Enrique Granados (1867-1916) was a Spanish composer and pianist, one of the major figures in the flowering of Spanish music around 1900. Born in Lleida, he studied in Barcelona and Paris before establishing himself as a performer, teacher and composer.

His best-known work is Goyescas, a set of piano pieces inspired by the world of Goya, later expanded into an opera. He also wrote songs, chamber music, orchestral pieces and many works for piano.

Granados’s music is lyrical, poetic and richly coloured, combining Romantic pianism with Spanish rhythm and atmosphere. His writing often suggests elegance, nostalgia and a finely shaded sense of gesture.

His death at sea during the First World War cut short a career of deepening promise. Granados remains a central voice in Spanish music, a composer whose piano textures seem brushed with perfume, dust and old sunlight.