Fermín María Álvarez

Fermín María Álvarez (Zaragoza 1833 - Barcelona, 1898) was a Spanish composer. He concentrated mainly on salon songs, which were often performed along with zarzuela excerpts by other composers.^[1]

Works, editions and recordings

Opera and operetta

• Margarita, opera.
• El médico a palos, adaption of Le médecin malgré lui (opera) by Charles Gounod.

Orchestral

• Obertura capricho.

Salon songs

• Los ojos negros, canción de salón.
• No volverán, canción de salón.
• La partida, canción de salón, recordings by Enrico Caruso and Luigi Alva (Decca 1963)
• A Granada, canción española
• and others

Media

	A Granada, canción española recorded by Francisca Pomar de Maristany (HMV 1929) La Partida, traditional folk song recorded by Enrico Caruso
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References

1. Suzanne Rhodes Draayer Art song composers of Spain: an encyclopedia 2009