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Isaac Albéniz

1860 - 1909

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Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈsak alˈβeniθ]; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the post-romantic era who also had a significant influence on his contemporaries and younger composers. He is best known for his piano works that incorporate Spanish folk music idioms and elements. his compositions, particularly those in his suite Iberia (1905–1908), are considered masterpieces and have influenced both classical music and Spanish nationalism in music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Albéniz is the 37th most popular musician (up from 49th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Spain (up from 88th in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Musician.

Isaac Albéniz was a Spanish composer and pianist. He is most famous for his piano compositions that often have a Spanish flavor.

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Among musicians, Isaac Albéniz ranks 37 out of 3,175. Before him are Brian May, Sting, Stuart Sutcliffe, Joe Jackson, Ray Charles, and André Rieu. After him are Maurice Gibb, Arthur Rubinstein, Benny Andersson, Scatman John, Brian Wilson, and David Gilmour.

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Among people born in 1860, Isaac Albéniz ranks 9. Before him are Alphonse Mucha, Klara Hitler, Theodor Herzl, Eduard Buchner, Raymond Poincaré, and Willem Einthoven. After him are William Jennings Bryan, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Kanō Jigorō, Herman Hollerith, James Ensor, and J. M. Barrie. Among people deceased in 1909, Isaac Albéniz ranks 4. Before him are Leopold II of Belgium, Cesare Lombroso, and Geronimo. After him are Itō Hirobumi, Hermann Minkowski, Francisco Tárrega, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Peder Severin Krøyer, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Isaac Albéniz ranks 74 out of 3,355. Before him are Al-Zahrawi (936), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Quintilian (35), Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), and Isabella II of Spain (1830). After him are Luis Enrique (1970), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Francisco Gento (1933), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), and Maria Anna of Spain (1606).

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Among MUSICIANS In Spain

Among musicians born in Spain, Isaac Albéniz ranks 1. After him are Pablo de Sarasate (1844), Pablo Casals (1876), Paco de Lucía (1947), Fernando Sor (1778), Andrés Segovia (1893), Narciso Yepes (1927), Dionisio Aguado y García (1784), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Joan Manuel Serrat (1943), Ricardo Viñes (1875), and Paco Ibáñez (1934).

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