Jesús Rueda (composer)

Jesús Rueda Azcuaga (born in Madrid, 30 May 1961) is a Spanish composer. He won the 2004 National Prize for the global quality of his music, with special recognition to his recently premiered symphonic and chamber compositions, such as his Symphony No. 2 and his String Quartet No. 3.^[1] His Symphony No. 3, Viaje imaginario (dedicated to his teacher Francisco Guerrero following his untimely death) and a selection of his piano music, including his two sonatas, were subsequently published by Naxos Records.^[2]

Through his career he has evolved from experimental music to a more mainstream style.^[3] He is the resident composer of the Cadaqués Orchestra,^[4] and a regular juror of the Queen Sofía Prize.

Compositions

Opera

• Fragmento de Orfeo (2006)

Orchestral

• Viaje imaginario (1998)
• Jardín mecánico (1999)
• Symphony No. 1 ″Laberinto″ (2000)
• Hyperión 1 (2001)
• Symphony No. 2 ″Acerca del límite″ (2002)
• Elephant Skin (2002)
• El viaje múltiple (2005)
• Symphony No. 3 ″Luz″ (2006)
• Hyperión 2 (2006)
• La Tierra (2006)

Concertante

Piano

• Cadenza (1997)

Ensemble

• Chamber Concerto No. 1 ″Présages″ (1990)
• Chamber Concerto No. 2 (1997)
• Chamber Concerto No. 3 ″En el Corral de Comedias de Almagro″ (2001)

Chamber music

• Microsecuencias (1985)
• YAM (1986)
• String Quartet No. 1 (1990)
• Una leyenda (1990)
• Sinamay (1991)
• Bitácora (1992)
• Ítaca (1997)
• Perpetuum Mobile for percussion duo (1998)
• El diario de Fausto (1999)
• Memoria del laberinto (2000)
• String Quartet No. 2 ″Desde las sombras″ (2003)
• 3 Expressive Etudes for steel drums (2004)
• String Quartet No. 3 ″Islas″ (2004)
• Love Songs (2004)
• Obsesión (2004)
• Pocket Paradise (2008)

Vocal

• Salmo Responsoriale (2000)

Solo

Cello

• Io (1989)

Flute

• Suspiria (1988)
• Vértigo (1992)

Guitar

• Remembrance (1996)
• Quaderno d'Estate (2007)

Percussion

• Luna nueva (2000)
• 6 Inventions for young accordeonists (2004)
• Etude for marimba (2007)

Piano

• Four Etudes (1989)
• Ricercata (1995)
• Mephisto (1999)
• 24 Interludes (2003)
• 29 Inventions (2003)
• Piano Sonata No. 1 (2004)
• Piano Sonata No. 2 ″Ketjak″ (2007)
• Impromptu No. 4 ″RoMa″ (2009)

Violin

• Sex Machine (2007)

Electronic music

• Synthiludia (1985)
• Sobre un fondo de luto descolorido (1986)
• Fragmento final (1987)
• Voyager (1988)
• Estacionario (fantasy for piano and electronics) (1989)

References

1. Jesús Rueda and Al Ayre Español, National Music Prizes. El País, 20 November 2004
2. Profile in Naxos' website
3. Review of Anemos' Pocket Paradise CD by José Luis Téllez in diverdi.com
4. History of the orchestra in its official website