Laura Lootens - Albéniz: No. 5, Capricho Catalan. Allegretto (Arr. Laura Lootens for Solo Guitar)

Discover full concert performances and operas on STAGE , the new streaming service from Deutsche Grammophon: @lauralootens, a winner of the Andrés Segovia Competition in Spain, performs here Castilla, from the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz’s Suite Española. This work was originally written for piano, but Laura Lootens has arranged it herself for solo guitar. As a homage to well-known regions and towns of Albéniz’s home country, Spain, it is written in a Romantic, national style, and features typical dance rhythms of its corresponding localities. Born in 1860, Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz was mainly a pianist and wrote primarily for the piano. More than any other musician, he succeeded in incorporating the Spanish guitar idiom and folklore into his style. Thus, for instance, his works contain allusions to rasgueado, a guitar technique that strums all six strings percussively in rapid succession, as we often hear in flamenco. So it is no wonder that many of Albéniz’s piano works have also been performed on the guitar. Video direction: Jure Knez This piece is a track from Laura Lootens album of works by Albéniz on CAvi music. Laura Lootens / Albéniz: Suite Española, Malagueña and Other Works Album page: Subscribe here for more classical video clips – The Best Of Classical Music: _______________ Find Deutsche Grammophon Online Homepage: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Newsletter: _______________ 最优质古典音乐 – 此处订阅: Le meilleur de la musique classique. Pour vous abonner cliquez ici: 最高のクラシック音楽―登録はこちら: 최고의 클래식음악을 구독하세요: Подписаться на лучшую классическую музыку:: La mejor música clásica - Suscríbase aquí: #deutschegrammophon #classicalmusic #stageplus