''Córdoba'', Op. 232, No. 4, is a composition by

Isaac Albéniz Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the post-romantic era who also had a significant influence on his con ...

. It was originally written for piano as part of ''

Chants d'Espagne ''Chants d'Espagne'', Op. 232, (, English: Songs of Spain) is a suite of originally three, later five pieces for the piano by Isaac Albéniz. ''Prélude'' (later known as Asturias (Leyenda)), ''Orientale'' and ''Sous le palmier'' were published i ...

'' and was published in 1898. Since it has been transcribed for guitar by

Miguel Llobet Miguel Llobet Solés (18 October 187822 February 1938) was a classical guitarist, born in Barcelona, Spain. Llobet was a renowned virtuoso who toured Europe and Americas, America extensively. He made well known arrangements of Catalan folk son ...

, it has become one of the staples of classical guitar music.

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describes the piece as "real guitar music" and which he believes to be partly inspired by the

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in Córdoba, Andalusia. One author said "The beauty and romance, which is the particular charm of the city of Cordoba, inspired this composition."

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