of composition. Albéniz incorporated elements of traditional Spanish folk music into his works, drawing upon the Iberian Peninsula's diverse array of folk...
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English
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The great Spanish composer's best-known piano compositions, in authoritative editions. The often-performed Iberia contains 12 musical scenes of Spanish life and reflects the rhythms and harmonies of Spanish popular music. España contains 6 works, among them the famous "Tango." Table of Contents.