Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Maghek - The Making-Of @GustavoDiazJerez

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor
Ricardo Descalzo, piano
Cristo Barrios, clarinet

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Maghek is a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

You can watch a longer version of this video here: youtu.be/rrbCVLtpg7U

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Maghek - The Making-Of

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-11-14 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor
Ricardo Descalzo, piano
Cristo Barrios, clarinet

Signum Classics. Available February 28, 2020

Maghek is a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

You can watch a longer version of this video here: youtu.be/rrbCVLtpg7U

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Svati, for solo guitar

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2023-04-11 | José Antonio García Fuertes, guitar

World premiere performance: December 2, 2015. Auditorio Manuel de Falla, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid.

Svati is inspired by Indian astronomical Nakshatras. There are 27 Nakshatras, corresponding to astronomical objects. Svati corresponds to Arcturus, a red super-giant star in the constellation of Boötes. The structure of the piece is derived mathematically from the Farey fractal.

S. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2. Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano. OST, Víctor Pablo.

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Recorded live during the XXII Festival de Canarias, 2006.
Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano
Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife
Victor Pablo Pérez, conductor

From a TV broadcast.

Gustavo Díaz Jerez Hidden states (from Metaludios, Book V)

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World premiere performance. Recorded live at the Tenerife Auditorium on February 11, 2021.

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Google Brain’s Magenta, a research project exploring the role of machine learning in the process of creating art and music, was the basis of the compositional process for this Metaludio. A dataset consisting of a large body of MIDI data drawn from existing Metaludios was used to train several Magenta models. The training lasted for approximately 48 hours. Subsequently, hundreds of MIDI files were generated, of which three were finally selected. To improve readability, these MIDI files were then re-notated in Sibelius (notation software), adding phrasing, pedalling (based on the MIDI sustain information) and some expression marks. The music has also been redistributed between the hands in a more pianistic, practical way. Other than that, no modifications have been made to the original machine-generated MIDI files in terms of rhythm, tempo, pitch, dynamics, and pedal (sustain) information. As a composer, I am both fascinated and mystified by the result. I can clearly hear reminiscences of other Metaludios, although nothing is ever repeated literally. It is evident that the algorithm has learnt from the dataset and it is able to generate material “in my own style”. I believe that machine learning has a great potential as a creative tool for the composer. The hidden state of a Long Short-Term Memory network represents the output of a cell or layer of cells. Recurring Neural Networks have looping mechanisms that act like a highway to allow information to flow from one step to the next. This information is the hidden state, which is a representation of previous inputs. The other two pieces (titled “Long Short-Term Memory” and “Forget gate”), together with “Hidden States” make up a three-movement work entitled “AI Sonata”. “Long Short-Term Memory” and “Forget gate” will be featured in Book VI of Metaludios.

G. Díaz-Jerez L-System (from Metaludios, Book IV)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-11-21 | http://www.metaludios.com

G. Díaz-Jerez Stheno (from Metaludios, Book I)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-11-14 | http://www.metaludios.com

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Partita, for viola damore, percussion, and piano

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-11-07 | Recorded live at CajaCanarias auditorium (Tenerife, Spain)

Sviatoslav Belonogov, viola d’amore
Francisco Díaz, marimba
Emilio Díaz, vibraphone
Juan Antonio Miñana, percussion
Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Prélude non mesuré (from Metaludios, Book III)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-10-31 | Recorded live at the COMA20 Festival on September 13, 2020
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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Modular form (from Metaludios, Book III)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-10-24 | Recorded live at the COMA20 Festival on September 13, 2020
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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Rule 110 (from Metaludios, Book II)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-10-17 | Recorded live at the COMA20 Festival on September 13, 2020
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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Hommage à Horatiu Radulescu (from Metaludios, Book II)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-10-10 | Recorded live at the COMA20 Festival on September 13, 2020
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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Orahan (from Metaludios, Book I)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-10-03 | Recorded live at the COMA20 Festival on September 13, 2020
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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Pavana Triste (Homenaje a Antonio José), from Metaludios, Book V

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-09-26 | World premiere. Recorded live at the COMA20 Festival on September 13, 2020
http://www.metaludios.com

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Eigengrau (Metaludios, Book IV)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-03-28 | Performed live at the Faculté de Musique Université Laval, Québec.

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Eine hommage an J. Brahms (Metaludios, Book III)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2020-03-21 | Performed live at the Faculté de Musique Université Laval, Québec.

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Maghek A vivir Canarias 16-11-19. Gustavo Díaz-Jerez and Zenaido Hernández

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-11-17 | Interview with Gustavo Díaz-Jerez about Maghek.
A vivir Canarias. Radio Club Tenerife. SER

http://www.maghek.com

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Maghek - The Making-Of (Long version)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-11-14 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor
Ricardo Descalzo, piano
Cristo B., cl.

Signum Classics. Available February 28, 2020

Maghek is a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

You can watch a shorter version here: youtu.be/rwpjM4QnQaY

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Ymarxa (Tenerife), RSNO, Eduardo Portal

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-10-20 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor

This excerpt is part of a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Maghek, RSNO, Eduardo Portal, Cristo B., Ricardo Descalzo

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-10-20 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor
Cristo B., cl.
Ricardo Descalzo, piano

This excerpt is part of a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Guanapay (Lanzarote), RSNO, Eduardo Portal, Ricardo Descalzo

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-10-20 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor
Ricardo Descalzo, piano

This excerpt is part of a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Erbane (Fuerteventura), RSNO, Eduardo Portal

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Chigaday (La Gomera), RSNO, Eduardo Portal

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Azaenegue (Gran Canaria), RSNO, Eduardo Portal

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Ayssuragan (La Palma), RSNO, Eduardo Portal, Cristo Barrios

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-10-20 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Eduardo Portal, conductor
Cristo B., cl.

This excerpt is part of a cycle of seven symphonic poems about the Canary Islands. For more information visit http://www.maghek.com

Sponsored by Fundación BBVA, Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Cabildo de Tenerife, and Gobierno de Canarias

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Aranfaybo (El Hierro), RSNO, Eduardo Portal

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Omaggio a Carlo Gesualdo (from Metaludios, Book IV)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-08-13 | The composer at the piano. World premiere performance.

Recorded live at Musikene's Auditorium (http://musikene.eus/en/)

This Metaludio is based on Gesualdo's madrigal "Moro, lasso, al mio duolo"

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Mice Music (Metaludios, Book IV)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-08-08 | The composer at the piano

This Metaludio was composed algorithmically using real mice sounds.

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Laura Vega Ni Neu, for violin, clarinet, and piano

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-06-13 | World premiere performance.

Cristo B., cl.
David Ballesteros, violin
Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano

Quantum Ensemble is sponsored by Cabildo de Tenerife

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez La casa imaginaria

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Opera in one act with libretto by Pilar Mateos

World premiere performance. Auditorio Ciudad de León. November 9, 2018

Cast:

Claudia: Belén Roig
Valentina: María Rodríguez
Bruno: Albert Montserrat
Cebrián: Aurelio Puente
Boy: Antonio Ramos

Borja Quintas, conductor
Orquesta de Cámara del CSKG

Ramón Criado, artistic director
Basilio San Juan, paintings
Javier de Benito, sculptures
Eulalia Mateos, costumes
Juan Gabriel Barahona, lighting
Miguel Carbajo, visuals
María Suárez de Lezo, production director
Yolanda Palacio, stage manager
Raquel Sedano, graphic design
Álex Bohórquez, video and editing

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Homenaje a Antonio Soler (from Metaludios, Book I)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-05-05 | The composer at the piano

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Recorded live at Camaleón Studios (Madrid)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Étude pour les unissons (from Metaludios, Book II)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-05-05 | The composer at the piano

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Recorded live at Camaleón Studios (Madrid)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez An error occurred (from Metaludios, Book III)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-05-05 | The composer at the piano

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Recorded live at Camaleón Studios (Madrid)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Metaludios teaser video

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-05-05 | The composer at the piano
Watch the complete videos here:
"Homenaje a Antonio Soler": youtu.be/ZoKxjsMKFPA
"Étude pour les unissons": youtu.be/gmr_Dpsh7l4
"An error occurred": youtu.be/ku2fSlp9D8M

more info: http://www.metaludios.com

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Recorded live at Camaleón Studios (Madrid)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Spectra Fractalis

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-04-22 | World Premiere Performance. Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. Karel Mark Chichon, conductor.

Spectra Fractalis was awarded the 2018 Martín Chirino Composition Prize.

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Nabla, for violin, clarinet, horn, and piano with electronics

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-04-17 | World premiere performance.

David Ballesteros, violin
Cristo Barrios, clarinet
Manuel Pérez, horn (Spanish Brass Luur Metals)
The composer at the piano

Recorded live at the Tenerife Auditorium (April 11th, 2019)
Quantum Ensemble is sponsored by Cabildo de Tenerife

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K. Szymanowski Masques, op. 34

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-04-06 | Miguel Ituarte, piano

Recorded live at the Tenerife Auditorium

Quantum Ensemble is the ensemble in-residence at the Auditorio de Tenerife.

Sponsored by Cabildo de Tenerife.

N. Rimsky-Korsakov Shéhérazade, Symphonic Suite, op. 35

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-04-03 | Alissa Margulis, violin
Emil Rovner, violoncello
Cristo B., cl.
Miguel Ituarte and Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano four-hands
Arrangement by Pablo Díaz Sánchez

Recorded live at the Tenerife Auditorium

Quantum Ensemble is the ensemble in-residence at the Auditorio de Tenerife.

Sponsored by Cabildo de Tenerife.

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez El libro de arena, for viola sola

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2019-03-21 | Cecilia Bercovich, viola

World premiere performance. Recorded live at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Data Center.

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R. Wagner Wesendonk lieder, WWV 91

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2018-10-11 | Marta Fontanals-Simmons, mezzo-soprano
Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano

Recorded live at the Tenerife Auditorium

00:17 "Der Engel" ("The Angel"), composed November 1857
03:10 "Stehe still!" ("Be still!"), composed February 1858
06:57 "Im Treibhaus – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde" ("In the Greenhouse"), composed May 1858
11:54 "Schmerzen" ("Sorrows"), composed December 1857
14:38 "Träume – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde" ("Dreams"), composed December 1857

Quantum Ensemble is sponsored by Cabildo de Tenerife

Gustavo Díaz Jerez Izar Iluna (from Metaludios, Book I)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2018-10-10 | Marta Zabaleta, piano

World premiere performance. Recorded live at the Carlos V hall in La Alhambra, Granada (Spain)

Dori Díaz-Jerez Prisma

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2018-10-10 | Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife
Martín Baeza-Rubio, conductor

World premiere performance

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Composition talk about Critical Strip

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2018-03-09 | Composition talk about my work "Critical Strip", for string Quartet.

Listen to the piece here: youtube.com/watch?v=fk59qPUu98k

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Critical Strip, for string quartet

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2018-03-09 | Cuarteto Granados:

David Mata, violin I
Marc Oliu, violin II
Andoni Mercero, viola
Aldo Mata, violoncello

Recorded live at the Auditorio 400 (Madrid) on December 11, 2017

Watch preconcert talk about the piece (in Spanish): youtube.com/watch?v=rh5rWwUaZyA

Elisabet Curbelo e-quantum

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2017-11-26 | World premiere performance

Quantum Ensemble

David Ballesteros, violin/electronics
Cristo B., cl./electronics
Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano/electronics
Elisabet Curbelo, computer operator

http://www.elisabetcurbelo.com

Gustavo Díaz Jerez Metaludios (Book I)

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2017-11-08 | Marta Zabaleta, piano

World premiere performance. Recorded live at the Carlos V hall in La Alhambra, Granada (Spain)

(00:12) I. Izar Iluna
(03:30) II. Kenotaphion
(05:30) III. Imaginary continuum
(07:50) IV. Homenaje a Antonio Soler
(12:35) V. Orahan
(16:40) VI. Stheno

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Sonata a cinque

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2017-10-30 | For recorder, viola d'amore, continuo, vibraphone, and harpsichord.

00:23 I Grave
01:41 II Andante
03:56 III Allegro
05:38 IV Adagio
10:53 V Vivo
12:02 VI Gravement, avec solennité

Francisco Hernández, recorder
Sviatoslav Belonogov, viola d'amore
David Barrera, continuo
Charli Llácer, vibraphone
The composer at the harpsichord

Recorded live on October 21st, 2017, during the XV Festival de Música Antigua de La Laguna (Tenerife), at the Exconvento de Santo Domingo de Guzmán.

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez Herramienta poética e inútil

Gustavo Díaz-Jerez 2017-06-12 | Inspired by the homonymous work by Martín Chirino.

for clarinet, cello, percussion, piano, and electronics

David Berrera, violoncello
Charli Llacer, percussion
Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano and electronics
(Diego Jorge with computer assistance), clarinet

Recorded live on May 31st at the CajaCanarias Auditorium during the FMUC festival.

This work was awarded at the 1st "Martín Chirino" composition competition.

Isaac Albéniz Iberia, Book I (Evocación, El Puerto, El Corpus Christi en Sevilla)

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano

Recorded live at the Palacio de Festivales in Santander.

Click here if you want to view the whole Iberia in FullHD. World premiere recording:

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Isaac Albéniz El Albaicín (from Iberia, Book III)

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano

Recorded live at the Palacio de Festivales in Santander.

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Isaac Albéniz Rondeña (from Iberia, Book II)

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Gustavo Díaz-Jerez, piano

Recorded live at the Palacio de Festivales in Santander.

Click here to listen and view the whole Iberia in FullHD. World premiere recording: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH8JhaibW0i7lCal7pHV9XoFqLeIpg0iL