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Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga commemorated in new Cuarteto Quiroga recording
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga died on 17 January 1826 in Paris, just ten days shy of his 20th birthday. He was born on 27 January 1806 in Bilbao, exactly fifty years after the birth of Mozart, a coincidence that earned him the nickname “Spanish Mozart.” Despite his brief life, Arriaga left a small but remarkable oeuvre, including three string quartets published in Paris in 1824, which are considered a milestone in chamber music.
To mark the 200‑year anniversary of his birth, the Spanish ensemble Cuarteto Quiroga has released a new recording devoted entirely to those three quartets. The album, the ninth disc in the group’s catalogue, reflects more than two decades of the quartet’s long‑standing relationship with Arriaga’s music, performed on stages across Europe, the Americas and Asia. The recording offers a carefully considered interpretation that highlights the composer’s extraordinary maturity at a young age, recalling his early works such as a piece for three violins written at eleven and the overture of his opera “Los esclavos felices” composed at thirteen.
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- [● 4 SOURCES] He was ten days short of his 20th birthday at death. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] He was born exactly fifty years after Mozart. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] The recording is the ninth disc of Cuarteto Quiroga, marking over two decades of performing Arriaga's works. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] At age eleven Arriaga wrote a piece for three violins titled “Nada y mucho.” www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] The Spanish ensemble Cuarteto Quiroga released a new recording dedicated to those three quartets. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] He composed three string quartets published in Paris in 1824. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] He was born on 27 January 1806 in Bilbao. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es
- [● 4 SOURCES] Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga died on 17 January 1826 in Paris. www.diariodecadiz.es · www.diariodejerez.es · www.diariodesevilla.es · www.eldiadecordoba.es