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Enrique Granados
12+ albums
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Enrique Granados (1867-1916) was a SPANISH pianist and composer. Granados was born on the 27th July, 1867 in Lérida, Catalonia to an officer in the Spanish army, and received his first musical instruction from an army bandmaster. Further studies in Barcelona with Jurnet (piano) and Pedrell (composition) prepared the young musician for a brief but highly influential stay in Paris (1887-1889), during which he worked under well-known Parisian pianist and teacher Charles de Bériot (son of the famous violinist of the same name). Granados' earliest mature work, the Valses poéticos of 1887, was completed around this time. After returning to Barcelona in 1890 Granados spent the next decade building a dual career as pianist and composer, forming a successful piano trio with Belgian violinist Crickboom and the young Pablo Casals. His first opera, Maria del Carmen, was well received at its premiere in 1898, after which the Order of Carlos III (a Spanish knighthood) was bestowed upon him by a supportive government. Granados was quick to follow up on this success, and two more operas were produced in the next five years. For the 1900 season Granados founded the Society of Classical Concerts (Sociedad de Conciertos Clásicos) in Barcelona, which, although short-lived, gave him the confidence to create his own piano school the following year (known as the Granados School, or Academia Granados). The school was a success, and Granados maintained his involvement with it until his death.
top songs
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Valses Poéticos H. 147, DLR 7:8: No. 1: Melódico
13,3812Andaluza
11,0573Oriental (Arr. for Harp & Guitar)
8,5824Villanesca (Arr. for Harp & Guitar)
8,0565Apariciones: Valses Romanticos: Sensitive
6,8106Allegro de concierto, op. 46
6,0617Dedicatoria
5,3408Oriental
5,0659No. 5 Andantino quasi Allegretto
4,8551012 Danzas espanolas, Op. 37: No. 10. Melancolica, "Danza triste"
3,587albums
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Granados - 12 Danzas Españolas
GRANADOS: Spanish Dances / Escenas Poeticas
Granados, E.: Piano Music, Vol. 4 - Romantic Waltzes / Poetic Waltzes / Aragonese Rhapsody
The Artistry of Teresa Perez
Allegro de Concierto, Op. 46
GRANADOS: Escenas Poeticas / Azulejos / Oriental
GRANADOS: Escenas Romanticas / Allegro de concierto / Capricho espanol
Granados, E.: Piano Music, Vol. 2 - Goyescas
Alicia de Larrocha plays Granados
Granados: Goyescas
GRANADOS: Goyescas / El Pelele (arr. for 3 guitars)
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