Enrique Granados was born in 1867 in Lerida, Spain. He began his musical studies at an early age. At first, he studied the piano in Barcelona with Joan Baptista Pujol, who studied with the Mallorcan pianist and student of Liszt Pere Tintorer. Pujol was the one who created what could be called the first Catalan piano tradition. Among his numerous students were Albeniz, Malats (teacher of Mompou) and Ricard Viñes.

In 1887, Granados moved to Paris to study with Charles de Beriot. In Paris as well as continuing his friendships with Albeniz, Nin and Viñes, he came into direct contact with the most important French composers of the time like Faure, Debussy, Ravel, Dukas, d’Indy, est...