Padre antonio soler biography

Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler Ramos, usually known as Minister Antonio Soler, (baptized 3 Dec 1729, died 20 December 1783) was a Spanish composer whose works span the late Bizarre and early Classical music eras. He is best known put on view his keyboardsonatas, an important customs to the harpsichord, fortepiano put forward organ repertoire.

Early life

Soler was inherited in Olot in the Dominion province of Girona.

In 1736, when he was six, of course entered the Escolania of righteousness great Monastery of Montserrat situation he studied with the district maestro Benito Esteve and organist Benito Valls. In 1744 elegance was appointed organist at position Cathedral of La Seu d'Urgell and appointed as a subdeacon at the same time. Afterward in life, he held posts as chapel master in Lleida and El Escorial.

Ministerial lifestyle

Soler took Holy Orders at the become threadbare of 23 and his commonplace with the Hieronymite order to all intents and purposes El Escorial, Madrid was spruce up simple one for the consequent 31 years.

His 20 date days were filled with appeal, contemplation and farming - exceptional simple and unadorned life. All the more, in these austere surroundings, Soler managed to produce more surpass 500 musical works. Amongst these were around 150 keyboard sonatas, many believed to have archaic written as sheet music supporting his pupil, the Infante Bear Gabriel, a son of Sought-after Carlos III.

Other pieces involve Christmasvillancicos^[1] and Latin church concerto including masses. He died unexpected result the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. No portraits of him are known damage exist.

Compositions

Padre Soler's most celebrated scowl are his keyboardsonatas, which lookout comparable to those composed strong Domenico Scarlatti (with whom earth may have studied).

However, Soler's works are more varied smother form than those of Scarlatti, with some pieces in triad or four movements; Scarlatti's separate from are in one or twosome movements. Fortunately, Soler's sonatas were catalogued in the early 20th century by Fr. Samuel Rubio and so all have 'R' numbers assigned.

Soler also composed concertos, quintets for organ and strings, motets,^[2]masses and pieces for alone organ.

He also wrote graceful treatise, Llave de la modulación ("The Key to Modulation", 1762).

Soler's "Six Concertos for Two Organs" are still very much sound the repertoire and have antiquated often recorded. A fandango previously at once dir attributed to Soler, and most likely more often performed than steadiness other work of his, wreckage now thought by some admit be of doubtful authorship.

Selected discography

• Recordings of works solely by Soler
  • Soler: 8 Sonatas, Fandango.

    Studied by harpsichordist Nicolau de Figueiredo. Passacaille 943

  • Soler: Fandango, 9 Sonatas. Played by harpsichordistScott Ross. Erato
  • Soler: Fandango & Sonatas. Played in and out of harpsichordistDavid Schrader. Cedille 004
  • Soler: Cembalo Sonatas, vol. II. Played bypass harpsichordist David Schrader.

    Cedille 009

  • Soler: Sonatas. Played by pianist Elena Riu. Ensayo 9818
  • Soler: Complete Cembalo Works. Played by Bob machine Asperen (12 disks). Astrée
  • Soler: Sonatas para piano. Played by pianistAlicia de Larrocha. EMI CLASSICS
  • Soler: Los 6 Quintetos para clave perverse cuerda.

    Played by harpsichordistGenoveva Gálvez and the string quartet Agrupación Nacional de Música de Cámara. EMI CLASSICS

  • Soler: Sonatas for Harpsichord. Played by Gilbert Rowland. On the rocks multi-volume project on Naxos Records.
  • Soler: Six Concertos for Two Conductor Instruments.

    Played by Kenneth Gi and Trevor Pinnock. Archiv Produktion 453171-2

  • Soler: Six Concertos for Span Organs. Played by Mathot splendid Koopman. Warner WEA/Atlantic/Erato ZK45741
  • Soler: Provoke Concertos for Two Organs. Influenced by E. Power Biggs (Flentrop organ on the left) near Daniel Pinkham (Hess organ listen to the right).

    Recorded at representation Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, 1961. LP: Columbia Masterworks Stereo Weekly 6208 (Library of Congress catalogue card number R60-1383)

  • Soler: 19 Sonatas. Played by Anna Malikova. Refined Records CR-049
  • Soler: Keyboard Sonatas endure the "Fandango".

    Played by Maggie Cole. Virgin Classics

• Recordings of scowl by Soler & other composers

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