Albéniz

[ ahl-ve-neeth; English ahl-bey-nees, al- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

I·sa·ac [ee-sah-, ahk, ahy, -z, uh, k], 1860–1909, Spanish composer and pianist.

Albéniz

/ alˈβeniθ /

AlbénizIsaac18601909MSpanishMUSIC: composer Isaac (isaˈak). 1860–1909, Spanish composer; noted for piano pieces inspired by folk music, such as the suite Iberia

The Spanish80 composers, Albeniz and Granados, frequently employ national dance rhythms in their pieces.

Mr. Rubinstein succeeded in making the Albeniz pieces not only poetical but lyrical.

Here begin the difficulties of understanding even Albeniz and Granados.

One composer stood out with unexpected prominence from Mr. Rubinstein's programme—Isaac Albeniz.

Yet he is modern, in the sense that he is intellectual and anti-sentimental, as compared with Albeniz.

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