Short bio Francisco Tarrega
Birthday:
1852 in Villarreal, Castellón, Spain
Died:
1909 in Barcelona, Spain
Active:
1890s - 1900s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Post-Romantic, Romantic
Full biography Francisco Tarrega
Francisco Tarrega was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist who lived from November 21 , 1852, to December 15, 1909. He is considered to be one of the most influential and important composers of the late Romantic period. Born in Villarreal, Spain, Tarrega began playing the piano at a young age, but later switched to the guitar, which would become his primary instrument.
Tarrega is known for his numerous compositions for the guitar, including nearly 80 original works and over 100 transcriptions of pieces by other composers. He is particularly known for his piece "Recuerdos de la Alhambra," which is considered to be one of the most beautiful and technically demanding pieces in the guitar repertoire.
Tarrega's style of guitar playing and composition had a profound influence on the development of the classical guitar, and his methods and techniques are still studied and emulated today. He is often credited with helping to popularize the guitar as a solo instrument, and his innovations in guitar technique and repertoire helped to establish the guitar as a serious instrument in the classical music world.
Overall, Francisco Tarrega was a highly influential composer and guitarist whose impact is still felt in the world of classical guitar music today. His compositions and techniques helped to transform the guitar into a serious instrument capable of complex and expressive musical performances.
Compositions featuring Francisco Tarrega
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelita, mazurka for guitar | 2:02 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1880 |
| 2 | Capricho árabe, for guitar | 5:11 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 3 | Danza Mora for guitar | 2:16 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 4 | Etude for guitar No. 20, Estudio brillante de Alard | 2:15 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 5 | Maria, gavotte for guitar | 1:37 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 6 | Marieta, mazurka for guitar | 2:18 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 7 | Mazurkas (3) for guitar | 4:12 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 8 | Prelude for guitar No. 8 in E major/A minor "Lágrima" | 2:03 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 9 | Prelude for guitar No. 9 in D minor "Endecha" | 1:16 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 10 | Recuerdos de la Alhambra, for guitar | 4:26 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 11 | Alborada for guitar | 2:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 12 | Alborada, Petite Boîte a Musique | 1:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Cajita de Musica for guitar | 1:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Canción del fueto fatuo, polo for guitar | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Coeur Bleu, for guitar | 4:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Danza del Corregidor, for guitar | 2:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Danza del Molinero, farruca for guitar | 3:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Danza Odalisca for guitar | 3:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | El Columpio, for guitar | 2:46 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | El Ratón | 2:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Estudio de Campanelas for guitar | 1:18 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Etude (as used in the film "The Killing Fields") | 4:09 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 23 | Etude for guitar in A | 2:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Etude for guitar in A minor (after Robert Schumann's Presto, Op. 99/2) | 0:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Etude for guitar in B minor | 1:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Etude for guitar in C major | 1:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Etude for guitar in E minor | 2:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Etude for guitar No 2 | 2:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Etude for guitar No. 1, En forma de minuetto | 2:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | Etude for guitar No. 2, De Velocidad | 1:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Etude for guitar No. 3 in G major | 2:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Etude for guitar No. 4 in B minor | 0:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 33 | Etude for guitar No. 5 in A major | 0:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Etude for guitar No. 6 in A major | 0:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Etude for guitar No. 7 in A major | 0:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Etude for guitar No. 8 in A minor | 1:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Etude for guitar No. 9 in E major | 0:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Etude for guitar No. 10, Petit Menuet | 0:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Etude for guitar No. 11 in D major | 0:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Etude for guitar No. 12 in C major | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Etude for guitar No. 13 in A major | 0:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Etude for guitar No. 14, La Mariposa | 1:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Etude for guitar No. 15, Sobre un tema de Wagner | 1:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Etude for guitar No. 16, Inspirado en J. B. Cramer | 1:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Etude for guitar No. 17, Sobre un tema de Mendelssohn | 1:07 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 46 | Etude for guitar No. 18 in A major | 1:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Etude for guitar No. 19 in E minor | 1:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Etude in A major | 2:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Etude sobre una Sonatina de Prudend, for guitar | 2:05 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Fantasia on motives of "Lucia" by R. Sidney Praten, for guitar | 8:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Fantasy on Themes from Arrita's Marina | 7:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Gran jota de Aragonesa | 8:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Gran jota de concierto | 7:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Grand valse, for guitar | 3:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Introduction and Fantasia on Themes From Verdi's "La Traviata" for guitar | 6:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 56 | Isabel, vals for guitar | 1:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | La Cartagenera | 5:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | La Paloma, habañera for guitar | 2:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Larghetto for guitar | 0:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | Las dos hermanitas, vals for guitar | 3:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Malagueña, for guitar | 6:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | Maria, tango for guitar | 2:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 63 | Mazurka for guitar ("Andante") | 1:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 64 | Mazurka for guitar in A minor | 2:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Mazurka for guitar in C major | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Mazurka for guitar in G major | 2:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Minuet | 2:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Minueto for guitar | 1:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 69 | Paquito, waltz for guitar in C major | 2:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 70 | Pavane for guitar | 2:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 71 | Pepita, polka for guitar | 1:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 72 | Prelude for guitar in A major ("Allegretto") | 0:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 73 | Prelude for guitar in A major ("Andante") | 0:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 74 | Prelude for guitar in A minor | 0:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 75 | Prelude for guitar in A minor ("Allegro Moderato") (dedicated to Llobet) | 1:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 76 | Prelude for guitar in D major ("Andante Lento") | 0:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 77 | Prelude for guitar in D major ("Andantino") | 0:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 78 | Prelude for guitar in D minor ("Moderato") (dedicated to Corréll) | 1:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 79 | Prelude for guitar in E major ("Andante Sostenuto") (dedicated to Dr. W. Leckie) | 1:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 80 | Prelude for guitar in F sharp minor | 0:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 81 | Prelude for guitar in G major ("Allegretto") | 0:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 82 | Prelude for guitar No. 1 in E major | 1:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 83 | Prelude for guitar No. 2 in A major | 1:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Prelude for guitar No. 3 in A minor | 1:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 85 | Prelude for guitar No. 4 in B minor | 1:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 86 | Prelude for guitar No. 5 in G major | 1:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 87 | Prelude for guitar No. 6 in D minor | 0:58 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 88 | Prelude for guitar No. 7 in G major | 0:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 89 | Prelude for guitar No. 10 in D minor "Oremus" | 1:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 90 | Prelude for guitar No. 11 in D major | 0:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 91 | Prelude for guitar No. 12 in D major | 0:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 92 | Prelude for guitar No. 13 in E major | 1:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 93 | Prelude for guitar No. 14 in A minor | 0:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 94 | Prelude for guitar No. 15 in A minor | 1:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 95 | Prelude for guitar No. 16 in E major | 0:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 96 | Prelude for guitar No. 17 in A major | 0:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 97 | Prelude for guitar No. 18 in D minor | 1:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 98 | Prelude for guitar No. 19 in D major | 0:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 99 | Prelude for guitar No. 21 | 0:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 100 | Prelude for guitar No. 22 | 0:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 101 | Prelude for guitar No. 28 in A minor | 1:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 102 | Preludes (14) for guitar | Chamber Music | - | |
| 103 | Roll study for the right hand | 4:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 104 | Rosita, polka for guitar | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 105 | Sueño, mazurka for guitar | 2:58 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 106 | Sueño, trémolo for guitar | 5:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 107 | Tango for guitar | 3:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 108 | The Carnival of Venice, for guitar | 9:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 109 | Transcription for guitar of Schubert's Adieu | 4:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 110 | Vals for guitar in D major | 2:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 111 | Variation in E minor, for guitar | 7:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 112 | Variations for guitar on "El Carnaval de Venecia" | 8:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
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