Escenas Románticas (Granados)

Movements

i Mazurka – Recitativo ii Berceuse iii Lento con éxtasis iv Allegretto v Allegro appassionato vi Epílogo

Notes

Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados Campiña was a Spanish composer of classical music, and concert pianist from Catalonia, Spain. His most well-known works include Goyescas, the Spanish Dances [es], and María del Carmen.

His music can be divided into three styles or periods: A romantic style including such pieces as Escenas Románticas and Escenas Poeticas. A more typically nationalist, Spanish style including such pieces as Danzas Españolas (Spanish Dances), 6 Piezas sobre cantos populares españoles (Six Pieces based on popular Spanish songs). The Goya (Goyesca) period, which includes the piano suite Goyescas, the opera Goyescas, various Tonadillas for voice and piano, and other works.

Escenas románticas was composed in 1903.

Performances

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