Iberia

Album by Isaac Albéniz & Marc‐André Hamelin

Iberia is a suite for solo piano by Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz, composed between 1905 and 1909. The work blends Spanish folk rhythms and modal harmonies with impressionistic colours and virtuosic pianism, marking a late-career consolidation of Albéniz's exploration of Spanish musical identity and exerting significant influence on subsequent Spanish and French composers.
First released: April 2005

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book I: I. Evocación
    6:26
  2. 2.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book IV: I. Málaga
    5:01
  3. 3.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book I: II. El puerto
    3:57
  4. 4.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book IV: II. Jerez
    9:59
  5. 5.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book I: III. El Corpus en Sevilla
    8:19
  6. 6.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book IV: III. Eritaña
    5:14
  7. 7.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book II: I. Rondeña
    6:39
  8. 8.
    La Vega
    16:05
  9. 9.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book II: II. Almería
    10:50
  10. 10.
    Yvonne en visite!: I. La révérence!
    1:53
  11. 11.
    Yvonne en visite!: II. Joyeuse rencontre et quelques pénibles événements!
    4:37
  12. 12.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book II: III. Triana
    5:08
  13. 13.
    España (Souvenirs), B. 45, No. 1: Preludio
    8:46
  14. 14.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book III: I. El Albaicín
    7:27
  15. 15.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book III: II. El Polo
    6:47
  16. 16.
    España (Souvenirs), B. 45, No. 2: Asturias
    3:35
  17. 17.
    Iberia, B. 47: Book III: III. Lavapiés
    6:20
  18. 18.
    Navarra, B. 49
    8:40

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