Synopses & Reviews
Enrique Granados (1867-1916) was one of the first modern Spanish composers to achieve international recognition. During a 1916 visit to the United States his opera Goyescas was premiered by the Metropolitan Opera and his symphonic poem, Dante, by the Chicago Symphony. Granados was also especially admired in Paris, where he knew Saint-Saens, d'Indy, and Faure. He had composed a remarkable body of work and was also at the height of his career as a concert pianist at his untimely death while a passenger on a torpedoed British ship.
The biographical study, the first in English, draws on primary sources in English, Spanish, French, Catalan, and other languages. This material is carefully documented in the extensive annotated bibliography along with contemporaneous and recent analytical studies and other sources. Granados's oeuvre presents cataloging problems due to his habit of reworking pieces, long-delayed publication, and arbitrary opus numbers. In the Works and Performances section, however, every effort has been made to offer publication dates, manuscript locations, and information on premieres. Representative arrangements of his works by other composers are also given. An appendix classifies the works by scoring. A selective discography is also provided, and all parts of the volume are fully cross-referenced and indexed. Granados is placed in the context of the international artistic scene at the turn of the century, and a chronology notes related events.
Review
highly recommended; it will be of special interest to pianists, composers, musicologists, lovers of Spanish music, and library reference divisions. It is a well-compiled and well-written survey of this important Spanish composer.ARBA
Synopsis
This biographical study, the first in English, contains an extensive annotated bibliography along with analytical sources and other materials. Granados's oeuvre is catalogued in a section on works and performance which also includes arrangements by other composers.
About the Author
CAROL A. HESS is Affiliate Professor of Music at Holy Names College, Oakland, California.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Biography
Bibliography
Works and Performances
Discography
Appendixes: Listing of Original Works by Scoring
Chronology of Important Events During Granados's Lifetime
Index