Cadiz (ALBENIZ ISAAC)

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'slifetime. 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 selectionsare: 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 thescholarly manner one would expect from Stanley Yates.

The young Isaac Albeniz published Recuerdos de Viaje for solo Piano in 1887 including this movement Puerta de Tierra which was also published as ‘Andalucia’. It is a bolero a traditional dance movement that was frequently performed in theatres in Cadiz – the site of the Puerta de Tierra – at the time that Albeniz was writing this piece. The single movement is full of Iberian fire and virtuosic passages with repeating triplet figures in Spanish style typical of Albeniz. In its Piano form this piece has been used as a very effective encore and it may well find a home as the finale of a Trumpet recital. Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albeniz (1860 -1909) was one of Spain’s foremost musicians a world-renowned soloist contributing to the rebirth of Spanish musical nationalism and gaining international recognition for the music of Spain.

The Music of Albéniz, vol. 1, from opus 47 Composer: ALBÉNIZ Isaac Arranger: RUSSELL David DO 931 Advanced ISBN: 978-2-89503-706-4 Solo Guitar 32 p. from Suite España, Op. 47 Granada Cataluña Sevilla Cadiz Asturias Cuba