The Suite Espanola by Isaac Albeniz had quite an interesting journey to make it to the piece we know today. Albeniz initially wrote the work as a collection of eight pieces, each highlighting a region of Spain, but in his lifetime only four of these pieces made it to publication. Two decades later, a publisher got to work to make all of the music available, and combined it into the present suite. It’s our Evening Masterwork tonight at 7 on Classical WSMR 89.1 and 103.9.
Evening Masterworks: Isaac Albeniz: Suite Espanola, Op. 47 for June 11, 2023
