New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Schenck - Adagio for Strings

ALBENIS (Albeniz) Isaac Manuel Francisco (29 V 1860, Camprodon, Catalonia - 16 VI 1909, Cambo-les-Bains, France) - Spanish composer and pianist. The largest representative of the new Spanish. music. As a pianist, he began performing from the age of 4. From the age of 6 he studied the game of fp. by A. F. Marmontel (Paris) and E. Compta (Barcelona), later by L. Brassen (Brussels) and K. Reinecke (Leipzig). Completed the pianist. education at F. Liszt (Budapest, 1880), which influenced all subsequent creative work. A. Compositions studied under F. Gevart, S. Yadasson and F. Pedrell. In the 1880s - early 1890s . . successfully performed in many places. countries (Mexico, Cuba, Germany, England, France). A. 's game was distinguished by its virtuoso scale and colorfulness. From 1894 he lived in Paris, improved his composition with P. Duke and V. d'Andy, became close to C. Debussy,the impact of which affected the late period of A. 's work. In the last years of his life, he headed a new direction for the Spanish. music - the so-called Renasimiento (his followers are E. Granados, M. de Falla, X. Turin).