Barrios: Angelita Tango for Piano

Angelita is a Tango dance for solo Piano by Angel Barrios , probably written at some point in the first decade of the 20th century. It smoothly blends Iberian melodies and enthusiasm with exotic late Romantic harmonies, creating an exciting and catchy work. Angel Barrios (1882-1964) was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist. Born in Granada, he studied in Madrid and Paris, initially learning the Violin before switching to Guitar, becoming a formidable concert performer. He wrote many works for opera, which were performed in both Madrid and Granada, as well as orchestral pieces, dances, and solo works for Piano and for Guitar.

Xavier Montsalvatge: Fantasia For Harp And Guitar

A 'Fantasia' in three parts, for Harp and Guitar by the celebrated Spanish composer.

Heitor Villa-lobos: Choros No.1 For Guitar

Composed in Rio in 1920, Villa-Lobos wrote the 'Choros no 1' for guitar, dedicated to his road-friends, the 'Choroes'.

Jesus Guridi: Viejo Zortzico For Harp

Jesus Guridi (1886-1961) was a Spanish composer and organist, who championed the continued use and preservation of Basque folk music. He is best remembered for his superb orchestral works such as Basque Melodies , which were often transcribed for the Piano. Guridi wrote 7 pieces for the Harp, of which Viejo Zortzico is certainly the most popular today. Composed in 1949 and premiered in 1950, it wasn’t published until 1960. Simply entitled Old Zortzico , it is inspired by the traditional Basque dance of the same name, a popular reel in 5/8 time.

Domenico Scarlatti: Veinte Sonatas (Azpiazu) For Guitar

Scarlatti's (1660-1725) 'Veinte Sonatas', transcribed for guitar. Scarlatti demonstrated virtuoso technique in these sonatas, employing numerous ornaments, rapidly repeated notes, hands crossing over one another, and wide jumps across the keyboard. Scarlatti's sonatas can be either bright and exuberant or introspective, in styles that translate well for solo guitar.

Niccolo Paganini: Sonatina In C Major For Guitar

Isaac Albeniz: Pavana Capricho Piano for 4 Hands

A pianist and composer, the Spanish musician Albéniz was a leading figure in the creation of a national style of composition in Spain. Although he wrote operas, including a King Arthur to English words, songs and orchestral music, he is best known for his piano music, some of which has been arranged by others for orchestra.

Schubert: Ave Maria Facil for Organ

Franz Schubert’s song Ave Maria is among his very most famous works and one of the best-loved works of he classical repertoire. In this version published by the Spanish Musical Union in 1945, the song has been adapted for solo Piano and the key transposed from B flat to C.Schubert’s Ave Maria was originally composed in 1825 as one of seven songs created from the epic poem The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott, written to set the German translation of the work. The song was fairly quickly adapted for the words of the Catholic prayer Ave Maria and the Schubert melody is now frequently performed in the religious context.

Isaac Albeniz: Puerta De Tierra Bolero (Bayer) For Alto Saxophone And Piano

Written for alto saxophone or horn in E flat and piano.

Chilesott: Passo Mezzo In Discant Y Saltarello for Guitar

Granados: La Maja Dolorosa Tres Tonadillas for Voice and Guitar

This mini-cycle of three songs for Voice and, in this instance, Guitar, are ranked among the greatest of Granados’s musical achievements. The blend of beautiful melody, formal integrity and control in the accompaniment creates a remarkable work. The songs set the poetry of Fernando Periquet, a contemporary Spanish writer, and generally concern the theme of romantic love. The texts are in Spanish, untranslated.Spanish composer and pianist Enrique Granados was active in the decades around the turn of the last century. Granados’s life and work were cut tragically short when the passenger ship on which he was sailing was bombed by a German U-boat in the English Channel. He is best known for his suite for Piano Goyescas, which has been arranged for other instruments, written in 1911, around the time that these songs were written.

Romero: Suite Andaluza for Guitar

Though born in Cuba, Celedonio Romero was a Spanish Guitarist, composer and founder of the Romero Guitar Quartet – nicknamed The Royal Family of Guitar -- with his sons. In addition to his role as Pepe Romero’s only Guitar teacher, he was also Christopher Parkening’s first teacher. As a composer, Romero wrote more than one hundred works for Guitar, including this suite that recalls Andalusia. The virtuoso suite comprises five movements, Soleares, Alegrias, Tango, Zapateado and Fantasia.

Maurice Ravel: Bolero For Piano Solo

Maurice Ravel ranks as one of the most original French composers of his time. His famous Bolero was commissioned in 1928 by Ida Rubinstein for a dance recital. The Bolero was later used by the ice-skating champions, Torville and Dean.

Anonimo: Romance (Rosado) for Guitar

Written for guitar.

Menendez: Ocho Estudios for Clarinet

Julian Menendez (1895-1975) was a Spanish Clarinet virtuoso who spent most of his life in Madrid, serving as principal clarinettist with both the Madrid Symphony Orchestra and the Madrid Symphonic Band, where he was highly regarded by both critics and peers. Ocho Estudios is a collection of eight Etudes for Clarinet with Piano accompaniment: Nocturno - Ballet - Danzarina - Recuerdo - Arabesco - Sueño - Minueto - Humoresca . They are lively and entertaining, and recommended for any advancing player who wishes to develop their repertoire. Menendez stretched the technical facility of his Clarinet playing to an extraordinary level while playing in the Symphonic Band, where the Clarinet often carried the melody. His compositions reflect this; he created works of technical and expressive prowess that is probably unmatched.

Cristobal Halffter: Sonata for Piano

Written for piano solo.

Joaquin Rodrigo: Aria Antigua For Flute And String Orchestra

Aria Antigua, for flute and string orchestra was first performed by Bernard Wystraete and The Instrumental Soloists Ensemble B W on 23 March 1999 in Versailles. Includes score and parts.

Joaquin Turina: Cantares For Voice and Guitar

The song Cantares sets a poem by philosophical poet Ramon de Campoamor whose words describe a conflicted and unfulfilled love. The transcription from Piano to Guitar enhances the Iberian flavour of the Turina’s song. There are virtuosic passages for the Guitar and quite demanding passages for the Soprano or high Voice.Joaquin Turina is often contrasted with Albéniz and Granados, those two proponents of a Spanish national style. Turina strove to write music of a European standard in the conventional major forms and it is possible to hear the influence of Turina’s years studying in Paris, as well as his native Spain combined with the composer’s own unique Voice.

Turina: Serenata for String Quartet (Score)

Serenata for string quartet-score

Menendez: Nocturo For Flute And Piano

Scored for flute and piano.

Turina: Serenata for String Quartet (Parts)

Serenata for string quartet-parts

Albeniz: Sonata In Re Mayor D Major Zapateado (Tarrago) for Guitar

Toldra: Dels Quatre Vents (Amaz) for Trumpet In C and Piano

Albeniz: Bajo La Palmera (Llobet) for 2 Guitars

The Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) was one of the leading members of the Nationalist school that dominated Spanish music at the turn of the last century. Bajo La Palmera (Sous Le Palmier; Under The Palm Tree) was the third in a collection of 5 songs for the Piano inspired by Spain and Spanish culture, published in 1898 as Cantos de España (Op. 232). The piece draws heavily on Spanish Gypsy dances, especially the Tango. Bajo La Palmera has been transcribed for two Guitars by the Spanish Guitar virtuoso Miguel Llobet (1878-1938).

Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri: Intermezzo For Guitar

Work for Guitar with fingering by Josefina Robledo.