When the Catalan composer Albí©niz wrote his six album leaves ŒñEspaí±aŒî atthe age of 30, he was in London and his piano recitals were causing a s ensation. At these concerts he often performed his own compositions which were infused with the flair of his home country. Albí©niz also gave thefirst performance of the piano cycle ŒñEspaí±aŒî in London, taking his aud ience on a journey through the Spanish countryside: exotic dance rhythms(ŒñZortzicoŒî) and melodic folk tunes (ŒñSerenataŒî) are preceded by the fa mous ŒñTangoŒî, made known through many arrangements.?
