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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 based on Spanish folk music idioms. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isaac Albéniz has received more than 698,545 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 54 in 2019). Isaac Albéniz is the 52nd most popular musician (down from 40th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Spain (down from 75th 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

Among musicians, Isaac Albéniz ranks 52 out of 2,662Before him are Lemmy, Vladimir Horowitz, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters. After him are Baroness Mary Vetsera, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, Victor Borge, Charlie Parker, and Robert Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Isaac Albéniz ranks 10Before him are Kanō Jigorō, Alphonse Mucha, Klara Hitler, Eduard Buchner, Raymond Poincaré, and Willem Einthoven. After him are Herman Hollerith, William Jennings Bryan, James Ensor, Niels Ryberg Finsen, J. M. Barrie, and Vittorio Emanuele Orlando. Among people deceased in 1909, Isaac Albéniz ranks 4Before him are Leopold II of Belgium, Cesare Lombroso, and Geronimo. After him are Hermann Ebbinghaus, Francisco Tárrega, Hermann Minkowski, Itō Hirobumi, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Peder Severin Krøyer, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, and Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Isaac Albéniz ranks 85 out of 2,932Before him are Josep Borrell (1947), Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba (1507), Alfonso VI of León and Castile (1040), Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528), Al-Zahrawi (936), and Ramón Mercader (1913). After him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Blanche of Castile (1188), José Carreras (1946), Peter III of Aragon (1239), Juan Gris (1887), and Francisco de Orellana (1511).

Among MUSICIANS In Spain

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