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.