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Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish composer, conductor, and virtuoso pianist. He was born in Camprodon and died in Cambo-les-Bains from nephritis. His notable works include the piano suite *Iberia*, the opera *Pepita Jiménez*, and the pieces *Asturias* and *Merlin*. He composed in the genres of opera, zarzuela, and sardana.
Albéniz was educated at the Madrid Royal Conservatory, the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and the Conservatoire de Paris. He studied under Antoine-François Marmontel, François-Auguste Gevaert, Felip Pedrell, and Carl Reinecke. He was a Knight of the Legion of Honour. He spoke Catalan and Spanish. He is buried at Montjuïc Cemetery.
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- Male
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1860
- Active to
- 1909
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Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz (1860–1909) was a SPANISH 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. <a href="https://www.las
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francisco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Camprodon
- Place of death
- Cambo-les-Bains
- Child
- Laura Albéniz
- Occupation
- pianist
- Educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Merlin
- Student of
- François-Auguste Gevaert
- Genre
- sardana
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Isaac Albéniz, de Napoleon.jpg
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- Isaac Albéniz
- place of burial
- Montjuïc Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1861-05-29
- date of death
- 1909-01-01
- cause of death
- nephritis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Isaac Albéniz
- birth name
- Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Isaac Albéniz
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Isaac Albéniz, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Majorca: Barcarola
Cotillón. N. 1, Champagne : Carte Blanche [Música notada] : album de danses de salon : wals
[Manuela Vargas en la Suite Iberia de Isaac Albéniz]
Espagne. N. 1,, Prélude [Música notada] :]souvenirs
Douze pièces caracteristiques. N. 1,, Gavotte [Música notada] :]pour piano, op. 92 : [sur un thème de Mlle. Irene Landauer]
Douze pièces caracteristiques. N. 3,, Barcarola (Ciel sans nuages) [Música notada] :]pour piano, op. 92
Douze pièces caracteristiques. N. 4,, Prière [Música notada] :]pour piano, op. 92
Douze pièces caracteristiques. N. 5,, Conchita : polka [Música notada]: ]pour piano, op. 92
Espagne. N. 2,, Asturies [Música notada] :]souvenirs
San Antonio de La Florida [Música notada]: zarzuela en un acto
Recuerdos de viaje.. N. 6,, Rumores de La Caleta [Música notada] :]malagueña para piano
4 mélodies [Music Noted]:] (épreuves)
L 'automne [Music Noted]: waltz, op. 170
1ª rapsodia española [Música notada] : con acompañamiento de orquesta o 2º piano, op. 70
3ª sonata para piano, op. 68 [Música notada]
Quinta sonata para piano, op. 82 [Música notada]
Chants d'Espagne [Música notada] :]op. 232
Mazurka de salón, op. 81 [Música notada]
Iberia. 1er. cahier [Música notada] :]12 nouvelles "impressions" en quatre cahiers
Iberia. Du 1st. cahier, El Puerto [Music Noted]:] 12 nouvelles “impressions” in quatre cahiers
Iberia. Triana: du 2e. cahier [Music Noted]:] 12 nouvelles “impressions” in quatre cahiers
Suite espagnole.. No. III,, Seville: (Sevillian)
Suite espagnole. N. VIII, Cuba [Música notada] :]capricho
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Encyclopedic overview
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual ( Spanish pronunciation: [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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Isaac Albéniz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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