Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (1860 –
1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and
conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the
Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence
on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best
known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music
idioms. Isaac Albéniz was close to the Generation of
'98. His early works were mostly "salon style" music.
Albéniz's first published composition, Marcha Militar,
appeared in 1...(+)
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (1860 –
1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and
conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the
Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence
on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best
known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music
idioms. Isaac Albéniz was close to the Generation of
'98. His early works were mostly "salon style" music.
Albéniz's first published composition, Marcha Militar,
appeared in 1868. A number of works written before this
are now lost. He continued composing in traditional
styles ranging from Jean-Philippe Rameau, Johann
Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin
and Franz Liszt until the mid-1880s. He also wrote at
least five zarzuelas, of which all but two are now
lost.
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 of
are held in the Library of Catalonia. As one of the
leading composers of his era, Albéniz's influences on
both contemporary composers and on the future of
Spanish music are profound. As a result of his extended
stay in France and the friendship he formed with
numerous composers there, his composition technique and
harmonic language has influenced aspiring younger
composers such as Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel. His
activities as conductor, performer and composer
significantly raised the profile of Spanish music
abroad and encouraged Spanish music and musicians in
his own country.
Rumores de la Caleta (Murmurs from the Small Beach),
Op. 71, No. 6, is a composition by Isaac Albéniz. The
piece is subtitled "Malagueña". It is a "sensual and
emotional courting dance from Málaga, although the
piece was actually named after La Caleta beach in
Cadiz.
Since it has been transcribed for guitar duet by Miguel
Llobet it has become a well-known piece for classical
guitar. It has been played and recorded by guitarists
such as Julian Bream duet with John Williams and many
others. Susan Miller said of it, "the soulfulness of
Sevilla slid imperceptibly into Rumores de la Caleta.
The slow, measured beats took on a life of their own,
gathering the shadows, the passions, the cries of
lovers and of hunted, wounded animals on moonlit
night.".
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumores_de_la_Caleta).
Although originally written for Solo Classical Guitar,
I created this Interpretation of the "Rumores de la
Caleta" (Murmurs from the Small Beach) "Malagueña"
from "Recuerdos de viaje" (Op. 71, No. 6) for Flute &
Piano.