And so it may come as a surprise to those who didn’t know that Albéniz never composed for the guitar.

Many of his works have become well-established in the guitar repertoire and some of these pieces, like “Asturias” (Leyenda/Preludio), are now better known and more frequently performed on the guitar than on the piano, for which they were originally composed. Isaac Albéniz is a well-known figure to the classical guitar community. So we thought it would be great to share a bit of background about this great composer with you - especially for those of you who may not know much about him - thanks to the efforts of our brilliant Academy members (especially to Barbara and Mark!). January featured the great Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. This has since become “The Composer of the Month Club” at CGCA and many members have been contributing and participating by sharing videos, posting tidbits of history of the featured composers, and interacting with other members’ insights. Around the new year a couple of members from Classical Guitar Corner Academy decided it would be great to dedicate more time to learning about guitar composers and so they made a New Year’s Resolution for 2019 to dedicate one month each to a different composer to learn more about their history, achievements, and especially their music.

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