Rondena (Albeniz)

(Isaac Albeniz)

This is the first piece of music written by Isaac Albeniz in Book 2 of the suite Iberia.  It is named after Ronda, which is a town in Andalusia, Spain, as well as a type of fandango which originates from that area.  The music is composed in two sections, starting out with powerful dance rhythms and moving into a more relaxed theme.

Trio Campanella recordings
Naxos 8.557064 (CD: Iberia)

Sources:

1. http://www.lib.umd.edu/PAL/YALE/albeniz4.html
2. http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.553023#
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronde%C3%B1a