Spanish music

[elevateme_returns]

ive just started to get into spanish piano music, because i did falla's nights in the gardens of spain with an orchestra in germany last year & thought it was an absolutely wonderful piece. so - can anyone recommend some fantastic solo piano spanish pieces please? i've heard goyescas & iberia already.

[invictious]

Try some Turina.

[pita bread]

de Falla's Fantasia Baetica is bombbb :koji:

[leslieb547]

Try Fernando Sor - Malbrough Variations. It's not a long, but is a beautiful, piece and it is written for the Classical guitar so you will have to work out for yourself which hand plays which notes and the fingering. Unusually, for a guitar piece, there are no big 'guitar' chords and virtually every note is playable on the piano as written. I've been playing it for some years and, although it is not difficult, it satisfies me musically. If you get chance to hear any of the leading classical guitarists recordings they all have different interpretations.

[sharon_f]

I am a huge fan of Mompou. Most of his works are miniatures, but they are extremely beautiful and well-crafted.

[Mozartian]

de Falla's Fantasia Baetica is bombbb :koji:

Only at koji speed though.

de Falla has some nice miniatures, also look at Turina, Soler, Albeniz, Granados, and Mompou (Martin Jones has done some decent Spanish music sets, if you're interested in recordings). Some great stuff, for sure.

[pita bread]

Only at koji speed though.

Yeah, or at Paul Jacobs speed (faster in the fast parts)

[Mozartian]

Yeah, or at Paul Jacobs speed (faster in the fast parts)

oooh haven't heard that one!

[elevateme_returns]

de Falla's Fantasia Baetica is bombbb :koji:

woah i just heard that it's amazing!!

[ramibarniv]

There's endless Spanish music by
Albeniz, Granados, Turina, de Falla, etc.
Do you consider SA music to be Spanish?
Ginastera is wild and so is Villa-Lobos, who wrote a wealth of piano music.
One of my favorites is the Bachianas Brasileiras #4, all 4 pieces.
Best,
Rami
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