by Daniel Wolff www.danielwolff.com The story tells that Francisco Tárrega, regarded as the founder of the modern guitar school, performed his guitar transcriptions of Albéniz’s pieces for the composer, who on the occasion manifested his preference for the guitar version rather than the original piano score. Following Tárrega several guitar virtuosos, among them Andrés Segóvia [...]

An Essay on the man, his music, and his relationship to the guitar Part 1 by Daniel Wolff www.danielwolff.com Comprised basically of dance movements such as the polo, the fandango and the seguidillas, on which Albéniz based most of his piano pieces, the flamenco is the modern successor of the cante jondo, through which it [...]

An Essay on the man, his music, and his relationship to the guitar Part 1 by Daniel Wolff www.danielwolff.com Life Isaac Albéniz, one of the most important Spanish composers, regarded as the founder of the Modern Spanish School, was born in Camprodon, Spain, in 1860, and died in Cambo-les-Bains, France, in 1909. A precocious piano [...]