1994
January 20
Premiere of Fantasy-Toccata, Op 30 for piano, in the Auditorium Caixa Tarragona by the Bulgarian pianist Mariana Gurkova.
January 20
Premiere of Fantasy-Toccata, Op 30 for piano, in the Auditorium Caixa Tarragona by the Bulgarian pianist Mariana Gurkova.
... the interesting and well-built Fantasy Toccata, by
the young Spanish composer Miguel Franco, rich in dynamic contrasts
and the base of a language of direct and easy communication
the young Spanish composer Miguel Franco, rich in dynamic contrasts
and the base of a language of direct and easy communication
when it’s well performed.
Ricardo Hontañón. El Diario Montañs, Cantabria.
December 3, 1994.
Ricardo Hontañón. El Diario Montañs, Cantabria.
December 3, 1994.
February
14.
Premiere of Concerto for marimba and chamber orchestra, op 24, at the Romea Theater in Murcia with Juan Jose Guillem and the Symphony Orchestra of Murcia conducted by Manuel Hernández Silva.
Premiere of Concerto for marimba and chamber orchestra, op 24, at the Romea Theater in Murcia with Juan Jose Guillem and the Symphony Orchestra of Murcia conducted by Manuel Hernández Silva.
Miguel
Franco searches a language that properly combines
the typical evolution of the twentieth century with a very personal idea
eliminating all
traces of artificial avant-garde in order to achieve a kind of work that communicates, beautiful, and especially
with a peculiar atmosphere.
John Chupé. Diario La Verdad, Murcia.
February 21, 1994.
February 21, 1994.
May 23.
Premiere of Sonatina No. 4, Op 36 for piano, performed by Miguel Baró at the CAM Cultural Center of Murcia.
Premiere of Sonatina No. 4, Op 36 for piano, performed by Miguel Baró at the CAM Cultural Center of Murcia.
The Sonatina
for the Left Hand is a happy incursion of
Miguel Franco in this unique repertoire, which is carried out
with fluidity and skill of writing,
...
Octavio de Juan. Diario La Verdad, Murcia.
May 27, 1994.
May 27, 1994.
May 29
Premiere of Second Chamber Fantasy,
Op 33, for two percussionists, in the Apollo Hall of Seville, performed by Flux Percussion.
1995
February 21
Premiere of Fantasy-Rondo, op 45, for eight percussionists, at the Pradillo Theater of Madrid, performed by Tabir Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Enrique Llopis.
March 12.
Premiere of First Rhapsody Symphony, op 43, for E flat clarinet and orchestra at the Villa de Madrid Cultural Center with the clarinetist Miguel Civera and the Symphonic Band of Madrid, directed by Enrique García Asensio.
1996
1995
February 21
Premiere of Fantasy-Rondo, op 45, for eight percussionists, at the Pradillo Theater of Madrid, performed by Tabir Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Enrique Llopis.
March 12.
Premiere of First Rhapsody Symphony, op 43, for E flat clarinet and orchestra at the Villa de Madrid Cultural Center with the clarinetist Miguel Civera and the Symphonic Band of Madrid, directed by Enrique García Asensio.
1996
January.
Music for the filmLoves that kill, directed by Chumilla Carbajosa and premiered at the Proyecciones Cinema in Madrid.
Music for the filmLoves that kill, directed by Chumilla Carbajosa and premiered at the Proyecciones Cinema in Madrid.
Three things
stand out and are held in Loves that kill:
a) the music of Miguel Franco, a unique variation of the piece
Espinita that, from the credits, advances
and reinforces the unmistakable tone of farce ...
Diego P. Nicolas Lopez. Diario La Verdad, Murcia.
February 9, 1996.
a) the music of Miguel Franco, a unique variation of the piece
Espinita that, from the credits, advances
and reinforces the unmistakable tone of farce ...
Diego P. Nicolas Lopez. Diario La Verdad, Murcia.
February 9, 1996.
April.
Mundimúsica publishes The well-tuned bass, a collection of pieces for young students based on Spanish folklore with original piano accompaniment and ordered according to the tonal system.
Mundimúsica publishes The well-tuned bass, a collection of pieces for young students based on Spanish folklore with original piano accompaniment and ordered according to the tonal system.
" The well-tuned bass. Miguel Franco, composer and soloist of the instrument in the RTVE Symphony
Orchestra, offers a full Spanish material available to double-bass students. It is a compilation of 30 popular Spanish songs that
the double-bass sings with great technical interest and original piano accompaniment. Without being only childish, the collection
will be of great benefit to children, increasing the number of bassists in the classroom.
"Álvaro Guibert. Melómano Magazine,
Madrid.
January 1997.
November 30
Premiere of Aria rincontrata, for trumpet and organ at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, in the I Chamber Music Cycle of the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RTVE, performed by Benjamín Moreno, trumpet and Pilar Cabrera, organ.
June 14
Premiere of Three bagatelas, op 48, for seven percussionists, by the Percussion Ensemble of the Municipal School of Music "Maestro Barbieri" from Zaragoza, led by Javier Belinchón.
1997
Premiere of Aria rincontrata, for trumpet and organ at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, in the I Chamber Music Cycle of the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RTVE, performed by Benjamín Moreno, trumpet and Pilar Cabrera, organ.
June 14
Premiere of Three bagatelas, op 48, for seven percussionists, by the Percussion Ensemble of the Municipal School of Music "Maestro Barbieri" from Zaragoza, led by Javier Belinchón.
1997
April 5
Premiere of Scherzo-Toccata, Op 51, for five percussionists in the Víctor Jara Auditorium of Arganda, Madrid, by the Percussion Group of the School of Music of Alcorcón, conducted by Rafael Más.
April 24.
Premiere of Sonatina No. 3, Op 32 for piano, at the Caja Asturias Concert Hall in Gijon, performed by the Bulgarian pianist Mariana Gurkova.
The cellist Dimitri Furnadjiev plays Entretanto, op 25, for unaccompanied cello, in the San Quirce Church in Segovia, during the Fourth Conference on Twenty Century Music.
Premiere of Scherzo-Toccata, Op 51, for five percussionists in the Víctor Jara Auditorium of Arganda, Madrid, by the Percussion Group of the School of Music of Alcorcón, conducted by Rafael Más.
April 24.
Premiere of Sonatina No. 3, Op 32 for piano, at the Caja Asturias Concert Hall in Gijon, performed by the Bulgarian pianist Mariana Gurkova.
The cellist Dimitri Furnadjiev plays Entretanto, op 25, for unaccompanied cello, in the San Quirce Church in Segovia, during the Fourth Conference on Twenty Century Music.
But it was with the Nine Preludes
(Entretanto, op 25, for unaccompanied cello)
of
M. Franco... that the audience began to enjoy.
Manuel S. Sanz. El Adelantado de Segovia.
April 26, 1997.
Manuel S. Sanz. El Adelantado de Segovia.
April 26, 1997.
September 27.
Premiere of Nocturnal robbery from a limping man to another, Op.54, with text by J. F.Burgos, for bass, bass trombone and percussion (1), at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, during the 3rd National Convention of Percussion , performed by Jorge Lujua, bass,. Simeon Galduf, trombone and Rafa Más, percussion.
Premiere of Nocturnal robbery from a limping man to another, Op.54, with text by J. F.Burgos, for bass, bass trombone and percussion (1), at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, during the 3rd National Convention of Percussion , performed by Jorge Lujua, bass,. Simeon Galduf, trombone and Rafa Más, percussion.
October 11
Premiere of Introduction and Pasodoble, op 8a, for double bass and strings, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, in the II Chamber Music cycle Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RTVE, by the bassist Manuel Herrero and the Spanish Academic Camerata conducted by Jose Luis Temes.
October 26.
Premiere of Introduction and pasodoble, op 16b, for clarinet and percussion ensemble, performed during the Nova Music Festival of Sofia, Bulgaria, in the Studio I of the Bulgarian National Radio,
1998
January 13.
Premiere of Partita No. 2, Op 49, for piano, at the National Auditorium in Madrid by Joaquin Soriano.
Premiere of Introduction and Pasodoble, op 8a, for double bass and strings, at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, in the II Chamber Music cycle Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RTVE, by the bassist Manuel Herrero and the Spanish Academic Camerata conducted by Jose Luis Temes.
October 26.
Premiere of Introduction and pasodoble, op 16b, for clarinet and percussion ensemble, performed during the Nova Music Festival of Sofia, Bulgaria, in the Studio I of the Bulgarian National Radio,
1998
January 13.
Premiere of Partita No. 2, Op 49, for piano, at the National Auditorium in Madrid by Joaquin Soriano.
Virtuosic music ... with which the pianist seems to enjoy
and not less the audience,
judging by the long
ovation that the performer and the composer received.
Jose Luis Garcia del Busto. ABC.
January 15, 1998.
January 15, 1998.
February 16.
Premiere of Entretanto, op 56, for unaccompanied trombone , at the Pradillo Theater in Madrid by Simeon Galduf.
Premiere of Entretanto, op 56, for unaccompanied trombone , at the Pradillo Theater in Madrid by Simeon Galduf.
February
22.
Premiere of Three satires of Quevedo, op 53, for soprano, E flat clarinet and orchestra, at the Centro Cultural de la Villa of Madrid, with the soprano Milagros Poblador, the clarinetist Miguel Civera and the Symphonic Band of Madrid, conducted by Pedro Pírfano.
May 15.
Premiere of Suite No. 1, Op 29a, for saxophone quartet at the Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music "Masotti Little" in Murcia, performed by the Amalgama.Quartet.
June.
Premiere of Three satires of Quevedo, op 53, for soprano, E flat clarinet and orchestra, at the Centro Cultural de la Villa of Madrid, with the soprano Milagros Poblador, the clarinetist Miguel Civera and the Symphonic Band of Madrid, conducted by Pedro Pírfano.
May 15.
Premiere of Suite No. 1, Op 29a, for saxophone quartet at the Auditorium of the Conservatory of Music "Masotti Little" in Murcia, performed by the Amalgama.Quartet.
June.
Music
for the play Pedro de Urdemalas, by Miguel de Cervantes, directed by Gaspar Cano for the Theatre
Festival of Almagro, Ciudad Real.
July 1
Premiere of Overture in the form of variations, Op 58a, for string orchestra during the Evenings of Spain Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, performed by the Hermitage Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexis Soriano.
December 5.
2nd Prize award in the First Composition Competition "Ciutat deLliria" 1998, and premiere of Concerto for timpani and orchestra,op 35, in the theater of the Banda Primitiva of Lliria, Valencia, performed by the percussionist Enrique Llopis and the wind band Primitiva conducted by Ramón Ramírez Beneyto.
1999
January 23.
Premiere of Poems of love and forgetfulness, op 57, for mezzo and chamber orchestra at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, in the III Chamber Music Cycle of the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RTVE, with the mezzo-soprano Marina Pardo and soloists of RTVE, led by Luis Navidad.
July 1
Premiere of List of mushrooms, op 62, for trumpet and percussion (1) in the Neopercusión Studies Center of Madrid, performed by the trumpet Luis Gonzalez and the percussionist Rafael Más.
July 1
Premiere of Overture in the form of variations, Op 58a, for string orchestra during the Evenings of Spain Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, performed by the Hermitage Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexis Soriano.
December 5.
2nd Prize award in the First Composition Competition "Ciutat deLliria" 1998, and premiere of Concerto for timpani and orchestra,op 35, in the theater of the Banda Primitiva of Lliria, Valencia, performed by the percussionist Enrique Llopis and the wind band Primitiva conducted by Ramón Ramírez Beneyto.
1999
January 23.
Premiere of Poems of love and forgetfulness, op 57, for mezzo and chamber orchestra at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, in the III Chamber Music Cycle of the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of RTVE, with the mezzo-soprano Marina Pardo and soloists of RTVE, led by Luis Navidad.
July 1
Premiere of List of mushrooms, op 62, for trumpet and percussion (1) in the Neopercusión Studies Center of Madrid, performed by the trumpet Luis Gonzalez and the percussionist Rafael Más.
August.
Music for the film Zapping, directed by Chumilla Carbajosa and premiered at Gran Vía Cinema in Madrid.
Music for the film Zapping, directed by Chumilla Carbajosa and premiered at Gran Vía Cinema in Madrid.
