Suite española, Op.47: Asturias (Leyenda) (Op. 232/1)
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz (1860–1909) was a Catalan pianist and compos… Read Full Bio ↴Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz (1860–1909) was a Catalan pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music.
Born in Camprodon, Girona, Catalonia, on 29th May 1860, Albéniz was a child prodigy who first performed at the age of four. At the age of seven he passed the entrance examination for piano at the Paris Conservatoire, but he was refused admission because he took out a ball from his pocket and broke a glass window while playing with it. By fifteen, he had already given concerts worldwide. After a short stay at the Leipzig Conservatory, in 1876 he went to study in Brussels. In 1880, he went to Budapest to study with Franz Liszt, only to find out that Liszt was in Weimar, Germany.
In 1883 he met the teacher and composer Felipe Pedrell, who inspired him to write Spanish music such as the Suite Española, op. 47. The fifth movement of that suite, called Asturias (Leyenda) is probably most famous these days in the classical guitar world, even though it was originally composed for piano and only later transcribed to guitar by Francisco Tárrega. Many of his other compositions were also later transcribed to guitar - Albéniz himself preferred Tárrega's guitar transcriptions to his original piano works.
During the 1890s Albéniz lived in London and Paris and wrote mainly theatrical works. In 1900 he started to suffer from kidney disease and returned to writing piano music. Between 1905 and 1909 he composed his most famous work, Iberia (1908), a suite of twelve piano "impressions".
His orchestral works include Spanish Rhapsody (1887) and Catalonia (1899).
Albéniz died on 18th May 1909 at the age of forty-eight in Cambo-les-Bains, and is buried in the Cementiri del Sudoest, Barcelona.
Born in Camprodon, Girona, Catalonia, on 29th May 1860, Albéniz was a child prodigy who first performed at the age of four. At the age of seven he passed the entrance examination for piano at the Paris Conservatoire, but he was refused admission because he took out a ball from his pocket and broke a glass window while playing with it. By fifteen, he had already given concerts worldwide. After a short stay at the Leipzig Conservatory, in 1876 he went to study in Brussels. In 1880, he went to Budapest to study with Franz Liszt, only to find out that Liszt was in Weimar, Germany.
In 1883 he met the teacher and composer Felipe Pedrell, who inspired him to write Spanish music such as the Suite Española, op. 47. The fifth movement of that suite, called Asturias (Leyenda) is probably most famous these days in the classical guitar world, even though it was originally composed for piano and only later transcribed to guitar by Francisco Tárrega. Many of his other compositions were also later transcribed to guitar - Albéniz himself preferred Tárrega's guitar transcriptions to his original piano works.
During the 1890s Albéniz lived in London and Paris and wrote mainly theatrical works. In 1900 he started to suffer from kidney disease and returned to writing piano music. Between 1905 and 1909 he composed his most famous work, Iberia (1908), a suite of twelve piano "impressions".
His orchestral works include Spanish Rhapsody (1887) and Catalonia (1899).
Albéniz died on 18th May 1909 at the age of forty-eight in Cambo-les-Bains, and is buried in the Cementiri del Sudoest, Barcelona.
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Suite española Op.47: Asturias
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@wocomoMUSIC
Watch the playlist of the full concert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3On0zvl0x0Y&list=PLWvhKE5HbZ39Ql8-tOttWCx42XeYccOTr&index=1
@wocomoMUSIC
We also recommend to watch and listen to the performance of John Williams' teacher, Prof. Andrés Segovia, the grand master of classical guitar himself, also recorded in the Alcázar Palace in Sevilla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJBISAiWLXU
@ld8337
My teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher’s teacher was actually Segovia…
@anirbanc88
thank you so much!
@scottstatham3983
@@CristinayNala Yeah, but was flamenko guitarist and Segovia, Classical master
@davidallen346
I have this concert on VHS 📼
@10laws2liveby
A person isn't just born with a talent like this. Can you imagine the dedication to develop it, though? That is I admire.
@randomisedbeing
Talents makes the start easier.
Passion makes the journey enjoyable.
Hard Work makes the result totally worth it!
@rickmarr9634
A lot of people say “you have a natural gift” and I’m like “you know how much time I’ve spent practicing, rather than going out or watching tv?”
@rickmarr9634
@@chrisdavies5199 You know what i'm talking about. There's a quote from the movie August Rush and it's by Robin William's character, he said " you got to love Music more than food"