. Lavapiés (D major), after the district of Madrid. Book 4 Málaga (B minor and B major) Jerez (A minor – arguably E Phrygian – and E major) Eritaña (E major) Premiere performance The twelve pieces were first performed by the French pianist Blanche Selva, but each book was premiered in a different place and on a different date. Three of the performances were in Paris, the other being in a small town in the south of France. Book I: May 9, 1906, Salle Pleyel, Paris Book II: September 11, 1907, Saint-Jean-de-Luz Book III: January 2, 1908, Palace of Princess de Polignac, Paris Book IV: February 9, 1909, Société Nationale de Musique, Paris. Recordings Among notable early recordings, pieces from Iberia were recorded by Arthur Rubinstein. Iberia was first recorded in its entirety by Alicia de Larrocha in 1958-9 (Hispavox / Erato DUE 20236/37, [EMI 64504?]). She recorded it twice more, in 1972 (London 448191 and 433926), and 1989 (London 417887). The suite was also recorded by Luis Fernando Pérez, which has been highly acclaimed and earned him the Albéniz Medal. It has also been recorded by Claudio Arrau (Books 1 and 2 only). Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, whose 2009 CD recording also won him the 2010 Albéniz Medal, is the first pianist to record Iberia in DVD and High Definition Video. Other pianists that have audio recordings of Iberia include Miguel Baselga, Ricardo Requejo, Michel Block, Guillermo González (according to his own critical edition of the score), Marc-André Hamelin, Yvonne Loriod, Marek Jablonski, Artur Pizarro, Jean-François Heisser, Esteban Sánchez, and Ángel Sanzo, among many others. Arrangements Enrique Fernández Arbós and Carlos Surinach each arranged pieces from Iberia for full orchestra. There is an orchestral arrangement of the Fête-dieu à Seville by Leopold Stokowski, from the mid-1920s, which he recorded with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1928. More recently, Peter Breiner arranged the whole work for full orchestra. The composer Francisco Guerrero Marín, calling Iberia "the greatest Spanish work in the last hundred years", also made an arrangement of six pieces before his death in 1997. A version for three guitars was made by Christophe Dejour and recorded by Trio Campanella. A two-guitar overdubbing version has been released by French guitarist Jean-Marc Zvellenreuther. An invitation to Ravel to orchestrate six pieces from Iberia was the genesis of that composer's Boléro. References External links Spanish compositions for solo piano Suites by Isaac Albéniz 1909