Iberia, Book 1 & 2 / España

Album by Isaac Albéniz & Daniel Barenboim

Iberia, Books 1 and 2 are parts of a solo piano cycle by Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz, composed between 1905 and 1909. The pieces employ Spanish folk rhythms, colourful modal harmonies and virtuosic pianistic textures, marking a late-period turn towards nationalistic impressionism in Albéniz's output and shaping subsequent Spanish piano repertoire.
First released: 2001

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Iberia, First Book: Evocación
    6:15
  2. 2.
    Iberia, First Book: El Puerto
    4:22
  3. 3.
    Iberia, First Book: Fête-Dieu à Séville
    9:10
  4. 4.
    Iberia, Second Book: Rondeña
    7:39
  5. 5.
    Iberia, Second Book: Almería
    11:03
  6. 6.
    Iberia, Second Book: Triana
    5:21
  7. 7.
    España, op. 165: Prélude
    2:16
  8. 8.
    España, op. 165: Tango
    2:20
  9. 9.
    España, op. 165: Malagueña
    4:05
  10. 10.
    España, op. 165: Serenata
    3:50
  11. 11.
    España, op. 165: Capricho catalán
    3:01
  12. 12.
    España, op. 165: Zortzico
    2:56

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