Isaac Albéniz
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈsak alˈβeniθ]; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best known for his piano works based on Spanish folk music idioms. Isaac Albéniz was close to the Generation of '98. Transcriptions of many of his pieces, such as Asturias (Leyenda), Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Córdoba, Cataluña, Mallorca, and Tango in D, are important pieces for classical guitar, though he never composed for the guitar. The personal papers of Albéniz are preserved in, among other institutions, the Library of Catalonia. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1861 (Camprodon), Died May 18, 1909 (Cambo-les-Bains)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-22499 | 10-in. | 1/7/1919 | Seguidilla | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-22500 | 10-in. | 1/7/1919 | Malagueña | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | B-22638 | 10-in. | 3/20/1919 | Tango | Mischa Elman | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | C-27360 | 12-in. | 12/28/1922 | Triana | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32527 | 10-in. | 4/20/1925 | Tango | Guiomar Novaës | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-34080 | 10-in. | 1/11/1926 | Granada | Adolfo Girón | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-36568 | 10-in. | 10/27/1926 | Sous le palmier | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38220 | 10-in. | 3/16/1927 | Malagueña | Fritz Kreisler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-38221 | 10-in. | 3/16/1927 | Tango, op. 165, no. 2 | Fritz Kreisler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-43656 | 12-in. | 4/20/1928 | Cadiz | Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-44692 | 10-in. | Fall 1929 | Córdoba | Orquesta Argentina Víctor de Salón | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-45867 | 10-in. | 7/10/1928 | Granada | Rondalla Usandizaga | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-46480 | 12-in. | 9/27/1928 | Fête-dieu à Seville | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-46481 | 12-in. | 9/27/1928 | Fête-dieu à Seville | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-51630 | 10-in. | 4/15/1929 | Castilla | Rondalla Usandizaga | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | BSHQ-72535 | 10-in. | 5/3/1932 | Quisiera olvidar tus ojos | Beniamino Gigli | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-75154 | 10-in. | 3/3/1933 | Malagueñas | George Copeland | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | CS-77529 | 12-in. | 8/22/1933 | Sevilla no. 3 | Jose Iturbi | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99575 | 10-in. | 2/11/1936 | Córdoba | Vicente Escudero ; Carmita García ; Jeronimo Villarino | Flamenco dancing, with guitar | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99577 | 10-in. | 2/11/1936 | Seguidillas | Vicente Escudero ; Carmita García ; Pablo Miguel | Flamenco dancing, with piano and castanets | composer | |
| Victor | CS-101347 | 12-in. | 4/16/1936 | Canto i dansa IV | George Copeland | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | CS-101630 | 12-in. | 5/26/1936 | Tango espagnole | George Copeland | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-011790 | 10-in. | 8/27/1937 | Córdoba | Jose Iturbi | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-011791 | 10-in. | 8/27/1937 | Córdoba | Jose Iturbi | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-019510 | 10-in. | 1/26/1938 | Tango | Emma Boynet | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | CS-040662 | 12-in. | 8/22/1939 | Malaguena | Ennio Bolognini | Cello solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CS-048812 | 12-in. | 4/14/1940 | Cordoba, part 1 | Charles O'Connell ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-048813 | 12-in. | 4/14/1940 | Cordoba, part 2 | Charles O'Connell ; Victor Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067731 | 10-in. | 9/2/1941 | Moonlight masquerade | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-067965 | 10-in. | 10/3/1941 | Moonlight masquerade | Una Mae Carlisle | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance sextet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068038 | 10-in. | 10/27/1941 | Moonlight masquerade | Jan Savitt ; Top Hatters | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | composer | |
| Columbia | 140044 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Seville | Mathilde Coffer | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W141036 | 10-in. | 9/23/1925 | Seville | Mathilde Coffer | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W144914 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Tango | José Echániz | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W147860 | 10-in. | 1/17/1929 | Spanish dance | Musical Art Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | W147932 | 10-in. | 2/6/1929 | Tango | Jelly d' Arányi | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 76004 | 12-in. | 10/1/1917 | Catalonia : Suite populaire | New Queen's Hall Orchestra ; Henry J. Wood | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | CO19508 | 10-in. | approximately 1936 | Leyenda | Joaquin Roca | Guitar solo | composer | |
| Columbia | CO19509 | 10-in. | approximately 1936 | Leyenda | Joaquin Roca | Guitar solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W95392 | 10-in. | approximately December 1, 1926 | Granada | Rondalla Usandizaga | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Columbia | W704165 | 10-in. | April 1932 | Estrella de amor : Tango | Julián Mario Oliver | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E19308-E19310 | 12-in. | 5/18/1926 | Spanish dance | New York String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | XE20081-XE20082 | 12-in. | 9/10/1926 | Triana | Leopold Godowsky | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20348-E20349 | 10-in. | 10/6/1926 | Spanish dance | New York String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20522-E20523 | 10-in. | 10/26/1926 | Spanish dance | New York String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20860-E20862 | 10-in. | 12/2/1926 | Malagueña | New York String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | E21031-E21033 | 10-in. | 12/23/1926 | Spanish dance | New York String Quartet | String quartet | composer | |
| Brunswick | 2392bh | 10-in. | 1930 | Sevilla, pt. 1 | Lilly Dymont | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 2393bh | 10-in. | 1930 | Sevilla, pt. 2 | Lilly Dymont | Piano solo | composer | |
| Edison | 18135 | 10-in. | 12/27/1927 | Tango | Arcadie Birkenholtz ; Herman Neuman | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | 18489 | 10-in. | 5/11/1928 | Granada | Rondalla Usandizaga | String ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | 18506 | 10-in. | 5/16/1928 | Asturias | Rondalla Usandizaga | String ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | N-249 | 12-in. | 5/11/1928 | Granada | Rondalla Usandizaga | String ensemble | composer | |
| Edison | N-259 | 12-in. | 5/16/1928 | Asturias | Rondalla Usandizaga | String ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | BJ1144 | 10-in. | 1/5/1928 | Suite española : Cádiz | Argentinita | Castanets and orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | BJ1149 | 10-in. | 1/7/1928 | Suite española : Sevilla | Argentinita | Castanets and orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ1326 | 12-in. | 3/23/1928 | Rapsodia española | Banda Municipal de Barcelona ; Joan Lamote de Grignon | Band | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ1327 | 12-in. | 3/23/1928 | Rapsodia española | Banda Municipal de Barcelona ; Joan Lamote de Grignon | Band | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ1336 | 12-in. | 3/24/1928 | Rapsodia española | Banda Municipal de Barcelona ; Joan Lamote de Grignon | Band | composer | |
| Gramophone | BJ1408 | 10-in. | 9/17/1928 | Córdoba | Argentinita | Castanets solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ1848 | 12-in. | 1/12/1929 | Sevilla | Orquesta Sinfónica del Gramófono | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Gramophone | CR2026 | 12-in. | 5/21/1928 | Triana | Eugene Goossens ; New Symphony Orchestra of London | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | BF3331 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Malaguena | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | BF3332 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Seguidillas | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | Bb13829 | 10-in. | 6/18/1928 | Tango | Wilhelm Backhaus | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2213 | 10-in. | 4/25/1930 | Tango | Miguel Candela ; Maurice Faure | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2330 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Orientale | Ricardo Viñes | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2331 | 10-in. | 6/6/1930 | Seguidillas | Ricardo Viñes | Piano solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Albéniz, Isaac," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102728.
Albéniz, Isaac. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102728.
"Albéniz, Isaac." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Albéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80034061
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