Par CASABLANCAS BENET. Albumblatt für Arriaga, commissioned by the Trio Arriaga and lasting some 7:30 minutes, is the composer's fourth contribution to the classical violin, cello and piano ensemble, for which he has a special esteem. The work was written in homage to the composer Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, and at the same time as a token of gratitude and admiration for the Trio Arriaga, to whose members the work is dedicated; a double motivation that is reflected in the title of the work. Its course is presided over by a markedly lyrical character that coexists with passages full of energy, rhythmic vivacity and drama. The introduction and epilogue of the work are based on a musical motif derived from the name of the Basque composer (Ju-A-n C-r-I-S-ostomo A-rr-I-A-G-A), made up of the notes A, C, E, Eb, A, E, E, A, G, A, in the manner of a musical acrostic, and from whose nature the harmonic and thematic material of the whole work is largely derived. The premiere of this Trio took place on 5 November 2015 in the Chamber Hall of the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. / Date parution : 2022-02-03/ Répertoire / Violon, Violoncelle et Piano

Daniel Guerola Benito. Par ARRIAGA JUAN CRISOSTOMO. / Niveau : Avancé / Répertoire / Guitare Seule

Juan Arriaga was born in Bilbao on January 27 1806 and died in Paris on January 17 1826. He was a true musical artist having composed his first work - the 'Ensayo De Octeto Nada y Mucho' when he was 11 years old; when he was 12 an 'Obertura' and when 14 the opera in two acts 'Los Esclavos Felices' and the 'Variaciones La Hungara' - productions of perfect construction.