Enrique Granados died when the SS Sussex, the ship he was on, was attacked in the English Channel while he was returning from the New York premiere of his opera Goyescas.
Compositional Technique
When composing, Granados used different colored pencils in his piano sketches to indicate which instruments (strings, winds, brass) would play certain notes in an orchestral version.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Enrique Granados, the composer, stated that while he felt Catalan, his music aimed to express what he felt, admired, and was attracted to, regardless of its origin.
Performer Biography
Emili Brugalla, the pianist on this album, received first prize at the Competition for Young Performers in 1982 and has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician.
Composer Biography
Granados studied piano with Joan Baptista Pujol, a leading teacher in Barcelona, whose students also included Isaac Albéniz and Ricardo Viñes.
Composition History
Granados's Goyescas premiered in 1911 at the Palau de la Música Catalana, a magnificent Art Nouveau concert hall in Barcelona that had opened just three years prior.
Composer Biography
Enrique Granados was born in Lleida, a Catalan city, but his family moved frequently due to his father's military career, eventually settling in Barcelona where he began his formal musical education.
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