Ritmus 2013


The most important change from the original version is the preparation of the "orchestral tutti"   including also a related new melody with the flute. Then i interperse the orchestral tutti with the voice to can be heard clearly that magic moment. I have used, repeated, sectioned these parts: Brass, Choir, Percussion, String, Trumpet, Wood and Woman voice and harp and I added another flute.

Nacimiento - Bleending Fingers Contest - Luis de Arquer

New version of the music about the famous tale by Oscar Wilde.  (Luis de Arquer 2011)

The Happy Prince - Oscar Wilde

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt...

The Happy Prince - First Edition

Improvisation on a Sidartas Siliceo Theme in the Improviso concert at the Smallest Theatre in the world - Barcelona August 2014

Bachiana Sitar & Piano & Ba

Flying, improvising with two instruments

SUITE A.M FOR CELLO AND PIANO”
Tribute to the Spanish poet Miguel Hernández
Music by Luis de Arquer.
Adriana Lorenzo , cello
Luis de Arquer, piano
1.Overture
2.My name is mud
3.He Arrived with Three Wounds
4.Elegy to Ramón Sijé
5. Crimson Destiny
6.Góngora
7.After Love
8.Eternal Shadow
9.The Soldier Husband
10. Onion Lullabies
11.Epilogue
Miguel Hernández Gilabert (30th October 1910, Orihuela – 28th March, 1942, Alicante) Poet and playwright of special relevance in 20th century Spanish literature.  Although he has traditionally been associated with the ‘generation of ‘36’, the literary movement that arose during the Spanish Civil War, Miguel had a closer links with the previous generation to the point of being considered by Damaso Alonso as “the great follower of the Generation of ’27”. 

"Suite A.M., a Tribute to Miguel Hernández" 
Is the musical tribute which the composer Luis de Arquer dedicates to one of the most important Spanish poets of the “generation of 1927”, Miguel Hernández. First premiered in the Principal Theatre of Alicante in 2010, it was the composition that marked the ‘Hernandiano year’, the 100 year anniversary of the poet’s birth.  Inspired by some of his most beautiful poems, the Suite for Miguel captivates us in its crystal clear music, and leads us to the forgotten world of emotions and sensitivity, transforming the written word into music through cello and piano.  
“The rigorous metric poetry of Miguel Hernández together with the abounding freedom and simplicity of his words commanded the internal rhythm for my melody.” – Luis de Arquer.  

Notes from the author for the Suite A.M. (dedicated to Miguel Hernández).

1.	Overture, is the original source for the musical themes that follow.
2.	“My name is mud although they call me Miguel”, is an early poem which speaks of love, passion, and sensuality. This piece is the result of a live improvisation interwoven with a recital by the Spanish actor Miguel Molina. 
3. He Arrived with 3 Wounds, is a poem with recounts three unsurpassable wounds, those of love, of life and of death.  The piece uses the main theme of the overture in major.
4. Elegy to Ramón Sijé, is possibly one of the most melancholy of Hernández’s poems, in which he tells of his impotence in the face of the death of his best friend, Ramón Sijé.
5. Crimson Destiny. A poem which speaks of the terrible and tragic destiny from which he knows he cannot escape.
6.Góngora, is a tribute to the poet most admired by M.Hernández; Luis de Góngora. The music is inspired by a melody from Spain’s Golden Age.
7. After Love, is a poem which describes the bitter side of love. 
8.Eternal shadow, is a poem which tells of the battle between shadow and light, truth and lies. This is a special moment for the piano. 
9. The Soldier Husband, is a poem charged with hope and excitement for Miguel’s  imminent fatherhood.  
10. Onion Lullabies, describes times of cold and of hunger, in which his own son had to survive on clear onion soup. 
11. Epilogue, Is the musical conclusion to this work. Death, represented by the music of Elegy, alongside a new melody representing hope, gallantly join 
forces until the overture returns, leading us to the inevitable end.  
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Suite A.M. to Miguel Hernández for Chelo & Piano

Uno de los más famosos poemas del poeta Miguel Hernández junto la música de Luis de Arquer.
Miguel Molina, voz
Gabrielle Kaufman, chelo
Luis de Arquer, piano

Las Nanas De La Cebolla

labyrinth

A los que quiero

Una semilla cae del cielo en una tierra desierta de África. Aunque cuando llega a tierra empieza a llover y el pequeño Baobab empieza a crecer, unas letras amenazantes se acercan y lo intentan romper...al unirse forman la palabra Sida. De golpe las letras empiezan a reproducirse y la palabra Sida se propaga por todo el mapa de África. Aparecen entonces, las Voces de todos aquellos que luchan por las vidas en peligro y logran expulsar el Sida... mientras, el Baobab ha crecido y se ha convertido en un enorme y majestuoso árbol!

Good and evil for piano & Orchestra

Improvisació a 3 notes donades pel públic do, fa, mi bemoll

Improvisación 6 Feb 2016

Me llamo barro aunque Miguel me llame

3 Llegó Con Tres Heridas

This Prelude, is dedicated to Chopin with all of my respect for his incredible music.

Prelud in rem - to Chopin

Rivne Chamber Orchestra
Luis de Arquer, Piano
Melani Mestre, Dir.

Tango-Habanera

Since I sat down at the piano when I was 5 years old, I haven't stopped playing..!! 
I am a composer, improviser and performer. I founded a music school for adults as well as a small theatre in Barcelona, and have produced 4 operas; one of them, a poetic musical, was composed and written by me. 
I've played at various music festivals during the last 10 years and created the term 'PopClass' to define the style of my music as everything these days must have a 'recognizable' name...
I have been playing in my little theatre in Barcelona every Saturday for the last 6 years, where I offer 3 shows which have been very successful: 'Solo Piano', 'No Solo Piano', and 'Improvisations'.
'' I love to give it all I've got through the sound of the piano'' (Luis de Arquer). 

"Desde que a los 5 años me senté en un piano, no he parado de tocarlo obsesivamente...!!"
Compositor, improvisador, intérprete, productor de 4 óperas,he fundado una escuela de música para adultos, un pequeño teatro, he producido cuatro óperas, una de ellas compuesta y escrita por mí,  una obra poético-musical, 2 Festivales de música durante 10 años, he creado el término PopClass
para definir el estilo de mi música en estos días en lo que todo debe tener un nombre "reconocible"...
Toco todos los sábados en mi pequeño teatro en Barcelona desde hace 6 años en tres espectáculos que han tenido y siguen teniendo un enorme éxito: Solo Piano, No Solo Piano e Improviso... "Me encanta sacarlo todo a través del sonido del piano"... Luis de Arquer


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