The collected works of Carlos Garca Tolsa (1858-1905) consist almost entirely of characteristic dances including waltzes, polkas, habaneras, mazurkas, and a gavotte- the two exceptions being the sonata Al fin solos and a nocturne called Meditacin. Known as a fluent improviser, the sixteen works included in this volume are apparently all that Garca Tolsa actually set to paper, and therefore the only extant summary of a lifetime of artistic pursuit with the guitar.