Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

las hace perfectamente aislables o reagrupables

English translation:

means they work perfectly either alone or grouped

Added to glossary by Lisa McCarthy
Dec 14, 2012 11:31
11 yrs ago
Spanish term

las hace perfectamente aislables o reagrupables

Spanish to English Other Music
Text about the work of Spanish pianist and composer Albéniz in reference to his 'Spanish Suite'.

Not sure how to translate this phrase, maybe along the lines of:

"..their individual value means they can/allows them to be ( played/appreciated?) in isolation or as part of a whole"?

Entre el maremágnum de la música pianística de Isaac Albéniz, por supuesto al margen de su Iberia, varias de las piezas más difundidas por el propio Albéniz en su carrera pianística, más veces editadas (con distintos números de opus, incluso con distintos títulos) y más aplaudidas en todo el mundo desde su creación y hasta hoy, figuran algunas de las que se integran en el album titulado Suite española, ocho piezas cuyo valor individual **las hace perfectamente aislables o reagrupables.**

Proposed translations

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means they can stand alone or be grouped together in different ways

Each piece could be played in isolation - we don't need the whole group to make the individual piece valid. They could also be grouped in any combination - take two or three only, for instance.

This Suite was in my mother's repertoire as a concert pianist and the comment is definitely true!
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : Yes, it is, and thanks for the snippet of autobiography! This covers it very well; could shove in "perfectly well", but not essential (better not to make it too long). Wondered about "work perfectly either alone or grouped...".
8 mins
Yes, it doesn't need to be more complicated than your last suggestion. Thanks Charles.
agree James A. Walsh : Yeah, I like the essence of this suggestion. Riveting stuff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1jQ3o718ls
11 hrs
What a treat - thank you James!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Noni - happy hols to you :) Went for Charles shorter version in the end."
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