Foreword and Compilation by Eric Wen The Spanish Album represents classical music’s resurgence in Spain in the mid-nineteenth century, and the nationalistic emphasis of the Romantic era certainly provided fertile ground for the use of the unique sounds of the Iberian Peninsula. In the realm of violin music, Pablo de Sarasate’s compositions revealed Romantic Spain to much of the world and were inspirations for many other composers’ violin works in the same vein. Eric Wen has compiled a great representative survey of this musical period, and his foreword provides a lively and informative background for the pieces and composers in this book. Includes Camille Saint-Saëns’ Havanaise en mi majeur, Pablo de Sarasate’s Malagueña, José Aviles’ La Media noche, and 14 others. Contents José Aviles La Media noche Transcr. Albert Stoessel, Ed. Simon Reeves Enrique Granados Danse espagnole Jota (Rondalla aragonesa) (No. 6 from 12 danzas espanolas [1890]) Transcr. Jacques Thibaud, Ed. Simon Reeves Enrique Granados Añoranza (No. I from 6 piezas sobre cantos populares españoles) Transcr. Albert Stoessel, Ed. Simon Reeves Jenö Hubay Carmen Fantasy on Themes from Georges Bizet's Opera Carmen Ed. Simon Reeves Moritz Moszkowski Spanish Dances, Op. 12, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Arr. Philipp Scharwenka, Ed. Gustav Saenger, Add'l ed. Simon Reeves Fabian Rehfeld Spanish Dance, Op. 47, No. 5 Ed. Simon Reeves Spanish Dance, Op. 58, No. 1 Ed. Simon Reeves Camille Saint-Saëns Havanaise en mi majeur, Op. 83 Pablo de Sarasate Malagueña, Op. 21, No. 1 Ed. Simon Reeves Habanera, Op. 21, No. 2 Ed. Simon Reeves Romanza andaluza, Op. 22, No. 1 Ed. Simon Reeves Jota Navarra, Op. 22, No. 2 Ed. Simon Reeves Playera, Op. 23, No. 1 Ed. Gustav Saenger, Add'l ed. Simon Reeves Zapateado, Op. 23, No. 2 Ed. Gustav Saenger, Add'l ed. Simon Reeves Vito, Op. 26, No. 1 Ed. Simon Reeves Habanera, Op. 26, No. 2 Ed. Alexander Lehmann, Add'l ed. Simon Reeves Caprice basque, Op. 24 Ed. Gustav Saenger, Add'l ed. Simon Reeves