Enrique Granados began 'Goyescas' in 1909, inspired by his profound admiration for the Spanish painter Goya and his art, particularly his sensuous portraits from the 1790s.
Composition History
Albéniz's 'Iberia' was conceived as a larger work from its inception, with the first piece, 'Évocation', initially titled 'Prélude' in the manuscript.
Composition History
The first piece of 'Goyescas', 'Los requiebros', is explicitly inspired by Goya's engraving 'Tal para cual' from 'Los Caprichos', which was also used on the first edition's cover.
Performer Biography
Peter Donohoe, the pianist on this recording, studied with Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod in Paris, with Loriod becoming his teacher in the late 1970s.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Albéniz's 'Iberia' evokes musical elements from different parts of Spain, ranging from the malagueña of the Andalusian coast to the jota from Aragon.
Composer Biography
Granados and his wife drowned on March 24, 1916, when the SS Sussex, sailing from Folkestone to Dieppe, was torpedoed by a U-boat in the English Channel during the Great War.
Composer Biography
Isaac Albéniz, a Catalan composer, was first known as an incomparable piano virtuoso before gaining an outstanding grasp of composition.
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