Isaac Albéniz
Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909) was a Spanish composer, conductor and virtuoso.
Also recorded as Isaac Albeniz
Isaac Albéniz
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- Full name
- Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual
- Born
- 1860 · Camprodon
- Died
- 1909 · Cambo-les-Bains
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- composer · conductor · virtuoso · pianist
- Fields
- opera · zarzuela · sardana
- Education
- Madrid Royal Conservatory · University of Music and Theatre Leipzig · Royal Conservatory of Brussels · Conservatoire de Paris
- Teachers
- Antoine-François Marmontel · François-Auguste Gevaert · Felip Pedrell · Eduard Compta i Torres
- Known for
- Iberia · Pepita Jiménez · Chants d'Espagne · Asturias · Córdoba · Merlin
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- Catalan · Spanish
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Biography
Recorded at birth as Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual.
Born at Camprodon in 1860, died in Cambo-les-Bains in 1909.
Isaac Albéniz studied at Madrid Royal Conservatory, University of Music and Theatre Leipzig and Royal Conservatory of Brussels. Training under Antoine-François Marmontel, François-Auguste Gevaert and Felip Pedrell is recorded. Déodat de Séverac, René de Castéra and Clara Sansoni are recorded as having studied under Isaac Albéniz. The recorded working language is Catalan and Spanish.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, zarzuela and sardana.
Works named in the authority record are Iberia, Pepita Jiménez, Chants d'Espagne, Asturias, Córdoba and Merlin.
Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Camprodon
Birth place
Cambo-les-Bains
Death place
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