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Albéniz, Isaac : La vega

Work Overview

Music ID : 2689
Composition Year:1897 
Publication Year:1910
First Publisher:Édition mutuelle
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:character pieces
Total Playing Time:13 min 30 sec
Copyright:Public Domain

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Author : Wada, Mayuko

Last Updated: September 1, 2007
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

"La Vega" is a work by Albéniz, completed in Paris when he was 37 years old (1897).

This piece, which showcases a transitional style from his middle to late period, is not as frequently performed as "Iberia", but it is often regarded as a masterpiece no less significant than "Iberia".

Originally composed as the first movement of the "Alhambra Suite", subsequent movements were never written, and it eventually became an independent work. Nevertheless, with a performance time of just under 15 minutes, it offers a thoroughly rewarding listening experience.

The title, meaning "the fertile plain," refers to the plain located in Granada, an ancient city in Andalusia.

The score includes a poem by F. Money-Coutts, an English man of letters and Albéniz's patron, the content of which praises Granada.

The piece consists of an A theme (Allegro dolce) with a vibrant dance rhythm and a B theme (Tranquilo e dolce) of a melancholic copla (song), taking the form of A–B–A’–B’–A”–A–Coda.

It was dedicated to the Portuguese pianist, J. Viana da Motta.

Writer: Wada, Mayuko

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