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Albeniz: Piano Music, Vol. 8 / Miguel Baselga
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Albeniz: Piano Music, Vol. 8 / Miguel Baselga

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Composer
ALBENIZ, ISAAC
Artist
Miguel Baselga
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 10, 2014
Catalog #
BIS-CD-1973
UPC
7318590019733

About

If at least some part of Isaac Albéniz' music may justifiably be described as 'salon music', this is not something that the composer would have objected to. Quite the opposite: he was himself very much a man of the salon, especially in his youth in the 1880s, which is when most of the pieces on Miguel Baselga's new disc were composed. It was in the salons of Madrid that he recruited new pupils among the young ladies of the bourgeoisie, performed his latest compositions and, presumably, had a good time in general. And although his greatest work - the four books that make up Iberia - was composed much later, in Paris, Albéniz never disassociated himself from the earlier works: 'There are among them a few things that are not completely worthless', he once remarked, '... there is less musical science, less of the grand idea, but more colour, sunlight, flavour of olives.' It was in the 1880s that a strong influence of Spanish style becomes evident in his music, as a result of the influence of the teacher and composer Felipe Pedrell. Folk music, especially that of Andalusia, and the characteristic idiom of Spanish guitar music make themselves felt in compositions such as Zaragoza and Sevilla, the two pieces published in 1890 as Seconde Suite espagnole. Other works on this disc are of a more 'international' character, for instance Les Saisons, Albéniz' own 'Four Seasons': four miniatures in an almost impressionistic style. Also included is the transcription, published in 2009, of one of the three improvisations that Albéniz recorded on a phonograph roll in 1903, permitting us a unique peek into the composer's creative mind.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 I. Zaragoza 03:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Zaragoza
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  2. 2 II. Sevilla 06:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sevilla
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  3. 3 No. 1 in D Major 03:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 1 in D Major
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  4. 4 No. 2 in B-Flat Major 04:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2 in B-Flat Major
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  5. 5 No. 3 in E-Flat Major 03:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 3 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  6. 6 No. 4 in G Major 03:44
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4 in G Major
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  7. 7 No. 5 in A-Flat Major 03:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 5 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  8. 8 No. 6 in D Major 03:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 6 in D Major
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  9. 9 Estudio impromptu, Op. 56 04:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Estudio impromptu, Op. 56
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  10. 10 I. Le Printemps 01:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Le Printemps
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  11. 11 II. L'Ete 02:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. L'Ete
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  12. 12 III. L'Automne 02:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. L'Automne
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  13. 13 IV. L'Hiver 01:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    IV. L'Hiver
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  14. 14 Mazurka de salón, Op. 81 05:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Mazurka de salón, Op. 81
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  15. 15 Recuerdos, mazurka, Op. 80 05:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Recuerdos, mazurka, Op. 80
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  16. 16 3 Improvisations: No. 2. Tempo di Minuetto (transcribed by M.R. Laufer) 02:08
    Track
    16
    Title
    3 Improvisations: No. 2. Tempo di Minuetto (transcribed by M.R. Laufer)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  17. 17 Cotillon: No. 1. Champagne 05:05
    Track
    17
    Title
    Cotillon: No. 1. Champagne
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga
  18. 18 Berceuse, T. 114bis 01:50
    Track
    18
    Title
    Berceuse, T. 114bis
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Isaac Albéniz
    Performer
    Miguel Baselga