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Manuel de Falla y Matheu (1876–1946) was a Spanish composer and pianist, born in Cádiz. He studied piano and composition in Madrid, and after moving to Paris in 1907 came under the influence of Debussy, Ravel, and Dukas before returning to Spain at the outbreak of World War I. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he is considered one of Spain’s most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century, drawing on Andalusian folk idiom and cante jondo within a sophisticated, French-influenced harmonic language. He died in Alta Gracia, Argentina, in 1946, having emigrated there in 1939.
Falla has a strong claim to being Spain’s greatest 20th-century composer. His ballet El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat, 1919), from which the guitar-transcribed “Danza del Molinero” (Miller’s Dance) is drawn, is among the most celebrated works of Spanish nationalist orchestral music and has become a repertoire staple in guitar transcription.
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Repertoire
Danza del Molinero (from El sombrero de tres picos), trans. T. M. Pering1919
El Amor Brujo1915
Homenaje, pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy1920
The Miller’s Dance (from El sombrero de tres picos)1919 (ballet); guitar transcription
Noches en los jardines de España: II. Danza lejana – III. En los jardines de la sierra de Córdoba— Guiomar Novaes
Performed by Guiomar Novaes
Noches en los Jardines de España: I. en el Generalife— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
Noches en los Jardines de España: III. en los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
Noches en los Jardines de España: III. En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: I. En el Generalife— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: II. Danza lejana— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: III. En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Noches en los jardines de España: I. En el Generalife (Live)— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Noches en los jardines de España: II. Danza lejana (Live)— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Noches en los jardines de España: III. En los jardines de la sierra de Córdoba (Live)— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Siete Canciones populares Españolas: I. El paño moruno— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Siete Canciones populares Españolas: II. Seguidilla murciana— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Siete Canciones populares Españolas: III. Asturiana— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Siete Canciones populares Españolas: VI. Canción— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Siete canciones populares españolas: II. Seguidilla murciana— Bernarda Fink
Performed by Bernarda Fink
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : I. Introducción y escena. En la cueva— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : II. Canción del amor dolido— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : III. El aparecido. Danza del terror— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : IV. El círculo mágico (Romance de la pescador)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : V. A media noche (Los sortilegios) . Danza ritual del fuego— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : VII. Canción del fuego fátuo— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : VIII. Danza del juego de amor— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Amor Brujo (1925 Version) : IX. Final (Las campanas del amanecer)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 1, El…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 2,…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 3,…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 4, Jota…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 5, Nana…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 6,…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. for Voice & Orchestra by Ernesto Halffter) : No. 7, Polo…— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
Falla: El amor brujo Suite (Version for Piano) : I. Pantomima— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: El amor brujo Suite (Version for Piano) : II. Canción del fuego fatuo— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: El amor brujo Suite (Version for Piano) : III. Danza del terror— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: El amor brujo Suite (Version for Piano) : IV. El círculo mágico – Romance del pescador— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: El amor brujo Suite (Version for Piano) : V. Danza ritual del fuego— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 1, El paño moruno (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 1, El paño moruno— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No.1: El paño moruno— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 1, El paño moruno (Live)— José Carreras
Performed by José Carreras
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 4, Jota (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El Sombrero de tres picos, Part II: VII. Danza del corregidor— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
El sombrero de tres picos: III. Part I – Danza de la molinera (Fandango) (Dance of the Miller’s…— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 3, Asturiana (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No.3: Asturiana— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 5, Nana (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 2, Seguidilla murciana (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: 7 Canciones populares españolas: No.2: Seguidilla murciana— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 2, Seguidilla murciana (Live)— José Carreras
Performed by José Carreras
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 6, Canción (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 7, Polo (Live)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Clifford Curzon
Performed by Clifford Curzon
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba— Clifford Curzon
Performed by Clifford Curzon
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Nuits dans les jardins d’Espagne: III. En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Guiomar Novaes
Performed by Guiomar Novaes
Suite No. 2 from El sombrero de tres picos: I. Danza de los vecinos— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Suite No. 2 from El sombrero de tres picos: II. Danza del molinero— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Suite No. 2 from El sombrero de tres picos: III. Danza final— André Previn
Performed by André Previn
Noches en los Jardines de España, IMF 8: I. En el Generalife— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
Noches en los Jardines de España, IMF 8: II. Danza Lejana— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
Noches en los Jardines de España, IMF 8: III. En los jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
Noches en los jardines de España, for piano and orchestra: I. En el Generalife— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Noches en los jardines de España, for piano and orchestra: II. Danza lejana— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Noches en los jardines de España, for piano and orchestra: III. En los jardines de la Sierra de…— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Concierto para clave, flauta, oboe, clarinete, violin y violoncelo: I. Allegro— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Concierto para clave, flauta, oboe, clarinete, violin y violoncelo: II. Lento (giubiloso ed…— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Concierto para clave, flauta, oboe, clarinete, violin y violoncelo: III. Vivace (flessibile,…— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: 1. En el generalife— Yvonne Loriod
Performed by Yvonne Loriod
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: 1. En el generalife— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: 2. Danza lejana— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba— Yvonne Loriod
Performed by Yvonne Loriod
Falla: Noches en los jardines de España: 3. En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 1. En el generalife— Clifford Curzon
Performed by Clifford Curzon
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 2. Danza lejana— Clifford Curzon
Performed by Clifford Curzon
El Sombrero Des Tres Picos: suite No.2: I. los Vecinos— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
El Sombrero Des Tres Picos: suite No.2: II. Danza del Molinero (Farruca) – Danza Final— Robert Casadesus
Performed by Robert Casadesus
El Sombrero de tres picos, Part I: III. Danza de la molinera— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
Two Pieces from “El amor brujo”: I. The Fisherman’s Story (Arr. for Solo Guitar by Emilio Pujol)— Andrew Blanch
Performed by Andrew Blanch
Two Pieces from “El amor brujo”: II. Song of the Will o’ the Wisp (Arr. for Solo Guitar by…— Andrew Blanch
Performed by Andrew Blanch
Noches en los Jardines de España, G. 49: I. En el Generalife— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Noches en los Jardines de España, G. 49: II. Danza Lejana – III. En los Jardines de la Sierra…— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
El Amor Brujo: No. 8, Danza Ritual del Fuego (Arr. for Piano Solo)— Leonard Pennario
Performed by Leonard Pennario
Piezas Españolas, IMF 10, No. 4: Andaluza (Remastered)— Leonard Pennario
Performed by Leonard Pennario
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos – Transcr. for Piano – Part 1: The Miller’s Dance— Byron Janis
Performed by Byron Janis
El Sombrero Des Tres Picos, Suite NO. 2: NO. 1. los Vecinos (Live)— Rudolf Firkušný
Performed by Rudolf Firkušný
El Sombrero Des Tres Picos, Suite NO. 2: NO. 2. Danza del Molinero (Farruca) (Live)— Rudolf Firkušný
Performed by Rudolf Firkušný
El Sombrero Des Tres Picos, Suite NO. 2: NO. 3. Danza Final (Live)— Rudolf Firkušný
Performed by Rudolf Firkušný
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos: Danza de los vecinos— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos: Danza de la molinera— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: Homenaje “Pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy” (Version for Piano)— Garrick Ohlsson
Performed by Garrick Ohlsson
Falla: El amor brujo: No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego (Piano Version)— Andor Földes
Performed by Andor Földes
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Parte I, Danza de la molinera (Remastered)— Andor Földes
Performed by Andor Földes
Nights in the Gardens of Spain: En los Jardines de la Sierra de Córdoba— Clara Haskil
Performed by Clara Haskil
La vida breve: Danza española No. 2 (Piano Version)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Danzas del Sombrero de tres picos: No. 2, Danza de los vecinos— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Danzas del Sombrero de tres picos: No. 1, Danza de la molinera— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El amor brujo: No. 5, Danza del terror (Piano Version)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Pt. 2: 1. Dance of the Neighbours (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Pt. 2: 2. The Miller’s Dance (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Pt. 1: 3. Dance of the Miller’s Wife (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El amor brujo: 11. Pantomima (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El amor brujo: 10. Chanson du feu follet (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El amor brujo: 5. Danse de la Frayeur (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El amor brujo: 6. Le Cercle Magique (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El amor brujo: 4. Danza del ritual del fuego fatuo (Arr. Piano)— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
El sombrero de tres picos (The Three-Cornered Hat) : V. Part II – Danza de los vecinos…— Alicia de Larrocha
Performed by Alicia de Larrocha
Falla: El amor brujo: Danza ritual del fuego, para ahuyentar los malos espíritus— Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Falla: La vida breve: Spanish Dance No. 1 (Transcr. Kreisler for Violin and Piano)— Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Falla: El Amor Brujo (Ballet by G. Martinez Sierra): No. 10, Canción del fuego fatuo— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
6 Canciones castellanas (Excerpts) : No. 3, Llámala con el pañuelo— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
6 Canciones castellanas (Excerpts) : No. 6, Mañanita de San Juan— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Primero: Introducción— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Primero: Danza de la Molinera— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Segundo: Danza de los Vecinos— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Segundo: Danza del Molinero, Pt. 1— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Segundo: Danza del Molinero, Pt. 2— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Segundo: Danza del Corregidor— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
El Sombrero de Tres Picos, Cuadro Segundo: Danza Final— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo. Canción del amor dolido.— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo. Canción del fuego dolido.— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo. Las campanas del amanecer.— Teresa Berganza
Performed by Teresa Berganza
Falla: La vida breve, Act II: Danse espagnole No. 1 (Arr. Kreisler for Violin & Piano)— Janine Jansen
Performed by Janine Jansen
Falla: El amor brujo: Danza del juego del amor (Arr. Bruce for Mandolin, Vocals & Ensemble)— Avi Avital
Performed by Avi Avital
Falla: Cuatro piezas españolas: No 4, Andaluza (Arr. Bruce for Mandolin & Ensemble)— Avi Avital
Performed by Avi Avital
Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas: No. 1 El paño moruno— Avi Avital
Performed by Avi Avital
Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas: No. 2 Seguidilla murciana— Avi Avital
Performed by Avi Avital
La vida breve: Danza española No. 1 (Arr. Emilio Pujol for Guitar Duet)— Andrew Blanch
Performed by Andrew Blanch
El sombrero de tres picos: The Miller’s Dance (Arr. for Solo Guitar by Timothy Kain)— Andrew Blanch
Performed by Andrew Blanch
La vida breve: Danza española No. 1 (Arr. Lafitte for Two Pianos)— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
La vida breve: Danza española No. 2 (Arr. Lafitte for Two Pianos)— Martha Argerich
Performed by Martha Argerich
Suite populaire espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig) : I. El…— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Suite populaire espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig) : II. Nana— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Suite populaire espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig) : III….— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Suite populaire espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig) : IV. Polo— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Suite populaire espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig) : V….— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Suite populaire espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig) : VI. Jota— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Siete Canciones Populares Españolas: No. 1, El Pano Moruno— Edin Karamazov
Performed by Edin Karamazov
Siete Canciones Populares Españolas: No. 2, Seguidilla Murciana— Edin Karamazov
Performed by Edin Karamazov
La vida breve: Danse espagnole (Arr. for Cello & Guitar by Marek Jerie & Konrad Ragossnig)— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Homenaje (Le tombeau de Debussy) (Version for Guitar)— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
El sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 2: No. 2, Danza del molinero “Farruca” (Arr. for Guitar by…— Konrad Ragossnig
Performed by Konrad Ragossnig
Falla: Homenaje “Pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy” (Arr. Yepes)— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos, Pt. 2: VI. The Miller’s Dance. Farruca (Arr. Yepes for Guitar)— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Pt. 1 – Arr. For Guitar By Narciso Yepes: Danza del molinero— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Suite No. 1 from “The Three-Cornered Hat”: II. Danza de la molinera (Arr. for Guitar)— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
El Sombrero des Tres Picos: Danza del Molinero. Farruca (Arr. for Guitar)— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
The Three-Cornered Hat: Dance of the Miller’s Wife (Arranged for Guitar)— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Falla: El Amor Brujo – Arr. For Guitar By Narciso Yepes: El círculo mágico— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes
Falla: El Amor Brujo – Arr. For Guitar By Narciso Yepes: Canción del fuego fatuo— Narciso Yepes
Performed by Narciso Yepes