Quartet Tarragó

The Quartet Tarragó was a Catalan chamber music ensemble consisting of four classical guitars , founded in 1971 by Gracià Tarragó in Barcelona.

Members of the quartet were the guitarist Laura Almerich and the guitarists Manuel Calve (* 1947), Jordi Codina and Jaume Torrent . The latter replaced Josep Henríquez (* 1951) in 1976 .

The quartet has given concerts in major European and North American concert halls for almost 18 years. Due to the great professionalism of this quartet, Catalan and foreign composers were encouraged to compose works especially for this ensemble. The Quartet Tarragó opened the European Music Year 1985 with a concert after being invited by the Council of Europe . In 1988 the quartet broke up.

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Enciclopèdia Catalana: Quartet Tarragó. In: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana . Retrieved August 7, 2019 (Catalan).
Enciclopèdia Catalana: Quartet Tarragó. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música . Retrieved August 7, 2019 (Catalan).

Web links

Literature by and about Quartet Tarragó in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Quartet Tarragó at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Quartet Tarragó.
↑ ^a ^b Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música. Quartet Tarragó.
↑ Gracià Tarragó i Pons: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graci%C3%A0_Tarrag%C3%B3_i_Pons . Retrieved January 29, 2020.
↑ Art Guinardo, Barcelona: Pianos y Guitarras desde 1976. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (Spanish, there brief comments on Manuel Calve).
↑ Discogs: Manuel Calve. Accessed January 31, 2020 (English).
↑ Guitarras Josep Henríquez. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (Spanish, there information on Josep Henríquez).
^ Enciclopèdia Catalana: Jaume Torrent i Rius. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música. Retrieved August 7, 2019 (Catalan). There, the year of dissolution for the Quartet Tarragó .

[:0-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Quartet Tarragó.

[:1-2] Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música. Quartet Tarragó.

[3] Gracià Tarragó i Pons: https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graci%C3%A0_Tarrag%C3%B3_i_Pons . Retrieved January 29, 2020.

[4] Art Guinardo, Barcelona: Pianos y Guitarras desde 1976. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (Spanish, there brief comments on Manuel Calve).

[5] Discogs: Manuel Calve. Accessed January 31, 2020 (English).

[6] Guitarras Josep Henríquez. Retrieved January 31, 2020 (Spanish, there information on Josep Henríquez).

[7] Enciclopèdia Catalana: Jaume Torrent i Rius. In: Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música. Retrieved August 7, 2019 (Catalan). There, the year of dissolution for the Quartet Tarragó .