Iberia

Album by Isaac Albéniz & Ricardo Requejo

Iberia is a cycle of piano pieces by Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz, composed between 1905 and 1909. The work exemplifies musical nationalism and impressionistic piano writing, blending Andalusian flamenco-influenced rhythms, modal harmonies and colourful, highly textured pianistic writing, and it represents a late-period culmination of Albéniz's exploration of Spanish folk idioms with lasting influence on Spanish classical music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite espagnole, op. 47: Granada
    5:11
  2. 2.
    Suite espagnole, op. 47: Cataluña
    3:15
  3. 3.
    Suite espagnole, op. 47: Sevilla
    5:42
  4. 4.
    Suite espagnole, op. 47: Cádiz
    5:33
  5. 5.
    Suite espagnole, op. 47: Aragón
    5:31
  6. 6.
    Suite espagnole, op. 47: Cuba
    6:12
  7. 7.
    Iberia, Book 1: Evocación. Prélude. Allegretto espressivo
    6:35
  8. 8.
    Iberia, Book 1: El puerto. Allegro commodo
    3:53
  9. 9.
    Iberia, Book 1: Corpus Christi. Allegro preciso
    9:20
  10. 10.
    Iberia, Book 2: Rondeña. Allegretto
    6:33
  11. 11.
    Iberia, Book 2: Almería. Allegretto moderato
    9:40
  12. 12.
    Iberia, Book 2: Triana. Allegretto con anima
    5:45

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Iberia, Book 3: El Albaicín. Allegro assai, ma melancolico
    7:17
  2. 3.
    Iberia, Book 3: El Polo. Allegro melancolico
    7:27
  3. 4.
    Iberia, Book 3: Lavapiés. Allegro bien rythmé mais sans presser
    8:19
  4. 5.
    Iberia, Book 4: Málaga. Allegro vivo
    5:05
  5. 6.
    Iberia, Book 4: Jerez. Andantino
    11:50
  6. 7.
    Iberia, Book 4: Eritaña. Allegro grazioso
    6:34
  7. 8.
    Chants d'Espagne, op. 232: Prélude
    7:10
  8. 9.
    Chants d'Espagne, op. 232: Orientale
    4:34
  9. 10.
    Chants d'Espagne, op. 232: Sous le Palmier
    4:56
  10. 11.
    Chants d'Espagne, op. 232: Córdoba
    6:27
  11. 12.
    Chants d'Espagne, op. 232: Seguidillas
    3:17

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