An account of the career of Isaac Albeniz. As a concert pianist Albeniz is renowned for having created a national style of Spanish piano music and fostering the growth of the concerto, orchestral music, and opera in Spain. This biography aims to debunk much of the mythology surrounding his career. ...a thoroughly researched book....Albeniz's own existence was as colourful and self-mythologized as his piano pieces....This is a rewarding book about a fascinating and highly original artist.