Full of the color, harmonies, and rhythms of Spanish folk music, this excellent, authoritative compilation of works by Granados features his finest pieces:
A la cubana, Op. 36 (In Cuban style);
Allegro de concierto, Op. 46 (Concert allegro);
Capricho español, Op. 39 (Spanish caprice);
Dos danzas españoles, Op. 37 (Two Spanish dances);
Dos Impromptus; El pelele (The puppet);
Marche militaire, Op. 38;
Moresque y Cancion arabe (Moorish piece and Arabian song);
Ochos valses poeticos (Eight poetic waltzes);
Seis piezas sobre cantos populares españoles (Six pieces on Spanish folksongs); and the composer's own transcription of the world-famous Intermezzo from his opera
Goyescas.