ISAAC ALBENIZ

Isaac Albéniz was a Spanish composer and pianist whose music brought Iberian color into late Romantic piano writing. His major works include Iberia, Suite española, Granada, and Asturias. MusicTales follows the guitar afterlife of Asturias in a story on Albéniz and The Doors.

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Serenata Española by Joaquim Malats: the piano piece that conquered guitar world

Serenata Española, written by Spanish piano virtuoso Joaquim Malats, has been the most popular work among guitarists for...
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Spanish guitar maestro who invented footstool wrote the Nokia tune

Spanish maestro Francisco Tárrega had a colossal influence on the guitar development—in terms of both technical...
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Granada: Albéniz's tribute for the city of guitar craft

The first piano solo of Isaac Albéniz, Suite Española, is probably the first testimony of the artistic renaissance of...
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Asturias by Isaac Albéniz and its life in The Doors interpretation

Asturias is a famous work by the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz. This piece, coming at around six minutes...