Jaume Torrent i Rius

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Jaume Torrent i Rius (* 1953 in Barcelona ) is a Catalan classical guitarist, composer and music teacher. Jaume Torrent is assigned to the Catalan Guitar School.

life and work

Jaume Torrent studied with Gracià Tarragó at the Conservatori del Liceu in Barcelona.

In 1976 he joined the Tarragó Quartet, an ensemble that was disbanded in 1988. In 1989 he himself became a guitar teacher at the Conservatori del Liceu . From 1993 to 1999 he directed this conservatory. At the same time, he led guitar classes at the Barcelona Academia Marshall under the aegis of the academy director Alicia de Larrocha . He also gave master's courses at various American universities. Torrent is "the author of a methodology that aims to unlock the full sound potential of the guitar and to use and deploy its technical resources intelligently."

Torrent has recorded numerous concerts on phonograms. For example, he premiered the concerts of Jordi Cervelló ( La Sexta Noche ) and Xavier Benguerel ( Concertante for guitar, drums and strings and Concierto de Otoño ) and published them on CD. Torrent made the first ever DVD recording of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez .

Torrent was best known for his compositions for guitar. These include numerous sonatas and suites as well as 24 romantic fantasies. In addition, the guitar transcriptions of the seven Spanish folk songs by Manuel de Falla are highly valued. He also wrote chamber music and the Concerto for Guitar and String Orchestra No. 1 (1989). He premiered the latter work with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra .

Phonograms by Jaume Torrent

  • Gracià Tarragó (1892–1973). Obres per a guitarra. Generalitat de Catalunya, Institut Català de les Industries Culturals (editor). Label "La mà de guido". 2008 LMG 2088 (CD with commentary in Catalan, Spanish and English)

swell

  • Enciclopèdia Catalana: Jaume Torrent i Rius. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música. Retrieved April 16, 2019 (Catalan).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música: Jaume Torrent i Rius.
  2. ↑ Generalitat de Catalunya - Culturcat (web archive): Catalan musicians (19th Century AC - 20th Century AC). Retrieved January 21, 2019 . There is a section about the Catalan guitar school .
  3. ↑ a b c d e biography of Jaume Torrent on the artist's website.
personal data
SURNAME Torrent i Rius, Jaume
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Catalan classical guitarist, composer and music educator
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Barcelona