Article published in Classical Guitar Magazine, v. 18, n. 18, London, 1997. Republished on the Sirs Renaissance Database CD-ROM, Boca Raton, Florida, 1998.

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 virtuoso, he had his first lessons with his elder sister Clementine and appeared in public recitals playing duets with her as early as age...