This album represents the culmination of several years of research into Galicia's musical heritage, including the publication of Arriola's surviving scores and a book about his life.
Historical Context
Arriola's works belong to the second golden age of Spanish music, alongside composers like Albéniz, Granados, Turina, and Falla, when nationalism and a 'verismo' style inspired by Spanish folk traditions were establishing themselves.
Composition History
Most of José Arriola's prolific compositional output was lost when his Berlin home was destroyed during World War Two.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arriola's music, like that of the post-romantics, experiments with color, texture, chromaticism, unusual tonal combinations, and dissonances, creating music laden with meaning and melancholic lyricism.
Composer's Artistic Vision
José Arriola's composition teacher in Leipzig was Richard Strauss, and Arriola was also influenced by Nietzschean ideas, which were gaining ground in Europe.
Composer Biography
José Arriola, born in 1895, was a celebrated child prodigy dubbed the 'Galician Mozart,' who performed for Kaiser Wilhelm II and at prestigious venues like the Berlin Staatsoper and Carnegie Hall.
Composition History
These are the first-ever recordings of music composed by José Arriola, whose works were virtually unknown and whose original manuscripts mysteriously vanished after being discovered.
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