Fermín María Álvarez facts for kids

Fermín María Álvarez (1833–1898) was a Spanish composer. He concentrated mainly on salon songs, which were often performed along with zarzuela excerpts by other composers.

Works, editions and recordings

Opera and operetta

• Margarita, opera.
• El médico a palos, adaptation 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

See also

In Spanish: Fermín María Álvarez para niños