By age 15 he had given concerts worldwide.Īfter a short stay at the Leipzig Conservatory, he went to study at the royal Conservatory in Brussels in 1876. Albeniz’s father was a customs agent and was required to travel frequently, and concert dates were arranged to coincide with his fathers travels. When he was nine years old his concert career began with a tour throughout northern Spain.
He was refused admission because he was believed to be too young. As a result, many of his pieces such as Asturias, Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz and Catulna are amongst the most important pieces for classical guitar.Īlbeniz was a child prodigy who first performed at the age of four and at the age of 7 passed the entrance examination for piano at the Paris Conservatoire. Many of his works were transcribed for classical guitar by Miguel LLobet, Francisco Tarrega and others. Issac Manuel Francisco Albeniz y Pascual (1860 – 1909) was a Spanish pianist and composer best known for his piano works based on folk music idioms.
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