Isaac Albéniz
1860 – 1909 · aged 49
Spanish composer (1860-1909)
- Born
- 29 May 1860 · Camprodon
- Died
- 18 May 1909 · Cambo-les-Bains
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- 29 May 1860BornBorn in Camprodon
- 18 May 1909DiedDied in Cambo-les-Bains
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- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
Biography
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (Spanish: [iˈsak alˈβeniθ]; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso composer, conductor, and pianist. He is one of the foremost composers of the post-romantic era who also exerted a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best known for his piano works that incorporate Spanish folk music idioms and elements. His compositions, particularly his suite Iberia (1905–1908), are considered masterpieces and have influenced both European classical music and Spanish nationalism. Isaac Albéniz was close to the Generation of '98.
Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, Mallorca, and Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar.
Some of Albéniz's personal papers are held in the Library of Catalonia.
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