Jaume Torrent is my professor from the Conservatory of the Liceo from Barcelona, who led me through my graduation years. His work as a composer is EXTREMELY EXTENSIVE, from Fantasia Romantica’s in all 24 tonalities, (he has done on the guitar a similar thing Bach has done on the harpsichord), with a very similar intention – widening the human musical perception. His most outstanding works are first the Waltzes, then the Fantasias Romanticas, and lately – the Sonatas and Sumer Nights Suite. This is the Jaume’s official website.
I have a personal attachment to his work because I myself am built on this energy, or Jaume’s energy is embedded in me forever..?!? So, I am perhaps too subjective. I so enjoy everything that my beloved professor plays and composes, that I often listen to it first thing in the morning… – Yea, that is just too subjective, I am in love with his work for almost a quarter of the century now…
So, I will just say ONE SINGLE THING – THIS IS COMPOSED TO WIDEN YOUR CONSCIENCE. Listening to the music of Jaume Torrent – will open all your musical chakras, and extend your harmonic conscience and perception. (while playing it – will, of course, make a serious musician out of you…) As you know, our perception evolves with time, and we can understand more and more complex music. This is right there on the frontline – enlightening you while you are listening, elevating your spirit, and at the same time – making a better human being out of you.
I am not saying this because I am just too subjective, but because IT IS A SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN FACT…! Been there, done that, if you can understand me. I lived through and experienced that on my own skin, personally…
This waltz from the early years of his composition is played by a Vietnamese female guitarist Nguyen Thanh Hang. So play it back, relax, prepare for the enlightenment, and enjoy…
In this second video, Jaume is performing himself. This is one of his latest pieces. The influence from all late romanticists is totally obvious in his composition, but the Spanish impressionists are there too, Turina, Torroba, Falla, Albeniz, etc… But please pay attention to the short cadence at 05:58…! It is so powerful and his admiration and influence of Johan Sebastian Bach are also totally obvious…