(MB 97344, 1999. 192 pages)

• includes all the standard items of the Albéniz 'guitar repertory,' along with additional pieces that complete many of the suites and other groupings published during the composer's lifetime

• based on the earliest editions of the piano originals, faithful to the original expression markings, tempos, and phrasing indications

• contains extensive background information on Albéniz, his musical style, and the pieces

Pavana-Capriccio, Op. 12; Suite española, Op. 47 (Granada, Cataluna, Sevilla, Cuba); Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71 (Rumores de la caleta, En la playa); Doce piezas caracteristicas, Op. 92 (Minuetto a Sylvia, Torre Bermeja); Dos danzas españolas, Op. 164 (Jota aragonesa-Aragón, Tango); España, seis hojos de álbum, Op. 165 (Preludio, Tango, Malagueña, Serenata, Capricho catalán, Zorzico); Serenata español (Cádiz), Op.181; Mallorca Op. 202; Zambra granadina; Càdiz-gaditana; Chants d"Espagne, Op. 232 (Prélude—Asturias-leyenda, Orientale, Bajo la palmera (Sous la palmier), danse espagnole, Cordoba, Seguidillas (Castilla).

"A volume of very innovative transcriptions which have a greater aesthetic affinity to the six strings than has ever been before...surpasses at great length the Albeniz of Tarrega, Llobet and Segovia (one doesn't even speak of the others).” Angelo Gilardino, SUONARE MAGAZINE

“The work of transcriber-adaptor completed by Yates reaches in this publication such graphic precision, musical exactness and good instrumental taste as to serve as the basis for a new, modern and efficacious re-reading of this repertory. For a contemporary guitarist who wants to draw nearer to a repertory rich in satisfaction although not original, Yates’ version appears in our opinion a sort of unavoidable fulcrum.” IL FRONIMO

"A wonderfully lavish, scholarly production...the arrangements are extremely good...plenty of changes and surprises...the fingering is well thought out and the presentation is second to none." CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE

"From the Piano to the Guitar: Albeniz from the Original Sources...bold and interesting approaches, as we have come to expect from Stanley Yates, the collection includes biographical notes concerning the life of Albeniz and a comprehensive discussion of the musical style of Albeniz, which elevate this edition above comparable collections." GUITAR AKTUELL

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