
José Río-Pareja: La Rivière Sans Socle
Did you know?
1/6Performer Biography
Carlos Gálvez, the bass clarinetist, premiered the version for bass clarinet and live electronics of Pierre Boulez's Dialogue de l'ombre double in 2000.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer José Río-Pareja's work explores the question: 'Could ornamentation structure form?' challenging traditional musical distinctions.
Performer Biography
Trío Arbós, founded in 1996, is named after the celebrated Spanish conductor, violinist, and composer Enrique Fernández Arbós (1863-1939).
Composer Biography
José Río-Pareja studied for his doctorate in Composition at Stanford University under the tutelage of renowned composer Brian Ferneyhough.
Interpretation
The recording by Trío Arbós is doubly important because some essential aspects of José Río-Pareja's music are only fully captured in their interpretation, not solely in the score.
Compositional Technique
José Río-Pareja's music is characterized by 'monochromatism,' where each piece is built from a single sound material that is constantly altered.
















