The piece, which lasts about six minutes, is part of his suite Goyescas which was inspired by the work of the painter Goya.
Other 20th-century pianists who played the work included: In 1915 Granados adapted the music to form a soprano aria for the third scene of his opera Goyescas.
His librettist Fernando Periquet y Zuaznabar provided a metrically suitable Spanish text which begins "¿Por qué entre sombras el ruiseñor?"
While the piano version is a standard part of the repertoire for that instrument, the opera is not often performed, perhaps because of the deficiencies of the libretto.
[5] The theme was recorded on September 29,1965, in the Van Gelder Studios, New Jersey, titled "Granadas", played by the trio of Jazz pianist Bill Evans (with Chuck Israels, b and Larry Bunker, dr), as part of a "hybrid" recording of classical pieces and Jazz tunes, arranged by Claus Ogerman for Jazz Trio and Symphony Orchestra; published 1966 on Verve Records (Bill Evans Trio With Symphony Orchestra, Nr.