Chronology - Timeline

1. the formative years; the seeding: (the violinist)

1895-1904: first steps in Vilanova i la Geltrú- initial studies under the guidance of his father, first public appearances.

1905-1911: moving to Barcelona and the new academic life - "Impressions incoherents de la meva vida frívola a Barcelona (total res!)".

1912-1919: the explosion of the Quartet Renaixement - from Barcelona to Europe (Paris, Berlin, Viena) and back to Barcelona.

2. the period between wars; the harvest: (the composer)

1920-1923:  

the revelation of a true love

 

 - "Dichterliebe" ("the Poet's Love") and the charming and captivating young girl with a face like a Schumann song

1924-1928: 

 

the culmination of an era

 

 - "A l'ombra del lledoner", "Garba" and "El giravolt de maig".

1929-1936: the exquisite maturity 

 - "La rosa als llavis", the exploration of a new horizon.

3. the last period; after the masacre, the reconstruction and plenitude: (the conductor)

1937-1943: the search for light after the devastating Spanish civil war - the gestation of a monumental project.

1944-1962: an exemplary civic and artistic action - a new orchestra is born; the personal sacrifice to the municipal service.