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
.