Jesús Torres (composer)
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 130 compositions until now (2020) and includes twenty orchestral works and numerous works of chamber music for the most varied types 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 Saint John of the Cross, Jorge Manrique, Saint Teresa of Ávila, Luis de Góngora, Lope de Vega, Francisco de Quevedo, Rubén Darío, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Federico 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
Year | Work | Instruments | Duration | Publishing |
---|---|---|---|---|
1991-1992 | Víspera de mí, for flute, clarinet, percussion (marimba, glockenspiel and vibraphone), piano, violin and viola | Ensemble (Audio) | 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 | |
1994 | Itzal, for accordion | Solo music | 10:00 | Tritó Edicions |
1994/2014 | Itzal II, for two accordions. Version of the original 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 (Audio) | 03:30 | Tritó Edicions |
1995 | Duo II, for bass clarinet and marimba | Chamber music | 11:00 | Tritó Edicions |
1995/2010 | Duo II, for baritone saxophone and marimba. Version of the original for bass clarinet and marimba | Chamber music | 11:00 | Tritó Edicions |
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 | Nocturno, for flute and guitar | Chamber music | 03:00 | Tritó Edicions |
1997/2014 | Nocturno, 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 (Audio) | 12:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2000 | Épodo, for tenor saxophone | Solo music (Audio) | 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 dorm (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 (Audio) | 06:00 | 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 (13th 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 (Audio) | 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 (Audio) | 19:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2004/2019 | Piano reduction. Accordion Concerto, for accordion and piano | Chamber music (Video) | 19:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2004/2013 | Cadencias, for accordion, derivative work of Concerto for accordion | Solo music | 09:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2004 | Chacona, for violin | Solo music | 12:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2004 | Glosa, for cello | Solo music | 11:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2004/2007 | Canciones para Enrique, for children's choir to 2, 3 and 4 voices. Poems 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 accordion soloist. 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 (Audio) | 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 |
2007/2016 | Hijo mío, version for tenor 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) (Audio) II. Aussicht (Hölderlin) (Audio) III. Die Liebenden (Rilke) (Audio) 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 (Video) | 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 (Audio) | 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 | 10:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2009/2019 | Quartet with Saxophone, for soprano sax, violin, viola and cello. Transcription of the Oboe Quartet | Chamber Music | 10:00 | 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 |
2010/2017 | Guerra (Movement V of the Evocación de Miguel Hernández), for soprano and string quintet: two violins, viola, cello and double bass | Vocal music | 10:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2010 | Interiores, for guitar | Solo music (Audio) | 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 (Audio) | 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 | www.jesustorres.org |
2010-2011 | Apocalypse, 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. Vision (Audio) II. The Seven Seals (Audio) III. The Seven Trumpet (Audio) IV. The Beast (Audio) V. Fall of Babylon (Audio) VI. The Last Judgment (Audio) VII. The New Jerusalem (Audio) | 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 (Audio) | 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. I. Con plasticidad. II. Frenético. III. Nocturnal. IV. Vertiginoso | Chamber music (Audio) | 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 (Audio) | 10:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2012/2013 | Chamber concerto, for percussion soloist, trumpet, horn, trombone, 2 percussionists, harp and piano. Chamber version of the Concerto for percussion | Ensemble | 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 | |
2014/2018 | Aleixandre - Coros. Cycle of pieces for choir. Poems by Vicente Aleixandre. Work in progress. 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. 11. Diosa. 12. La rosa. 13. Los besos. 14. El cuerpo y el alma. 15. El perfume. 16. Noche cerrada. 17. Cabellera negra | Vocal music | 30:00 | |
2014 | Sappho, for flute, cello and piano. Based in eleven poetic fragments by Sappho of Lesbos | Chamber music (Video) | 12:00 | Tritó Edicions |
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 paintings by Velázquez), for orchestra. I. La Venus del espejo. (Audio) II. Cristo crucificado. (Audio) III. El triunfo de Baco (Audio) | 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 (Audio) | 08:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2016 | Dos poemas de Antonio Carvajal, soprano, violin, cello and piano. I. Con el agua dormida. II. Soneto de la herida | Vocal music | 12:00 | |
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 (Audio) | 04:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2016/2018 | Canciones de Aleixandre, for voice and piano. Cycle of songs with poems by Vicente Aleixandre. 1. Primera tristeza. (Video) 2. Sombra. (Video) 3. Despedida. (Video) 4. El viento. (Video) 5. Quedándonos (Video) | Vocal music | 12:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2016/2018 | Cuaderno Místico, for mixed choir. 1. Invocaciones de Santa Teresa. I. Nada te turbe. II. Vivo sin vivir en mí (Poems by Saint Teresa of Ávila). 2. Sobre un éxtasis (Poem by Saint John of the Cross) | Vocal music | 09:00 | |
2016-2017 | Final, for soprano and orchestra. Poems by Alejandro Duque Amusco. I. Renuncia. II. Prometeo en la tierra. III. Once de marzo. IV. Desasosiego. V. Para después del hombre | Vocal music | 15:00 | |
2017 | Trio for oboe, cello and piano. I. Rapsódico (Audio) I. Transparencias (Audio) III. Espejo de fuego (Audio) | Chamber music | 16:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2017 | Fulgor, for violin, clarinet and piano | Chamber music | 10:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2017 | La catedral de cristal, for harp | Solo music | 04:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2017 | Ofrenda, for bass clarinet | Solo music | 03:30 | Tritó Edicions |
2017/2018 | Ofrenda, for clarinet in b flat. Version of the original for bass clarinet | Solo music | 03:30 | |
2017 | Pentesilea, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano | Ensemble | 10:00 | |
2017 | Piano Quartet, for violin, viola, cello and piano. I. Impetuoso. II. Con furor. III. Introvertido. IV. Eufórico | Chamber music | 20:00 | |
2017/2018 | Grabados de Goya, for piano. I. Nada. II. Volaverunt | Solo music | 04:30 | |
2018 | Palabras - El silencio, for mezzosoprano, viola and piano. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre | Vocal music | 07:00 | |
2018 | Opus incertum, for flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone, violin, cello and piano | Ensemble | 08:00 | |
2018 | Eternidades, for tenor and piano. Cycle of 16 songs about poems by Juan Ramón Jiménez ("Eternidades"). 1.- ¡Inteligencia, dame el nombre exacto de las cosas! 2.- Vino, primero, pura. 3.- Mi corazón, lo iluminaba todo. 4.- Madrugada. 5.- ¡No corras! 6.- Remanso. 7.- Nocturno. 8.- Yo te mordí tu raíz. 9.- Eterno. 10.- A veces. 11.- Ellos. 12.- Amargura. 13.- Yo no soy yo. 14.- Soy como un niño. 15.- Soledad. 16.- Muere o canta | Vocal Music | 15:00 | |
2018 | Silentium amoris, for oboe and piano. About a poem by Oscar Wilde | Chamber music (Audio) | 05:30 | Tritó Edicions |
2018 | Solo, for countertenor and piano. Poem by Luciano González Sarmiento | Vocal music | 02:00 | |
2019 | Sortilegio, for flute | Solo music | 06:15 | |
2019 | Altera bestia, for soprano and 16 instruments. Fragment of The Book Revelation. Latin text | Vocal music | 13:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2019 | Antinous, for violin and harpsichord | Chamber music | 13:00 | |
2019 | Estudio Rapsódico, for vibraphone. From the Book "Estudios de Concierto para Vibráfono" | Solo music | 06:00 | |
2019 | Cinco momentos de Medea, for soprano, mezzosoprano, bass, female choir and orchestra | Vocal music | 25:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2020 | Arrebatos, for accordion | Solo music (Audio) | 02:30 | |
2020 | Idea, for soprano and mezzo-soprano. Poem by Vicente Aleixandre ("Ámbito") | Vocal music | 05:00 | |
2020 | Spes, for violin, cello and piano | Chamber music (Video) | 03:15 | |
2019-2020 | Tránsito, chamber opera about a text by Max Aub. 5 singers and 18 instruments: soprano (Cruz), mezzo-soprano (Tránsito), baritone (Emilio), baritone (Alfredo), tenor (Pedro). Flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, 3 percusionists, harp, accordion, piano, violin I, violin II, viola, cello and double bass | Vocal music | 80:00 | Tritó Edicions |
2020 | Itinerario, for baritone saxophone and string quartet | Chamber music | 10:00 | |
2020 | Paráfrasis, for accordion. 13 micro pieces about images by Sergio Abraín. 1. Puño alzado. 2. Laberinto infinito. 3. Dolor infinito. 4. Abismo. 5. Noche. 6. Huida. 7. El grito. 8. Represión. 9. Mirada impotente. 10. Orfeo. 11. Columna ibérica. 12. Paisajes del cuerpo. 13. Antes y después del cráneo celestial | Solo music | 06:00 |
Discography
- MIRADA FINAL (Guitar), Ediciones Cecilia Colien Honegger. Ref.: 02-01-1 1998
- ITZAL (Accordion), Juventudes Musicales. Ref.: M-10855. 2001
- CONCIERTO PARA PIANO Y ORQUESTA (CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA), RTVE MÚSICA. Ref.: M-49458 2003
- ACCENTUS (Accordion and Piano), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2023 2004
- ITZAL (Accordion), Several Records. Ref.: SRD 322 2005
- ...I L'INFANT DORM (Piano), Produccions Anacrusi s.l. Ref.: Gi.: 129-06 2006
- MÚSICA DE CÁMARA (CHAMBER MUSIC) - TRÍO ARBÓS (Monographic CD), SELLO AUTOR. Ref.: SA O1294 2007
- PROTEUS (Percussion), KUSION RECORDS. Ref.: M-22951 2007
- SINFONÍA (SYMPHONY), TRITÓ S.L. Ref.: TD 0032 2007
- ÁNIMA (Alto recorder), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2040 2007
- EL LAMENTO (Violin), SELLO AUTOR. Ref.: SA O1382 2007
- MÚSICA ORQUESTAL (ORCHESTRAL MUSIC) (Sinfonía, Movimiento, Partita) (Symphony, Movement, Partita) TRITÓ S.L. Ref.: TD0051 2008
- COBRA (Mezzo-soprano and soprano saxophone), P.M. PRODUCCIONS. Ref.: PM/CD-048 2008
- FANTASÍA PARA CLARINETE Y PIANO (FANTASY FOR CLARINET AND PIANO), CODA OUT EDICIÓN. Ref.: COUT 3031 2009
- MANANTIAL DE LUZ (Monographic CD)), KAIROS. Ref.: 0013012KAI 2009
- CUENTOS DE ANDERSEN (Monographic CD) (ANDERSEN´S TALES), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2090 2010
- MONEGROS (Piano), ALMAVIVA. Ref.: DS-0153 2011
- PIEZAS ÍNTIMAS (Piano), GADGAD music. Ref.: V-2362 2011
- MOVIMIENTO (MOVEMENT. Orchestra), TRITÓ S.L. Ref.: TD0066 2012
- VARIACIONES PARA VIOLONCHELO Y PIANO (VARIATIONS FOR CELLO AND PIANO), VERSO. Ref.: VRS 2111 2012
- LABERINTO DE SILENCIOS (Piano), CEZANNE. Ref: CZ 005 2012
- WASSERFALL (Piano), DÚO SINCRONIA. Ref.: BI-733 2013
- TENEBRAE (Saxophone quartet), SIGMA RECORDS. Ref.: SR 001 2013
- PASEO DE LOS TRISTES (Piano), IBS CLASSICAL. Ref.: IBS-32013 2013
- CONCIERTO PARA ACORDEÓN Y ORQUESTA (CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA AND ACCORDION), ORQUESTA Y CORO NACIONALES DE ESPAÑA. Ref: M-975 2015
- NOCHE OSCURA (Soprano and piano), CEZANNE.Ref.: CZ 019 2015
- INTERIORES (Guitar), NAXOS. Ref.: 8.573409 2016
- SPLENDENS (Percussion and piano), VISUALSONORA. Ref.: VS 074 2016
- LABERINTO DE SILENCIOS (Monographic CD). REVISTA SIBILA 52 2017
- ÉPODO (Tenor saxophone), IBS CLASSICAL. Ref.: IBS-142017 2017
- CHACONA (Violin), IBS CLASSICAL. Ref.: IBS-162017 2017
- PIEZAS MÍSTICAS (Viola), IBS CLASSICAL. Ref.: IBS-192018 2018
- LLAMA DE AMOR VIVA (Countertenor and accordion), IBS CLASSICAL. Ref.: IBS-92019 2019
- MALAGUEÑA AUSENTE (Violin, cello and piano), SACRATIF. Ref.: Sacratif 2019
- LLAMA DE AMOR VIVA (Mezzo-soprano and mesotonic accordion), CEZANNE. Ref.: CZ 070 2020
External links
- Trito Edicions
- Youtube Channel
- Jesús Torres´s official website
- Symphony, for orchestra
- Folías de España, for orchestra
- Trio for oboe, cello and piano
- Violin Concerto
- Tenebrae, for saxophone quartet
- Piano Trio
- Pentesilea, for ensemble
- Music for the film Faust-Eine deutsche Volkssage (1926) by F. W. Murnau
- Hijo mío, for tenor and piano
- Movement, for orchestra
- Three paintings by Velázquez, for orchestra
- Proteus, for percussion
- Jesus Torres: Manantial De Luz
- Modern Spain - Enrique Ávila López
- Jesús Torres, Proteus, we interview the composer
- JONDE