24 titles, including: Champagne Waltz • Gavotta • Minuetto • Orientale • Serenade Espagnole • Song of a Rippling Brook • Tango in D • and more.

Publisher: Ashley Publications Inc.
Series: His Greatest (Ashley)
Pages: 191
Composer(s): Isaac Albeniz

Contents: Cadiz (Suite Espagnole) · El Puerto (Iberia Suite) · Evocation (Iberia Suite) · Fete Dieu a Seville · Seguidillas, Op. 232, No. 5 · Sevilla (Sevillanas) · Tango · Triana (Iberia Suite).

Contents: Cadiz (Suite Espagnole) · El Puerto (Iberia Suite) · Evocation (Iberia Suite) · Fete Dieu a Seville · Seguidillas, Op. 232, No. 5 · Sevilla (Sevillanas) · Tango · Triana (Iberia Suite).

Contents: Tango, Serenata, Capricho Catalan, Malaguena, Zambra Granadina, Danza Espagnola, Mallora, Serenata Arabe, Puerta Di tierra, En La Alhambra.

Albéniz' piano music is truly irresistible, in particular because of its dance-like elements and its Spanish atmosphere. Asturias combines these elements in a most sophisticated manner. It first appeared in 1892 as the Prélude to the Chants d'Espagne (HL 51480782), and again in 1901, this time with the title Asturias in the Suite Espagnole (HL 51480783), and the pieces soon became one of the composer's best-loved works. Who isn't familiar with the mysterious guitar sounds that conjure up a Flamenco scene in Andalusia? The piece has often been arranged, but we are publishing it in the original Urtext version for solo piano - in an affordable single edition.

Sheet music for classical guitar.

Publisher: Ricordi
Series: Guitar Solo
Pages: 6
Format: Guitar Solo
Credits: (Azpiazu)
Composer(s): Isaac Albeniz

Guitar Solo

The piano works of Albéniz (1860-1909) are a challenge to pianists, but rewarding for their sumptuous, folk-like melodies. Included here are works from Iberia, Suite espagnole no. 1, Suite espagnole no. 2, España, and more.

Cantos de España, Op. 232, is a suite of five piano pieces by Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. The work was inspired by Spain itself, particularly its Asturian folklore and its idiomatic musical traditions. These traditions include castanet-like rhythms derived from spirited dances (ritmo de danza); passionate, declarative melodies in slow, song-like sections (coplas); and exotic harmonies taken from Gypsy modalities. Dr. Olga Llano Kuehl-White studied, performed, and researched the repertoire with legendary Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha at the Academia Marshall in Barcelona and privately over a period of 30 years. The current edition includes fingering, redistributions, and other valuable insights provided by Larrocha. Front matter includes a short biography of the composer, editorial and performance considerations, an analysis of each piece, and a glossary of Spanish terms. Titles: Prélude * Orientale * Sous le palmier (Danse Espagnole) * Córdoba * Seguidillas.

Isn't that ...? Guitarists will prick up their ears at the first tones of this colorful piano suite by the Catalan Albéniz. In actual fact, its first movement, arranged for guitar under the title Asturias, has become world famous. It is hardly surprising that almost all of Albéniz's piano works have been transcribed for guitar and have, in this form, frequently become more famous than the originals. Albéniz brilliantly combines elements of the folk idioms of his native land with a virtuoso brilliance interwoven with impressionistic undertones. A musical text of Urtext standard is now available to all pianists for the first time.

Contents: Mohrentanz (Praetorius) · Menuett (Lully) · Sarabande (Corelli) · Gavotte (Chédeville) · Menuett (Mozart) · Courante (Weichenberger) · Largo (Telemann) · Largo e misurato (Telemann) · Bourrée (Bach) · Bourrée (Weiss) · Menuett (Weiss) · Vivace e staccato (Telemann) · Saltarello (Galilei).

Contents: Almeria (Iberia) · Aragon · Barcarola, Op. 25 · Cadiz (Suite Espagnole) · Castilla · Cataluna · Cordoba, Op. 232, No. 4 · Cuba · El Albaicin (Iberia Suite) · El Polo (Iberia Suite) · El Puerto (Iberia Suite) · Eritana (Iberia Suite) · Evocation (Iberia Suite) · Fete Dieu a Seville · Granada · Jerez (Iberia Suite) · Lavapies (Iberia Suite) · Malaga (Iberia Suite) · Mallorca, Op. 202 · Orientale · Prelude (Chants D'espagne) · Rondena (Iberia Suite) · Seguidillas, Op. 232, No. 5 · Sevilla (Sevillanas) · Sous Le Palmier (Chants D'espagne) · Theme From Asturias · Triana (Iberia Suite).

Violoncello and Guitar.

When the Catalan composer Albéniz wrote his six album leaves España at the age of 30, he was in London and his piano recitals were causing sensation. At these concerts he often performed his own compositions which were infused with the flair of his home country. Albéniz also gave the first performance of the piano cycle España in London, taking his audience on a journey through the Spanish countryside: exotic dance rhythms (Zortzico) and melodic folk tunes (Serenata) are preceded by the famous Tango, made known through many arrangements.

These works are particularly suited for the instrument; stunningly idiomatic, they are ideal and effective encore pieces.

Publisher: Schott
Series: Schott
Medium: Softcover with CD
Voicing: Piano
Pages: 48
Credits: (ed. Lechner)
Composer(s): Isaac Albéniz
Arranger(s): Lothar Lechner

Publisher: Editions Durand
Series: Editions Durand
Pages: 4
Composer(s): Isaac Albeniz

Publisher: Editions Durand
Series: Editions Durand
Voicing: Study Score
Pages: 44
Composer(s): Isaac Albeniz

Publisher: Willis Music
Series: Willis
Pages: 8

Guitar Solo

The Serenata from the Suite Espanola Opus 47 No.1 for the Piano.

Spanish music with a universal touch. That is what Isaac Albéniz set out to compose, and he brought it off to perfection in his Iberia Suite. At last all four books of this late-romantic masterpiece will be issued in an Urtext edition worthy of the name, with top-quality appearance and engraving. Being manageable in their technique, Evocation, El Puerto, and Fúte-Dieu à Séville - the three pieces in volume 1 - are especially popular. Enjoy these pieces in the same manner as Debussy, who wrote of Iberia: One closes one's eyes and is bedazzled by the sheer wealth of invention in this music!

Publisher: Zen-On
Series: Schott
Pages: 176
Composer(s): Isaac Albéniz

With the fourth and last book, our blue Urtext editions of the Iberia cycle are now complete. Albéniz had greatly struggled to complete the work because he was very ill. Yet he was able to hand over all of the twelve pieces he had promised to the pianist Joaquin with whom he was friends. Following the sensuous dance rhythms in Málaga and the cheerful and lively Eritana, he succeeded in creating a striking musical portrait of the famous Spanish wine-growing region with Jerez. Music has never achieved such a diverse and colorful form, was the judgement passed on Albéniz' late Romantic masterpiece by none other than Claude Debussy.

The first book of Albéniz' four-part cycle Iberia has already been published in an acclaimed Henle Urtext edition and many pianists are now eagerly awaiting the remaining ones. The second book in this collection of melodious portraits of Spanish places is now available. In Rondeña, Almería and Triana Albéniz once again fuses his knowledge of European classical music with elements of Spanish folk music, although he hardly ever directly cites the latter, but rather reinvents it in an authentic manner. The rhythmic and colorful effects will delight both players and listeners.

Evocation, El Puerto, Fete-Dieu a Seville.

Evocation, El Puerto, Fete-Dieu a Seville.

Rondena, Almeria, Triana.

El Albaicin, El Polo, Lavapies.

El Albaicin, El Polo, Lavapies.

Malaga, Jerez, Eritana.

El Albaicin, El Polo, Lavapies, Malaga, Jerez, Eritaña.

Since their publication, the first two Henle Urtext volumes of Iberia have become standards in the pianists' world. Now comes the third book, in which Albéniz once again fuses his knowledge of European classical music with elements of Spanish folk music. In El Albaicin he evokes the mysterious atmosphere of the gypsy quarter in Granada, followed by hints of temperamental Flamenco in El Polo. At the end, Albéniz depicts the exuberant mood of a former Jewish quarter in Madrid (Lavapiés); in so doing he intersperses the music with some dissonant dashes of color, an allusion to an organ grinder.

La Vega depicts the view over the plain of Granada, as seen from the Arabian palace, the Alhambra. The attractive landscape inspired Albéniz to compose this delicate, impressionistic work with an almost meditative character. Claude Debussy was so impressed that he would have liked to have visited the place immediately. La Vega has survived in two very different versions, both of which we have reproduced in their complete form in our Urtext edition. Thus, the player is afforded a unique insight into Albéniz' compositional methods.