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This comprehensive edition brings together all of the standard pieces in the adopted Albeniz "guitar repertoire" along with additional pieces that complete many of the suites and other groupings as published during the composer's lifetime. These solo arrangements were made while consulting the earliest editions of the piano originals, and are faithful to Albeniz tempo indications, dynamics, phrasing slurs, and other expression markings. The selections are: Pavana-Capriccio, Op. 12 (1992); Suite espanola, Op. 47 (1886); Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 92 (1888); Doce piezas espanolas, Op. 164 (1889); Espana, seis hojas de album, Op. 165 (1890); Serenata espanola (Cadiz, cancion), Op. 181 (1890); Mallorca, barcarola, Op. 202 (1890); Zambra granadina, danse orientale, WoO (1891); Cadiz-gaditana, WoO (1891); and Chants d'Espagne, Op. 232 (1891-1894). Carefully researched and meticulously fingered in the scholarly manner one would expect from Stanley Yates. ... Read more

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Great arrangements by Yates--5 stars.Lousy printing/binding--1 star.
The good.These Albeniz piano pieces are standards in the classical guitar repertoire.Stanley Yates' arrangements strive to remain faithful to Albeniz's intentions and to maintain accessibility for classical guitarists.He succeeds famously.His arrangment of Sevilla (for example) is lovely and--because he chooses to keep the main motive in the first position rather than the more common 12th--it's much more accessible than many needlessly more difficult arrangements.His take on the workhorse Asturias/Leyenda is similarly helpful.He provides good LH fingerings as well as peformance notes that include the reassuring observation that the rapid fire i-m droning was Segovia's invention and NOT Albeniz's.Along with this insightful comment, he offers alternative realizations of several passages.These aren't pieces for beginners, but it's exactly this kind of help that makes them accessible for us mere mortals.Thanks, Maestro.

The bad.The printing and binding are a mess.The first 18 measures of Asturias simply didn't get printed--something else is on the front of that page.(Thankfully, the beginning is esssentially the same as a later section ... I think.)Several other pieces suffered a similar fate--there are pages out of order and (worse) missing.Since the pieces I wanted--Sevilla, Malaguena and Tango--are intact, I won't return it, but how disappointing that Mel Bay would have done such a sloppy job with the printing. ... Read more

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The greatest masterpiece of Spanish piano music
This book is a must for here we have Isaac Albéniz's masterpiece, Iberia. I wonder why we do not hear Spanish piano music more often? These 12 pieces are rich in Spanish flavor and the composer's idiom. Evocación, El Puerto, Triana, are but three of the wonderful works found in this collection. A great buy for pianists everywhere. Dover provides so much good music in attractive, affordable editions, and greatly enhances a musician's library.

Isaac Albeniz. Iberia. The best spanish author.
This book shows all the feeling that Spain has prepared to you to experience... As a impresionist, inluenced by Debussy, Albeniz knows how to transmit all the Spain pasion, in a somehow complicated Iberia. ... Read more

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Albeniz at his best
Isaac Albeniz truly writes beautiful music for the piano.Any true piano player will fall in love with his breath taking music.Please buy it. ... Read more

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Un libro con método
Es un un autor que por años ha demostrado ser uno de los exponentes de métodos para educación musical más exitosos y usados. ... Read more

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This book presents the most up-to-date biography of the Spanish composer Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) and is the first to offer a thorough, annotated bibliography in addition to an extensive discography, chronology, and list of works. The bibliography treats not only articles, books, dissertations, and exhibition publications, but also includes numerous reviews of his operas and other works. An overview of the nature and location of primary sources and the holdings of various archives (in England, France, Belgium, Germany, and Spain) is an especially useful feature of this book that is not available anywhere else. Alb niz's letters, manuscripts, library, photographs, and other important documents and personal effects are discussed. This guide to research sheds welcome light on one of the most important composers in the history of Spanish music, one whose works won the admiration of Faure, Debussy, and Messiaen, and exerted a profound influence on de Falla, Turina, and Rodrigo. ... Read more

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Walter Aaron Clark's detailed and accurate account (the first in English) of one of the most intriguing figures of the Romantic period is now available in paperback. Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909), a renowned concert pianist, created a national style of Spanish piano music and also fostered the growth in Spain of the concerto, orchestral music, and opera. His career was to become the stuff of legend: a touring child prodigy who supposedly stowed away on a steamer to the New World, he later studied with Liszt, and eventually became ensnared in a 'Faustian pact' with the wealthy English librettist Frances Burdett Money-Coutts. Based on a wealth of new and previously overlooked documentary evidence, this biography debunks the mythology surrounding Albeniz's career--much of it spun by the composer himself--and reveals a complex individual who was able to capture the mystery of Spain in his music yet who in reality felt estranged from his homeland. ... Read more

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Transcendent music
I discovered Albeniz through the 2006 movie Iberia which features the music of Albeniz. I decided to try playing it on the piano. It has captured me in a way I could never have expected. I am not a young person and thought I knew the repertoire, but there is no finer music for the piano than the Iberia suite. I strongly encourage every good pianist to discover this music! Learning about the man has been as much of a joy as integrating his music into my being, for that is what has happened. He's quite a character. This book is admirable and like the other reviewer I too would like more on the music itself. However, I think the other reviewer is much to limited in whom he recommends Albeniz too. Albeniiz' piano music belongs to all the ages -- it is as good as anything ever composed, and better than most. If Albeniz were not a "Spanish" composer, he would be much better heard, and his music would be much easier to find. So do not think you have to be interested in "Nationalist Spanish Music" to be interested in Albeniz. His music is as universal as Chopin's or Beethoven's. Albeniz needs to be liberated from pigeonholing because he belongs in the universal pantheon.

fascinating and insightful
Aaron Clark is admirably unwilling to speculate as so many much earlier biographies of Albeniz have been about the more hazy periods in his life.He is particularly good on understanding the hyperbole andpublicity-friendly porkies Albeniz was given to in the context of hischaracter. Where he is at his best is in the analysis and history of themusic/forms it uses.I wish he would write a work which concentrates onanalysis of the music itself as well - I'd buy that too. It is also a veryentertaining read, and has many very sensible conclusions especially aboutAlbeniz's earlier life, which is surrounded by myth! This is an essentialbook for anyone interested in Spanish Nationalist Romantic Music.Doesthis man have an email address?Ben Coulthard ... Read more

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We've combined volumes 3 and 4 of the Albeniz Iberia giving pianists a good value product. This volume contains six pieces, all in their original unedited form. ... Read more

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

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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. ... Read more

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A unique collection for piano solo by the celebrated Spanish composer. Capricho catalán, Cuba, Triana, Minuetto del gallo, Rapsodia cubana, Sevilla, Sonata op.72. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1384 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Isaac Albeniz: Portrait of a Romantic.(Review) (book review)
Author: Carol A. Hess
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 56Issue: 4Page: 946

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on December 27, 2002. The length of the article is 518 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Isaac Albeniz de Camelot al Real: el gran acontecimiento sera el estreno mundial de Merlin en el Teatro Real. El sueno de Albeniz de representar una obra al estilo wagneriano se hara, por fin, realidad. (Musica Clasica).(puesta en escena de opera )(incluye notas relacionadas )
Author: Lorenzo Esteve
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 27, 2002
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 78(1)

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1306 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Catalogo sistematico descriptivo de las obras musicales de Isaac Albeniz. (Book Reviews: Popular Musics).(Book Review)
Author: Walter A. Clark
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 59Issue: 2Page: 332(2)

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1632 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Isaac Albeniz: A Guide to Research.(Review)
Author: Carol A. Hess
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 56Issue: 3Page: 697

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on March 1, 1995. The length of the article is 2204 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Isaac Albeniz: Chronological List and Thematic Catalog of His Piano Works.
Author: Frances Barulich
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1995
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v51Issue: n3Page: p939(4)

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As one of the leaders in the renaissance of Spanish music at the turn ofthe twentieth century, Isaac Albeniz was regarded as the founder of theSpanish "national school." Always fascinated with the music of Andalucia,Albeniz composed numerous small but beautifully performed portraits of his native Spain. These brightly colored piano pictures of his native land are sufficient reason for him to be called "the Liszt of Spanish music." Sixpieces or "pages from an album" from his opus 165 "Espa a" appear in thisvolume for solo guitar, as they have been transcribed and arranged by John Griggs in notation only. ... Read more