Isaac Albéniz
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Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual was a Spanish virtuoso composer, conductor, and pianist. He is one of the foremost composers of the post-romantic era who also exerted a significant influence
Isaac Albéniz, de Napoleon
Albéniz (age 45) with his daughter, Laura (age 15)
Isaac Albéniz (1872, 12 years old)
Ex libris Isaac Albéniz by Ismael Smith (around 1921)
Francisco Tárrega
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Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Gran Vals.
Isaac Albéniz
…classical guitar repertoire, even though it was originally composed for piano. Many of Albéniz's other compositions were also transcribed for guitar by Francisco Tárrega. At the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition, the piano manufacturer Érard sponsored a series of 20 concerts featuring Albéniz's music. Also in 1883…
Tárrega in c. 1890
Tárrega pictured c. 1900
Sheet music of Tárrega compositions
Tárrega's guitar, made by "Ribot y Alcañiz"