Isaac Albéniz is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Isaac Albéniz as Spanish composer (1860-1909).
Isaac Albéniz was born at Camprodon in 1860. His recorded nationality is Spain. He trained at Madrid Royal Conservatory and University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as classical pianist, composer and conductor.
The instruments recorded are piano.
His work is classed as opera, zarzuela and sardana.
He performed with Catalan Piano School.
Among his best-known works are Iberia, Pepita Jiménez and Chants d'Espagne. What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Knight of the Legion of Honour.
That the work came out of Spain shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Isaac Albéniz died in 1909, aged 49. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Notable work: Iberia
- Notable work: Pepita Jiménez
- Notable work: Chants d'Espagne
- Notable work: Asturias
- Instruments: piano
- Genres: opera, zarzuela and sardana
