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JOAN MANÉN (BARCELONA, SPAIN, 14 MAY, 1883 – BARCELONA, SPAIN, 26 JUNE, 1971)

 

 

 

 

His progress in music was so rapid that his father exhibited him as a piano prodigy. Having studied the violin under Clemente Ibarguren, he suddenly appeared as a violinist, and met with such success that in Germany he was compared to his famous countryman Sarasate. Likewise he attracted much attention as a composer, not only in Spain, but perhaps to even a greater degree in Germany, where he resided at different times for protracted periods. His works comprise: the operas Giovanni di Napoli (1903), Der Fackeltanz (1909) and Neró i Acté (1928) with his own libretto; the symphonic poem Nova Catalonia; at least three violin concertos; “Fantasia – Sonata” for guitar; a suite for violin and piano; a piano quartet, a string quartet, and a number of exquisite miniatures for violin and orchestra. He also made a completion-cum-arrangement of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in C, which otherwise only survives in its first 259 measures.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

Aria de la Suite en Re (Bach) Stgt 40339, 40340 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Alfred Kuntzsch, piano 18-11-1937

Ave Maria (Schubert) Stgt 40346, 47 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Alfred Kuntzsch, piano 18-11-1937

Bagatel Les, Op. 13, Abella (Schubert) Recital violí i piano. Enregistrament en estudi (Barcelona, 1953)

Caprice basque Op 24 (Sarasate) G&T 37929 4262o, Nov 1904-Dec. 1, 1904 Paris

Chanson Et Érude Op A-8 (Manén) Herman Neumann (WNYC Radio de Nueva York), 1950

Concerto in E minor (3rd mvt) (Mendelssohn) E10032 2048, Parlophon, 1915 Berlin

Concerto No. 2 da Camera I Presentació I Desenvolupament (Manén) Herman Neumann (WNYC Radio de Nueva York), 1950

Concerto No. 2 da Camera Ii Sardana (Manén) Herman Neuman (WNYC Radio de Nueva York), 1950

Danza Ibérica No. 2 Op A-25 (Manén) Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Alfred Kuntzsch, piano 18-11-1937

Danza Ibérica No. 3 Op A-36 (Manén) Paris, Radio 1951 -1953

Danzas españolas, Op 21. Habanera (Sarasate) 37936 4265o, G&T 1904-1905 Paris

Il Re Pastore (Mozart) L’amerò, sarò costante (Mozart) with Hedwig Francillo-Kaufmann (sp) 07405 Anker 1912-1914, Berlin, with Hedwig Francillo-Kaufmann (sp)

Introduction et Caprice Jota, Op 41 (Sarasate) 37932 4259o, G&T Paris 1904

Introduction et tarantelle, Op 43 (Sarasate) 37933 4260o, G&T Nov 1904-Dec. 1, 1904 Paris

Jota aragonesa (Sararate) E10105 P211, Parlophon, 1915 Berlin

Jota Aragonesa (Sarasate) AB151 03200v 067921 HMV, 14 Apr. 1918

Jota Aragonesa Op. 27 (Sarasate) P211 E10105 Parlophon,  1915 Berlin

Lamento (Concierto Español op. A-7 para violín y orquesta) Stgt 40343, 44, 45 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Alfred Kuntzsch, piano  18-11-1937

Le chant du Rossignol (Sarasate-Manén) Recital en el Town Hall de Nueva York, WNYC Radio Nueva York, 03-04-1950

Le coucou (Daquin-Manén) 2051 P212, Parlophon, 1915 Berlin

Le coucou (Daquin-Manén) Recital en el Town Hall de Nueva York, WNYC Radio Nueva York, 03-04-1950

Le Coucou (Daquin-Manén) Stgt 33727 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Hubert Giesen, piano 05-12-1936

Le Pré aux Clercs (Hérold) Jours de mon enfance… O Dieu du jeune age with Hedwig Francillo-Kaufmann (sp) 07402, 07404 Anker, 1912 (1914) Berlin

Le Stregue Op. 8 (Paganini-Manén) Recital en el Town Hall de Nueva York (WNYC Radio de Nueva York), 1950

Legende (Wieniawski) 2047 P210 Parlophon, 1915 Berlin

Lied (Manén) AB151 03128 067922, HMV, 29 July 1916

Miramar-Zortzico Op 42 (Sarasate) 37934 4261o, G&T 12 1 1904, Paris

Moto Perpetuo (Paganini) 5010 Scala, 1912-1914

Moto perpetuo (Paganini) E10105 P211, Parlophon, 1915 Berlin

Nocturne Op 9 No 2 (Chopin-Sarasate) 37938 4267o, G&T 1904-1905 Paris

Partita No 3 BWV1006 Prelude (Bach) 37931 4258o, G&T Paris 1904

Romanze op. 108 “Ragyogó nap” (Radieux soleil) (de Romanze und Gitarre, op. 108) (Hubay) Stgt 44656 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Georg Schmid, 13-04-1938

Rondeau badinerie (Bach-Manén) 20064u 67919 HMV, Apr. 1918

Serenade No. 1 (Drdla) 2044 P210, 1915 Parlophon, Berlin 1915

Serenata Andaluza (Sarasate-Manén) Antonia Pich Santasusanna, piano Grabación en estudio (Barcelona. Estudio Toreski), 14 de enero de 1954

Serenata Andaluza, Op. 28 (Sarasate-Manén) Recital violí i piano. Enregistrament en estudi (Barcelona, 1953)

Sonata nº 2, BWV 1015 (Bach) Stgt 44651, 52, 53, 54 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Georg Schmid, 13-04-1938

Sonata No.6; Toccata (Paradies-Manén) 2045 P212, Parlophon, Berlin 1915

Sonata para violín y piano Kv 454 (Largo- Allegro) (Mozart) Stgt 40341, 42 Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft de Stuttgart, Alfred Kuntzsch, piano 18-11-1937

Violin Concerto (Beethoven) Largehetto Concordi Gelabert, director 067917, 8 HMV, Barcelona, 1916-1917

Violin Concerto No 1 Op 26 (Bruch) Ii Adagio  2nd mvt, pt.1, 2nd mvt, pt.2 AB27 067937 Cc797, AB27 067938 Cc798-II HMV, 19 Dec. 1921

Violin Concerto No 1 Op 26 (Bruch) Iiia Finale first Part  3rd mvt, pt.1 AB28 067939 Cc799 HMV, 19 Dec. 1921

Violin Concerto No 1 Op 26 (Bruch) Iiib Finale second Part 3rd mvt, pt.2 AB28 067940 Cc800 HMV, 19 Dec. 1921

Violin Concerto No. 1 Op. 26 (Bruch) I Vorspiel 1st mvt, pt.1, 1st mvt, pt.2 AB24 067935 Cc795-II, AB24 067936 Cc796-III HMV, 19 Dec. 1921

Zapateado, Danse des souliers Op 23 No 2 (Sarasate) G&T 37937 4266o, 1904-1905 Paris

Zigeunerweisen Op 20 (Sarasate) Part-1, 2 G&T 37930 4263o, Nov 1904-Dec. 1, 1904 Paris