Iberia, B. 47
Iberia is a suite for piano composed between 1905 and 1909 by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. It is composed of four books of three pieces each; a complete performance lasts about 90 minutes. It is Albéniz's best-known work and considered his masterpiece. It was highly praised by Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen, who said: "Iberia is the wonder for the piano; it is perhaps on the highest place among the more brilliant pieces for the king of instruments". Stylistically, this suite falls squarely in the school of Impressionism, especially in its musical evocations of Spain.
Movements
- Book I: I. Evocación
- Book I: II. El puerto
- Book I: III. El Corpus en Sevilla
- Book II: I. Rondeña
- Book II: II. Almería
- Book II: III. Triana
- Book III: I. El Albaicín
- Book III: II. El Polo
- Book III: III. Lavapiés
- Book IV: I. Málaga
- Book IV: II. Jerez
- Book IV: III. Eritaña
Recommended recordings
- Alicia de Larrocha YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- YouTubeSpotify (subscription)