The triumvirate of composers Granados, Albéniz, and Falla, are the most important composers of twentieth-century Spain, without question. But, many would award the palm of “first among equals” to Falla. His three relatively early works: The “Ritual Fire Dance” from his ballet, El amor brujo; his Nights in the Gardens of Spain; and The Three-cornered Hat are all...
Suite No. 1 from The Three-Cornered Hat
The triumvirate of composers Granados, Albéniz, and Falla, are the most important composers of twentieth-century Spain, without question. But, many would award the palm of “first among equals” to Falla. American audiences know him primarily for three relatively early works: The “Ritual Fire Dance” from his ballet, El amor brujo; the symphonic suite for piano and orchestra...