Abraham Tena Manrique
Works
[43]Op. 42 - CONCIERTO PARA PIANO Y ORQUESTA 'KHÁRÔN'
(2020)
35’
Arrangement : Soloist and orchestra
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : “It is a sincere, profound and extremely personal work. There is a lot of pain, sorrow and sadness, but I especially like that they are generally approached with serenity.“
“The harmonies are impeccable and the melodies and their treatment flawless as well. The combination of blocks of piano only, orchestra only, strings only, winds, etc... is magnificent.“.
Sergio Espejo, principal pianist of the OCNE
[42]Op. 41 - LA SOLITUDE
(2019)
10’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[41]Op. 40 - ORATORIO 'LAS SIETE ÚLTIMAS PALABRAS DE CRISTO EN LA CRUZ'
(2018)
25’
sopr., mezzo., barit., 2 vl., vla., vlc., cl.sib, pno.
Arrangement : Ensamble (voice(s) and instruments)
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : Work commissioned by the pianist of the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain (OCNE), Sergio Espejo, for its premiere at one of the satellite concerts organized by OCNE at the Madrid National Auditorium every year.
The text used in the work is the same one used by the great composer Heinrich Schütz in his work, “The Seven Words of Christ on the Cross“.
[40]Op. 39 - L'ABSENCE
(2018)
11’
40”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : «Si je n“étais pas si faible, si j“avais assez de volonté pour me lever, pour partir, je voudrais aller mourir aux Oublis, dans le parc où j“ai passé tous mes étés jusqu“à quinze ans. Nul lieu n“est plus plein de ma mère, tant sa présence, et son absence plus encore, l“imprégnèrent de sa personne. L“absence n“est-elle pas pour qui aime la plus certaine, la plus efficace, la plus vivace, la plus indestructible, la plus fidèle des présences?.»
La confession d“une jeune fille. Marcel Proust
[39]Op. 38 - L'ABSENCE
(2017)
9’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : «Si je n“étais pas si faible, si j“avais assez de volonté pour me lever, pour partir, je voudrais aller mourir aux Oublis, dans le parc où j“ai passé tous mes étés jusqu“à quinze ans. Nul lieu n“est plus plein de ma mère, tant sa présence, et son absence plus encore, l“imprégnèrent de sa personne. L“absence n“est-elle pas pour qui aime la plus certaine, la plus efficace, la plus vivace, la plus indestructible, la plus fidèle des présences?.»
La confession d“une jeune fille. Marcel Proust
[38]Op. 37 - THE GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES
(2016)
8’
piano
Arrangement : Four hands piano
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere : The premiere of this work, written and dedicated to George Sand Piano Duo, was on April 26, 2017, by this chamber group integrated by Laura Pérez and Mireia Frutos. This premiere was in the Sa Nostra Culture Center of Mallorca, where they eend the tour that led them to perform in several cities in Spain (Toledo, Madrid, Mérida, Albacete, among others) with a program that always included some works for piano four hands by Abraham Tena Manrique.
Text sample :
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[37]Op. 36 - CONFESSION
(2016)
5’
40”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Kiev Portella (brilliant pianist and founding member of Fundació Mompou), premiered the Confession Op. 36 (written and dedicated to him), in Binisafuller on August 3, 2016.
Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utSSC1v7pB8Comments : The great pianist Isabel Pérez Dobarro makes the premiere of this work in the United States, on December 9, 2018. The concert takes place at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York. And play it again in March, 2019 in the Longoria Palace, in Madrid and in Mompou Hall (Barcelona), concert organized by the WPTA-SPAIN-COMPOSITION, organization chaired by Abraham Tena Manrique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6WDQY0jTf4
Abraham recorded this piano work at Pau Casals Auditorium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg-SL08KQmI&t=24s
Also in the Auditorium of Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhRTiOvAXDo
[36]Op. 35 - OÍ NIRIÍDES (Fantasie for 4 clarinets)
(2016)
8’
2 cl.sib, rqto., cl.sib / cl.b.
Arrangement : Quartet
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[35]Op. 34 - KHÁRÔN III
(2014)
5’
30”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
The Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona is the emblematic place chosen for the presentation of the eighteen piano works published by Da Vinci Edition in 2017, since its privileged location in the Palacio Pignatelli, in the heart of the city, together with the beauty of its concert hall and the prestige of the entity - one of the main bastions where Catalan modernism developed - make this institution founded in 1881 the ideal place for the first concert of the musician of this season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IZ6ap3DdsUComments : Abraham recorded this piano work at Auditorium Pau Casals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IZ6ap3DdsU
Also in the Auditorium Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlBKOoZ9cz8
[34]Op. 33 - KHÁRÔN II
(2014)
5’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
The Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona is the emblematic place chosen for the presentation of the eighteen piano works published by Da Vinci Edition in 2017, since its privileged location in the Palacio Pignatelli, in the heart of the city, together with the beauty of its concert hall and the prestige of the entity - one of the main bastions where Catalan modernism developed - make this institution founded in 1881 the ideal place for the first concert of the musician of this season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fsKamxFWgComments : Abraham recorded this piano work at Auditorium Pau Casals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fsKamxFWg
Also in the Auditorium Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRyssMKerRc&t=39s
[33]Op. 32 - KHÁRÔN I
(2014)
4’
30”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
The great pianist Luis Becerra premiered Khárôn I Op. 32 at the Palacio de Congresos de La Línea (Cádiz), on February 23, 2017.
Luis Becerra plays it again at the Palau de la Música in Valencia on March 22 Of 2017, in both cases the program includes the sonata # 2 by Chopin and works by Rachmaninov.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kbtX7HepWwComments : Abraham recorded this piano work at Auditorium Pau Casals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOa-sDcwXmE
Also in the Auditorium Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esok536a9jU
[32]Op. 31 - CONFESSION
Après une lecture du Proust 'À la recherche du temps perdu'
(2014)
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere : Premiered by the composer in the Auditorium of the Palau Falguera (Barcelona) on february 12, 2017.
Comments : Abraham recorded this piano work at Auditorium Pau Casals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnerr2FdBG4
Also in the Auditorium of Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6GIhGvv7fw
[31]Op. 30 - OCTETO 'SÉNECA'
(2014)
23’
25”
sopr., mezzo., barit., vl., vla., vlc., cl.sib, pno.
Movements : 1. Adagio 2. Adagio molto 3. Largo - Adagio
Arrangement : Ensamble (voice(s) and instruments)
Editorial : Editorial Boileau
Premiere :
The soloists of the National Orchestra and Choir of Spain premiere the Seneca Octet on March 1, 2016, in the Chamber Hall of the National Auditorium of Madrid. A day before it is recorded in Estudio 206, musical program of RNE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFwvHdTCcUQComments : Work by order of the pianist of the OCNE, Sergio Espejo. Work in three movements with text from a fragment of the moral epistle number 36 of Seneca.
https://www.boileau-music.com/en/tools/octeto-seneca-b-3848
[30]Op. 29 - L
(2014)
5’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[29]Op. 28 - 3 FANTASIESTÜCKE FOR PIANO AND CLARINET
(2014)
12’
Movements : 1. Adagio tranquilo 2. Lento 3. Lento
Arrangement : Duet
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere : The brilliant pianist, professor and founding member of Fundació Mompou, Kiev Portella, and the great clarinetist Roser Carceller, premiere the 3 Fantasiestücke Op. 28 (written and dedicated to these performers) at the prestigious Festival Fornells de Menorca (August 8, 2015).
Comments : Work also performed by the same musicians who premiere the 3 pieces, in Musitekton of Barcelona, on January 16, 2016.
[28]Op. 28b - 3 FANTASIESTÜCKE FOR PIANO, VIOLIN AND CLARINET
(2014)
12’
Arrangement : Trio
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[27]Op. 27 - 2 PRELUDES
(2014)
5’
30”
piano
Movements : 1. Lento cantabile et espressivo 2. Adagio lamentoso
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Preludes performed by the extraordinary pianist Jenna Sung on June 13, 2014 at King Charles Court Old Royal Naval College in London.
Also interpreted by the composer himself in the Mompou Hall of Barcelona on May 22, 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-gDIONmdnsComments : Abraham recorded this 2 Preludes at Auditorium Pau Casals
Prelude Op. 27 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9xOsc4MuSo
Prelude Op. 27 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32aEqfw_0c
Also in the Auditorium of Palau Falguera
Prelude Op. 27 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx3nKTigXhE
Prelude Op. 27 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug1qgmUsZHE
[26]Op. 26 - 2 PRELUDES
(2013)
6’
20”
piano
Movements : 1. Lento doloroso 2. Adagio molto e cantabile
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : Abraham recorded this 2 Preludes at Auditorium Pau Casals
Prelude Op. 26 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CVBDKTbBGU
Prelude Op. 26 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwcNHGk-uX4
Also in the Auditorium of the Palau Falguera
Prelude Op. 26 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoJppEbkYEk
Prelude Op. 26 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWQtalmxMoQ
[25]Op. 25 - IMPROMPTU
(2013)
5’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
The brilliant pianist, professor and founding member of Fundació Mompou, Kiev Portella, premieres Impromptu Op. 25 (written and dedicated to him, Kiev Portella) at the prestigious Festival Fornells de Menorca (August 7, 2015).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH34zCPQKBYComments : Work interpreted also in the Teatre Metropol of Tarragona, December 15 of 2015 and in the Musitekton of Barcelona, January 16 of 2016.
[24]Op. 24 - MESÓGEIOS THÁLASSA
(2013)
7’
20”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Fedor Veselov premieres the work in a concert organized by the ACC, within the Musica d'Ara Season, on November 27, 2019. The concert took place in the Mompou hall in Barcelona.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oi25VBvFuU
[23]Op. 23 - BAGATELLE 'ALBORADA'
(2013)
5’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere : The great pianist Raquel del Val premiered Bagatelle Op. 23 on february 13, 2017 at famous Saint James's of Piccadilly Church (London)
[22]Op. 22b - PIANO TRIO 'DON QUIXOTE'
(2013)
40’
pno., vl., vlc.
Movements : 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo sostenuto 2. Allegro pizzicato 4. Lento 5. Allegro con brio
Arrangement : Piano trio
Editorial : Editorial Boileau
Comments : https://www.boileau-music.com/es/obras/don-quixote-trio-b-3826
[21]Op. 22 - STRING QUARTET 'DON QUIXOTE'
(2013)
40’
2 vl., vla., vl.
Movements : 1. Allegro con brio 2. Largo sostenuto 2. Allegro pizzicato 4. Lento 5. Allegro con brio
Arrangement : String quartet
Editorial : Editorial Boileau
Comments : https://www.boileau-music.com/es/obras/don-quixote-quartet-b.3825
[20]Op. 21 - PARAPHRASING NIETZSCHE
(2012)
8’
10”
piano
Arrangement : Four hands piano
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : Performed by George Sand Piano Duo on October 14, 2016 in Toccata A of Madrid and reinterpreted on October 15, 2016 at the House of Culture of Colado Villalba (Madrid). George Sand Piano Duo repertoire, which plays it in Madrid, Mérida, Lugo, Mallorca, Albacete, among other cities in this season 2016-2017.
http://clasica2.com/?_=/clasica/Noticias-de-Musica-Clasica/Estreno-del-Nocturno-Op-19-de-Abraham-Tena-Manrique-a-cargo-del-George-Sand-Piano-Duo
[19]Op. 20 - THE PILGRIM PATH
(2011)
18’
piano
Movements : 1. Adagio sostenuto 2. Adagio lamentoso 3. Lento lamentoso 4. Adagio molto e pesante 5. Allegro con brio ed appassionato 6. Andante tranquilo e sereno 7. Andante comodo & Epilogue. Adagio sostenuto
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Work premiered by Patricia García Gil, excellent pianist with a brilliant international career, on May 31, 2014 in the CDAN of Huesca.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tfi7uLLajU
[18]Op. 19 - NOCTURNE FOR FOUR HANDS
(2010)
5’
piano
Arrangement : Four hands piano
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[17]Op. 18 - FANTASIE FOR FOUR HANDS
(2010)
8’
piano
Arrangement : Four hands piano
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[16]Op. 17 - ROMANZE
(2010)
6’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[15]Op. 16 - AUTUMN, SPRING...AUTUMN
(2010)
5’
piano
Movements : 1. Andante molto tranquilo 2. Adagio 3. Andante molto tranquilo
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[14]Op. 15 - TRANSFIGURATION
(2010)
5’
30”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[13]Op. 14 - SUNRISE
(2010)
4’
40”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[12]Op. 13 - NOCTURNE
(2009)
5’
10”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
The Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona is the emblematic place chosen for the presentation of the eighteen piano works published by Da Vinci Edition in 2017, since its privileged location in the Palacio Pignatelli, in the heart of the city, together with the beauty of its concert hall and the prestige of the entity - one of the main bastions where Catalan modernism developed - make this institution founded in 1881 the ideal place for the first concert of the musician of this season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plE0EFYOZIQComments : Abraham recorded this piano work at Auditorium Pau Casals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plE0EFYOZIQ
Also in the Auditorium Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H08Ykm5RIrM
[11]Op. 12 - 3 ROMANZES
(2009)
8’
piano
Movements : 1. Adagio molto e con molto sentimento 2. Adagio con melancolia 3. Adagio
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[10]Op. 11 - 2 PRELUDES
(2009)
4’
50”
piano
Movements : 1. Adagio molto e doloroso 2. Lento
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : Abraham recorded this 2 Preludes at Auditorium Pau Casals
Prelude Op. 11 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWP_XTJZh_U
Prelude Op. 11 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InK9mk0CjyQ
Also in the Auditorium of Palau Falguera
Prelude Op. 11 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZvXB-LYTNM
Prelude Op. 11 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMlJXT7c9sY
[09]Op. 10 - REVERIE
(2009)
4’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[08]Op. 09 - NOCTURNE
(2008)
4’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
The Royal Artistic Circle of Barcelona is the emblematic place chosen for the presentation of the eighteen piano works published by Da Vinci Edition in 2017, since its privileged location in the Palacio Pignatelli, in the heart of the city, together with the beauty of its concert hall and the prestige of the entity - one of the main bastions where Catalan modernism developed - make this institution founded in 1881 the ideal place for the first concert of the musician of this season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E0K6JH_cG8Comments : Abraham recorded this piano work at Auditorium Pau Casals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E0K6JH_cG8
Also in the Auditorium Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWXbRuzPjzY
[07]Op. 08 - CONFESSION
(2008)
7’
10”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Comments : Reinterpreted in numerous times in theaters of Aragon by the own Abraham. Also interpreted the 24 of May of 2014, in Mompou Hall of Barcelona and recorded in Auditorium Pau Casals in 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tou-qQgy9Iw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOHqP-CqmY
Also in the Auditorium of Palau Falguera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMyQn1Mf4B8
[06]Op. 05 - THE FAREWELL
(2008)
6’
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[05]Op. 04 - 2 NOCTURNES
(2008)
8’
30”
piano
Movements : 1. Andante tranquilo 2. Andante tranquilo
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Premiered the no. 1 by Abraham Tena Manrique, in the Zaragoza Auditorium (October 2009). Reinterpreted in numerous times in theaters of Aragon by the own Abraham Tena Manrique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1pzlgxmfzQ
The No. 2 premiered by Abraham Tena Manrique on May 22, 2014, in the Mompou Hall in Barcelona.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm7unEYq2nE
Comments : Performed the 2 Nocturnes Op. 4 by Patricia García Gil on May 31, 2014 in the CDAN of Huesca.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGt922kSes
Performed by Kiev Portella (founding member of Fundació Mompou) in Castellvell del Camp on April 22, 2016, in Tarragona and in the Teatre Principal of Mahón.
Abraham recorded this piano works at Auditorium Pau Casals
Nocturne Op. 4 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um8g1BpPapk
Nocturne Op. 4 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlwWlrc87ik
In the Auditorium of Palau Falguera
Nocturne Op. 4 nº 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd_rPpzc_iE
Nocturne Op. 4 nº 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xpfrvw-Xo4Q
[04]Op. 03 - CAPRICCIO
(2008)
6’
30”
piano
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
[03]Op. 02 - 2 ABSENCES & EPILOGUE
(2007)
11’
30”
piano
Movements : 1. Adagio 2. Adagio non tanto 3. Adagio tranquilo
Arrangement : Soloist instrument
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Premiered by Abraham Tena Manrique, in the Zaragoza Auditorium (October 2009). Reinterpreted in numerous times in theaters of Aragon by the own Abraham.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDtRuDOyybsComments : The Da Vinci Edition, with the patronage of Istituto Italiano di Cultura-Osaka, publishes, at the beginning of 2017, 2 Absences & Epilogue Op. 2, one of the 18 works by the composer Abraham Tena Manrique, that this Publishing House, established in Osaka (Japan), has in its extensive catalog.
[02]Op. 01 - FANTASIE FOR FOUR HANDS
(2006)
7’
3”
piano
Arrangement : Four hands piano
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Premiered in Huesca in 2006 by the Duo Tena Manrique. Reinterpreted in no less than fifty opportunities by the Duo Tena Manrique, since its formation in the winter of 2006, in cities like Barcelona, Zaragoza, Teruel, Toledo, Logroño, any many others.
Recorded in the Reial Cercle Artístic in Barcelona
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWkMaDPi6akComments : Marjanthi and Kostaq Vrame perform on May 11, 2016 at the Palace of the Arts in Bashkia Korce (Albania), there is a tribute concert (announced on Albanian television) to the first director of Albanian Choir, Ilia Mosko.
[01]Op. 06 - ZARATHUSTRA
(2004)
6’
50”
pno., mezzo.
Arrangement : Lied
Editorial : Editorial DaVinci
Premiere :
Montse Bertral (Mezzo) and Eduard Saez (Piano), premiered the lied Zarathistra Op. 6 in a concert held at the Eduard Toldrà Auditorium in Barcelona. Concert organized by the ACC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRwrfSj3CKwComments : Great performance and recording by
Cátia Moreso - mezzo-soprano
Joana Resende - piano
Alexandre Weffort - Sound
Recorded in January 2018
ISEG, Lisbon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnSFPsEnbzE