Jesús Torres (composer)

Jesús Torres is a Spanish composer, born in Saragossa, Spain, on 15 July 1965.

Jesús Torres in 2005

Biography

Jesús Torres was born in Saragossa on 15 July 1965 of Andalusian descent, and lives in Madrid since he was ten years old. Born into a family with a long musical tradition, he started learning the violin with his uncle José Torres and later entered the Madrid Royal Conservatory where he received his academic background. He studied composition privately with Francisco Guerrero from 1986 to 1988.

His catalogue is around one hundred compositions until now (2016) and includes sixteen orchestral works and numerous works of chamber music for the most varied tiped of ensembles. A special interest of his is setting texts to music, above all the poetry of Vicente Aleixandre, alongside that of other literary figures including San Juan de la Cruz, Jorge Manrique, Góngora, Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Rubén Darío, García Lorca, Miguel Hernández, Juan Eduardo Cirlot, Leopoldo Panero and Antonio Carvajal.

His pieces have been performed in numerous countries at festivals and in concert series, including at the Biennale di Venezia, Musica 99 Strasbourg, Musikfestspiele Saar, Ars Musica Brussels, Prèsences 2000 of Radio France, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Khumo Festival, the ISCM Festival in Copenhagen and Bucharest, Festival de Alicante, the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers (2001 and 2008), PRIX Italia, Música de Hoy, Time of Music of Vitassari, Festival Spaziomusica in Cagliari, the Mostly Modern Series in Dublin, the Royal Academy in London, Gaudeamus Music Week, Festival Manca in Nice, Ibermúsica, Prague Premieres 2008, etc. He has received commissions from both private and public institutions including: INAEM (Spanish Ministry of Culture), the Gaudeamus Foundation (Amsterdam), the Kaleidoscope Programme (of the EU), the Comunidad of Madrid, the Colegio de España in Paris, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, the Aula de Música in Alcalá de Henares, the Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, Fundación Canal, the "Cadaqués Orchestra" Conducting Competition, the Spanish National Orchestra , the Nacional Youth Orchestra of Spain, Institut Valencià de la Música, the Basque Government Department of Culture, Cameralia 2007, O.R.C.A.M., the Teatro de la Zarzuela, FestClásica, etc. He has also received commissions from numerous performers.

He has been the recipient of various awards, including that of the SGAE (Madrid, 1992), of Gaudeamus (Amsterdam, 1995), the Valentino Bucchi Award (Rome, 1997), the Reina Sofía Award (Barcelona, 1999), The Millennium Chamber Players (Chicago, 2008) and the National Music Award 2012.

He spent the 1998-99 season as composer in residence of the National Youth Orchestra of Spain. Since 2002, all of his compositions have been published by Tritó Edicions in Barcelona. His music is found in numerous record labels such as Naxos, Kairos, Verso, OCNE, Tritó or IBS Classical.

Catalogue

align="center" style="background:DarkSlateBlue; color:white" |Catalogue of works by Jesús Torres

Year

Work

Instruments

Duration

Publishing

1991-1992

Víspera de mí, for flute, clarinet, percussion (marimba, glockenspiel and vibraphone), piano, violin and viola

Ensemble

10:00

E.M.E.C. (Editorial de Música Española Contemporánea)

1993

Virtual, for flute

Solo music

05:00

Tritó Edicions

1993/1997

Preludes I-II-III-IV, for piano

Solo music

22:00

Tritó Edicions

1992/1993

Presencia del aire, for flute, clarinet, 2 percussionists, harp, piano, violin, viola and cello

Ensemble

12:00

Manuscript

1994

Itzal, for accordion

Solo music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

1994/2014

Itzal, for two accordions. Original version for solo accordion

Chamber music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

1994

Wind Quartet, for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon

Chamber music

08:00

Tritó Edicions

1994

Duo I, for oboe and harp

Chamber music

08:00

Tritó Edicions

1994-1995

Concerto for piano and orchestra, I.- Lento. II.- Presto Fugace. III.- Lento. IV.- Scorrevole. V.- Cadenza. VI. Agitato Assai

Orchestral music

22:30

Tritó Edicions

1994/2000

Cadenza, for piano. Movement of the concerto for piano

Solo music

03:30

Tritó Edicions

1995

Duo II, for bass clarinet and marimba

Chamber music

11:00

Manuscript

1995/2010

Duo II, for baritone saxophone and marimba. Version of the original for bass clarinet and marimba

Chamber music

11:00

Manuscript

1996

Mirada Final, for guitar

Solo music

02:00

Ediciones Cecilia Colien Honegger

1996

Masques, for two pianos

Chamber music

15:00

Tritó Edicions

1996

Unidad en ella, for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 percussionists, piano, violin, viola and cello. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre (``La destrucción o el amor")

Vocal music

09:00

Tritó Edicions

1997

Tiento, for marimba and vibraphone

Chamber music

11:00

Tritó Edicions

1997

Tropos, for bass clarinet

Solo music

07:00

Tritó Edicions

1997

Trio for flute in G, viola and guitar

Chamber Music

12:00

Valentino Bucchi

1997

Fugace, for flute, violin, cello and piano

Chamber music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

1997

Nocturne, for flute and guitar

Chamber music

03:00

Tritó Edicions

1997/2014

Nocturne, for violin and guitar. Version of the original for violin and guitar

Chamber music

03:00

Tritó Edicions

1997

Fantasy for clarinet and piano

Chamber music

07:00

Tritó Edicions

1997/1998

Fantasy for viola and piano, Version of the original for clarinet and piano

Chamber music

07:00

Tritó Edicions

1998

Soneto del amor oscuro, for soprano, flute, cello and guitar. Poem by Federico García Lorca (``Sonetos del amor oscuro")

Vocal music

04:00

Tritó Edicions

1998

Partita, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon. Horn, trumpet, trombone. 2 percussionists. Piano. 2 Violins, viola, cello and double bass

Orchestral music

14:00

Tritó Edicions

1999

El olvido, for mezzo-soprano and guitar. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre (``Poemas de la consumación´´)

Vocal music

04:00

Tritó Edicions

1998-1999

The Masque of the Red Death, based in a tale by Edgar Allan Poe

Orchestral music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

1999

Canto (In memoriam Francisco Guerrero), for violin and viola

Chamber music

04:00

Tritó Edicions

1999

Diferencias, for flute, oboe, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, 2 violins, viola and cello

Ensemble

11:00

Tritó Edicions

1999

Episodios, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Ensemble

08:00

Tritó Edicions

2000

Crepuscular

Orchestral music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2000

Épodo, for tenor saxophone

Solo music

05:30

Tritó Edicions

2000

Dánae, for six percussionists

Chamber music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2000

Ánima, for alto recorder

Solo music

04:00

Tritó Edicions

2000

Encuentros, for four saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), vibraphone and piano

Chamber music

04:00

Tritó Edicions

2001

Trio, for violin, cello, and piano

Chamber music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2001

Accentus, for accordion and piano

Chamber music

11:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

Madre, madre, for mezzo-soprano and piano. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre (``Espadas como labios´´)

Vocal music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

Ausencias, for guitar

Solo music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

String Trio, for violin, viola and cello

Chamber music

13:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

Piezas íntimas, for piano. 1.- La melancolía (2002). 2.- ... i l'infant dom (2005)

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

Aurora, for piano. Child piece from the album ``Spectrum 4´´

Solo music

01:40

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (London)

2002

Presencias, for piano. 1.- Liturgia. 2.- J.C. 3.- Perspectivas. 4.- Yakarta

Solo music

13:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

Splendens, for 1 percussionist (marimba and vibraphone) and piano

Chamber music

13:00

Tritó Edicions

2002

Cobra, for mezzo-soprano and soprano saxophone. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre (``La destrucción o el amor´´)

Vocal music

05:00

Tritó Edicions

2003

Circuito, for mezzo-soprano. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre (``Espadas como labios´´)

Vocal music

03:00

Editorial Piles

2003

Libro de los secretos, based in a text of the mistic sufí Farid al Din Attar (XIII century)

Orchestral music

17:00

Tritó Edicions

2003

Memento, for piano

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2003

La tumba de Antígona, based in a text by María Zambrano

Orchestral music

17:00

Tritó Edicions

2003/2005

Sonate for flute and piano, Movement I (2005). Movement II (2003)

Chamber music

11:00

Tritó Edicions

2004

Variations for cello and piano

Chamber music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2004

Movement

Orchestral music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2004

Proteus, for one percussionist: 6 skin instruments, 4 wood, 4 metal, body percussion and recited the poem by Juan Eduardo Cirlot "Visio Smaragdina"

Solo music

11:00

Tritó Edicions

2004

Concerto for accordion and orchestra

Orchestral music

19:00

Tritó Edicions

2004/2013

Cadencias, derivative work of Concerto for accordion

Solo music

09:00

Tritó Edicions

2004

Chaconne, for violin

Solo music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2004

Glosa, for cello

Solo music

11:00

Tritó Edicions

2004/2007

Songs for Enrique, for children's choir to 2, 3 and 4 voices. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre. Cycle of 13 songs

Vocal music

25:00

Tritó Edicions

2004-2005

Double, for accordion soloist. Flute, bass clarinet, percussion (marimba and vibraphone), piano, violin and cello. Chamber version of Concerto for accordion

Ensemble

19:00

Tritó Edicions

2004-2005/2013

Double II, for solo accordion. Flute, bass clarinet, piano, violin, and cello. Second version of Double

Ensemble

19:00

Tritó Edicions

2005

Wasserfall, for piano

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2005

Symphony, I.- Desolado. II.- Exaltado. III.- Extático. IV.- Enérgico

Orchestral music

31:00

Tritó Edicions

2005

Extático, for string orchestra. Movement III of the Symphony

Orchestral music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2005

Winternacht, for two violins. About a poem by Georg Trakl

Chamber music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2005-2006

Andersen´s Tales, for reciter, accordion, violin, cello and piano. I.-The grandmother. II.- The angel. III.- The little match girl. IV.- The emperor's new suit

Chamber music

40:00

Tritó Edicions

2006

Decem, for violin, cello and piano

Chamber music

03:00

Tritó Edicions

2006

Piezas místicas, for viola. I.- Noche. II.- LLama. III.- Cántico. About three poems by Saint John of the Cross

Solo music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2006

Sonata a Tre, for three percussionists

Chamber music

21:00

Tritó Edicions

2006

Noche oscura, for soprano and piano. Poem by Saint John of the Cross ("Dark Night of the Soul")

Vocal music

6:00

Tritó Edicions

2006

Nínive, for three tubas (an instrumentalist) and percussion. Recited of the poem by Juan Eduardo Cirlot ``Bronwyn n´´ (fragment)

Chamber music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2007

Hijo mío, for baritone and piano. Poem by Leopoldo Panero (``Escrito a cada instante´´)

Vocal music

03:00

Tritó Edicions

2007

Manantial de luz, for piano soloist. Flute, clarinet, percussion, violin, viola and cello

Ensemble

22:00

Tritó Edicions

2007

El misterio del agua, for baritone saxophone, tuba and percussion (marimba, vibraphone and tubular bells). About a poem by Emilio Prados

Vocal music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2007

Poética, for clarinet, violin, cello and piano. Based on five German poems: I.- Zueignung (Novalis). II.-Aussicht (Hölderlin). III.- Die Liebenden (Rilke). IV.- Nachtlied (Trakl). V.- Todesfuge (Celan)

Chamber music

13:00

Tritó Edicions

2007

El lamento, for violin. Based in a sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz "Die Klage"

Solo music

03:30

Tritó Edicions

2007

Dos canciones del mar, for mixed choir and piano. Poems by Rubén Darío. 1.- Marina. 2.- Oleaje

Vocal music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2007

Umbrales de sombra, for guitar. Based in a poem by Emilio Prados

Solo music

07:00

Tritó Edicions

2008

Faust (scene IV), for wind orchestra and percussion

Orchestral music

16:00

Tritó Edicions

2008

Faust (scene III), for string orchestra

Orchestral music

16:00

Tritó Edicions

2007-2009

Faust, for orchestra and soprano and mezzo-soprano soloists. Music for the film Faust - Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) by F. W. Murnau

Orchestral music

105:00

Tritó Edicions

2009

Argos, for two percussionists. I.- Marimba of 5 octaves and vibraphone of 4 octaves. II.- Marimba of 5 octaves and vibraphone of 3 octaves

Chamber music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2009

Accanto, for four marimbas

Chamber music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2009

Monegros, for piano. "In memory of Isaac Albéniz"

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2009

Clarinet Quintet, for clarinet in A and string quartet. In memoriam Gonzalo de Olavide

Chamber music

18:00

Tritó Edicions

2009

Oboe Quartet, for oboe, violin, viola and cello

Chamber music

09:00

Tritó Edicions

2009-2010

Evocación de Miguel Hernández, for soprano soloist, chorus and orchestra. I.- Un carnívoro cuchillo (Orchestra). II.- Vientos del pueblo me llevan (Chorus and orchestra). III.- El tren de los heridos (Orchestra). IV.- Madre España (Chorus and orchestra). V.- Guerra (Soprano and string orchestra). Poems by Miguel Hernández

Vocal and Orchestral music

35:00

Tritó Edicions

2010

Guerra (Movement V of the Evocación de Miguel Hernández), for soprano and string orchestra

Vocal music

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2010

Interiores, for guitar

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2010

Aquelarre, for bass flute (also flute in G), bass clarinet, percussion, piano, viola and cello. Based in the "Black paintings" by Goya

Ensemble

10:00

Tritó Edicions

2010

Twelfth night, for recorder, cello, archlute (and baroque guitar), keyboard (harpsichord, organ) and percussion. Incidental Music to Shakespeare's play

Ensemble

23:00

-

2010-2011

Apocalipsis, for gregorian choir (7 members), 2 mixed choirs (12 members each one), 7 percussionists, 2 pianos, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 tenor trombones, 2 bass trombones and 1 oboe (also English horn and oboe d'amore). Text of the Apocalypse of Saint John (New Testament. I.- Visión. II.- Los siete sellos. III.- Las siete trompetas. IV.- La bestia. V.- Caída de Babilonia. VI.- El juicio final. VII.- La nueva Jerusalén

Vocal music

50:00

Tritó Edicions

2011

Cinco versos sobre la Missa Pro Victoria, for four ministriles and organ. "In the fourth centenary of Tomas Luis de Victoria"

Vocal music

13:00

-

2011

Concerto for violin and orchestra, I.- Dramático. II.- Apasionado. III.- Estremecido

Orchestral music

20:00

Tritó Edicions

2012

Laberinto de silencios, for piano

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2012

Tenebrae, for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone). Based in holy week´s responsory "Tenebrae factae sunt" by Tomás Luis de Victoria

Chamber music

9:00

Tritó Edicions

2012

Concerto for percussion and orchestra, I.- Lúdico. II.- Arcano. III.- Vivo. IV.- Enigmático

Orchestral music

22:00

Tritó Edicions

2012

Subtilior, for saxophone quartet. Transcription of polyphonic pieces of the 14th and 15th centurie. Books I and II

Chamber music

25:00

Tritó Edicions

2013

String Quartet

Chamber music

18:00

Tritó Edicions

2013

Paseo de los tristes, for piano. "To the city of Granada"

Solo music

07:00

Tritó Edicions

2013

Isis, for flute (also piccolo), bass clarinet, piano, violin, viola and cello

Ensemble

10:00

-

2012/2013

Chamber concerto, for percussion soloist, trumpet, horn, trombone, 2 percussionists, harp and piano. Chamber version of the Concerto for percussion

Chamber music

22:00

-

2013

Semejante a la noche, for piano. About verses of "Noche oscura" ("Dark Night of the Soul") by Saint John of the Cross

Solo music

06:00

Tritó Edicions

2014

Constelaciones, for guitar quartet

Chamber music

08:00

Tritó Edicions

2014

Fragmento, for marimba. Cadenza III of the Percussión Concerto

Solo music

02:00

-

2014/2016

Aleixandre-Coros. Cycle of pieces for choir. Poems by Vicente Aleixandre. 1.- El amor iracundo. 2.- Llueve. 3.- Se querían. 4.- Lenta humedad. 5.- Corazón negro. 6.- Noche mía. 7.- Amor sucesivo. 8.- La tristeza. 9.- Absorbido. 10.- Clamor o voz

Vocal music

25:00

-

2014

Sappho, for flute, cello and piano. Based in eleven poetic fragments by Sappho of Lesbos

Chamber music

12:00

-

2014-2015

Sonetos, for chorus and orchestra. I.- Suspiros tristes, lágrimas cansadas (by Luis de Góngora). II.- Desmayarse, atreverse, estar furioso (by Lope de Vega). III.- Es hielo abrasador, es fuego helado (by Francisco de Quevedo). IV.- Amor constante más allá de la muerte (by Francisco de Quevedo). V.- Puedo estar apartado, mas no ausente (by Francisco de Quevedo). VI.-Tras arder siempre, nunca consumirse (by Francisco de Quevedo). VIII.- Miré los muros de la patria mía (by Francisco de Quevedo)

Vocal music

35:00

Tritó Edicions

2015

Tres pinturas velazqueñas (Three Velázquez Paintings), for orchestra. I.- La Venus del espejo. II.- Cristo crucificado. III.- El triunfo de Baco

Orchestral music

15:00

Tritó Edicions

2015

Coplas, for soprano, cello and harp. Poem by Jorge Manrique (1440-1479)

Vocal music

08:00

-

2015

Folías de España, for orchestra

Orchestral music

12:00

Tritó Edicions

2015-2016

Transfiguración, double concerto for cello, accordion and string orchestra. Based in verses of Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179). I.- O vis eternitatis. II.- O cruor sanguinis. III.- Vivificans vita. IV.- O ignee spiritus. V.- Speculum lucis

Orchestral music

20:00

Tritó Edicions

2016

Malagueña ausente, for violin, cello and piano

Chamber music

08:00

-

2016

Two poems by Antonio Carvajal, soprano, violin, cello and piano. I.- Con el agua dormida. II.- Soneto de la herida

Vocal music

11:00

-

2016

Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, I.- Allegro elettrico. II.- Andante sinuoso. III.- Presto vibrante

Orchestral music

20:00

Tritó Edicions

2016

Llama de amor viva, for countertenor and accordion. Poem by Saint John of the Cross

Vocal music

03:00

-

2016

Songs by Aleixandre, for voice and piano. Cycle of songs with poems by Vicente Aleixandre. 1.- Primera tristeza. 2.- Sombra. 3.- Despedida

Vocal music

06:00

-

2016

Invocaciones de Santa Teresa, for mixed choir. Poems by Saint Teresa of Ávila. I.- Nada te turbe. 2.- Vivo sin vivi en mí

Vocal music

05:00

-

Jesus Torres in 2011

Discography

  • MIRADA FINAL (Guitar), Ediciones Cecilia Colien Honegger. Ref.: 02-01-1 Año: 1998
  • ITZAL (Accordion), Juventudes Musicales. Ref.: M-10855 Año: 2001
  • CONCERTO PARA PIANO Y ORQUESTA (CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA), RTVE MÚSICA. Ref.: M-49458 Año: 2003
  • ACCENTUS (Accordion and Piano), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2023 Año: 2004
  • ITZAL (Accordion), Several Records. Ref.: SRD 322 Año: 2005
  • ...I L'INFANT DORM (Piano), Produccions Anacrusi s.l. Ref.: Gi.: 129-06 Año: 2006
  • MÚSICA DE CÁMARA (CHAMBER MUSIC) - TRÍO ARBÓS (Monográfico), SELLO AUTOR. Ref.: SA O1294 Año: 2007
  • PROTEUS (Percussion), KUSION RECORDS. Ref.: M-22951 Año: 2007
  • SINFONÍA (SYMPHONY), TRITÓ S.L. Ref.: TD 0032 Año: 2007
  • ÁNIMA (Alto recorder), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2040 Año: 2007
  • EL LAMENTO (Violin), SELLO AUTOR. Ref.: SA O1382 Año: 2007
  • MÚSICA ORQUESTAL (ORCHESTRAL MUSIC) (Sinfonía, Movimiento, Partita) (Symphony, Movement, Partita) TRITÓ S.L. Ref.: TD0051 Año: 2008
  • COBRA (Mezzo-soprano and soprano saxophone), P.M. PRODUCCIONS. Ref.: PM/CD-048 Año: 2008
  • FANTASÍA PARA CLARINETE Y PIANO (FANTASY FOR CLARINET AND PIANO), CODA OUT EDICIÓN. Ref.: COUT 3031 Año: 2009
  • MANANTIAL DE LUZ (Monográfico), KAIROS. Ref.: 0013012KAI Año: 2009
  • CUENTOS DE ANDERSEN (Monográfico) (ANDERSEN´S TALES), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2090 Año:2010
  • MONEGROS (Piano), ALMAVIVA. Ref.: DS-0153 Año: 2011
  • PIEZAS ÍNTIMAS (Piano), GADGAD music. Ref.: V-2362 Año: 2011
  • MOVIMIENTO (Orquesta) (MOVEMENT (Orchestra), TRITÓ S.L. Ref.: TD0066 Año: 2012
  • VARIACIONES PARA VIOLONCHELO Y PIANO (VARIATIONS FOR CELLO AND PIANO), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2111 Año: 2012
  • LABERINTO DE SILENCIOS (Piano), CEZANNE. Ref: CZ 005 Año: 2012
  • WASSERFALL (Piano), DÚO SINCRONIA. Ref.: BI-733 Año: 2013
  • TENEBRAE (Cuarteto de saxofones) (Saxophone quartet), SIGMA RECORDS. Ref.: SR 001 Año: 2013
  • PASEO DE LOS TRISTES (Piano), IBS CLASSICAL. Ref.: IBS-32013 Año: 2013
  • CONCIERTO PARA ACORDEÓN Y ORQUESTA (CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA AND ACCORDION), ORQUESTA Y CORO NACIONALES DE ESPAÑA. Ref: M-975 Año: 2015
  • NOCHE OSCURA (Soprano and piano), CEZANNE.Ref.: CZ 019 Año: 2015
  • INTERIORES (Guitar), NAXOS. Ref.: 8.573409 Año: 2016