Spanish Piano Music: 24 Works by de Falla, Albeniz, Granados, Soler and Turina Falla Manuel dePaperback

The late 19th and early 20th centuries have been called the golden age of Spanish piano music a rebirth of fervent nationalism that ushered in a true keyboard renaissance. with his lady "maja."" Falla painted the Spanish landscape in "Aragonesa" Brought to national awareness by the four most important composers of their generation Isaac Albeniz, Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla, and Joaquin Turina this new wave of music explored everything Spanish: the magnetic rhythms of Spanish dance, the dark lyricism of Spanish song, the Iberian countryside, the landscape, and the sights and sounds of everyday life.Albeniz sketched picturesque vistas of Spanish scenes and landscapes in works called "Malaguena," "Asturias," and "Cordoba." In "Goyescas, " Granados transformed Francisco Goya's artwork into a world of voluptuous sound, confessing that "I fell in love with Goya's palette . . .