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(Isaac Albeniz)
This suite was put together in honour of the Queen of
Spain in 1887. It was made up
of piano works that had been composed predominantly in 1886. These works were written in
miniature form to illustrate the music of different areas of Spain
and the original three titles used in the collection were Granada,
Sevilla, Cuba
and Cataluna. After Albeniz's
death the complete collection of the eight pieces that had been originally
written for Suite Espanola were published in 1911.
The works and their respective dance/musical styles
comprise:
Granada (Serenata)*
Cataluna (Curranda)
Sevilla (Sevillanas)*
Cadiz (Saeta)
Asturias/Leyenda (Flamenco)*
Castilla (Seguidillas)
Aragon
(Fantasia in the style of a jota)
Cuba
(Caprice)
(For information on the individual works, please see
their respective entries. Those
that have extra entries will be asterisked on the list of pieces.)
Manuel Barrueco recordings
EMI 66574 (CD:
Manuel Barrueco Plays Albeniz & Turina)
Guitar - Manual Barrueco
Julian Bream
recordings
Suite Espanola
RCA 88697-04606-2 (CD:
Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar)
Guitar - Julian
Bream
Pierre
Huybregts recordings
Centaur CRC 2231 (CD:
Albeniz: Works for Piano)
Piano - Pierre Huybregts
Ruth Laredo Recordings
MCA 6265 (CD:
Ruth Laredo plays Albeniz and De Falla)
Piano - Ruth Laredo
New Philharmonia Recordings
London 417
786 - 2 (CD: Albeniz: Suite Espanola; Falla: El Amor Brujo)
Conductor - Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
(This version has "Cuba"
replaced by a piece entitled "
Cordoba")
Sources:
- http://pianosociety.com/cms/index.php?section=20
- http://www.laphil.org/resources/piece_detail.cfm?id=533
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