Thursday, September 1, 2016

"Torre Bermeja" Isaac Albéniz for Guitar

Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), Spanish composer and pianist, was an important
representative of Spanish post-romantic music. He is positioned within the
Nationalist trend, but at the same time represented the Spanish vanguard of
the 20th century.
Torre Bermeja (published in 1888) was originally written for piano. It  was
released in a set of piano pieces, his "12 Piezas Características, Op.92". It
has been transcribed for guitar by many after Miguel Llobet's version.
After years of studying this piece I have come up with this version, which I
consider to maybe not be the best, but very practical with right and left hand
indications.
I have noticed that most transcriptions deviate from the original score (E/Em),
and this is the reason I'm posting my version in the key of D/Dm. Here's a link
to the original piano version:
http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=4260 so you
can compare and notice the many differences found in most versions,
for example, the change in the direction of the opening arpeggios (bars 2-13).