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I was fortunate as a teen to travel to Pontevedra, in Spain, as a part of a United Nations project. Spain has a beautiful culture, beautiful people, and traditions. I also was privileged to dabble in these two works. The Valses Poeticos, by Granados. And 3 Danzas de Espanas by Rodrigo. Though admittedly, I have much more to learn about these and other Spanish composers, but this is a start. If you will, enlighten me with your favorite piano works from Spain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2gLjXWzkD8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzZTJ_HbBWM

Albeniz’. Iberia
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XQZjSvI7kfw

All the great Spanish composers wrote works in this category. Some very easy technically and some incredibly difficult.
Albeniz
Iberia(the greatest Spanish piano music IMO although none of the pieces are very short)
Cantos de Espana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8jrlhb-Lz8

Granados
Twelve Dances Espanolas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSRqjkKqtE4
Goyescas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tg1MKyGTKs
Allegro de Concierto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0oR5U_3A5M

Mompou
Twelve Cancion Y Danzas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZeLaY3Vp54
Impressionas Intimas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r5H7sGkI7k
Variations on a Theme of Chopin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBS-a7di5KQ

de Falla
Cuatro Piezas Espanolas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivwu1Q-YnMo
Fantasia Baetica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKtrk6dgfsc
Nights in the Gardens of Spain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGHwL0ME0Jc
Ritual Fire Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj6_5qWZCDY
Dance of Terror
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-K6kwU9k2c

Albéniz's Suite Española has probably the best known Spanish tunes.......more often played on guitar, in fact (e.g. Asturias). Just go to Granada, Córdoba, or Sevilla, and you'll hear the strains of their namesakes on the streets, played by very accomplished guitarists for the benefit of tourists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pssZnVi_h2I

And Granados's Goyescas is a huge suite, as Spanish as they come:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0aVTPvYQ4Y

I am a huge fan of Mompou! I am presently learning "Asturias" by Albeniz. It is an amazing piece of music. Spanish Classical music is very special to me, having heard it as I grew up and also play it.

Carlos Surinach - 3 Canciones y Danzas Españolas

https://youtu.be/sEuzWxcSBwo

Nin-Culmell:- Tonadas. There are 48 of them, in four volumes - all quite short and charming

Here is Vol. 2 - 24. Muñerra

https://youtu.be/FVFXius4fBA

And over in ABF's Female Composer's Recital that just went online a few days ago, entry #11 is a group of four pieces by Elisenda Fabregas, played by dumka1.

https://recitals.pianoworld.com/recital_files/Female_Composers_Themed_Recital/11.%20dumka1%20-%20Jota,%20Habanera,%20Tango,%20and%20Hommage%20to%20Ginastera.mp3