Federico Mompou

After studying at the conservatory in his hometown of Barcelona,
Federico Mompou went to Paris to study piano under Isidor Philipp at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1911. At this time his main influences were the french impressionists, as well as Eric Satie and Gabriel Fauré, whom he had heard as a nine-year-old boy in a concert in Barcelona. The impact of this concert was so profound, inspiring him to become a composer.
in 1914, after the outbreak of World War One, Mompou returned to Barcelona, where he composed his first important works: the "Impresiones intimas", "Cants Màgics" and "Escenas de Ninos". "Pessebres" is a smaller group of pieces also written during this period.

In 1921 Mompou returned to Paris, where his music was already performed in public regularly. Being very shy, he himself used to play his works in private soirees only. Due to a lack of money, Mompou had to find other sources of income, which led him away from music into several business ventures, among which were a confisserie, and even a bell foundry.
In 1937 he stopped composing completely for a few years.

miscellaneous

early and
posthumously published pieces

new versions

older versions

IMPRESSION SOBRE LA VIDA D'UN MINER

Primeres hores del matí
Treballs i records
Retornant del treball

once again....but I am especially fond of this version...do not know why

El pont de Montjuic

IMPRESSIONS DE LA GARRIGA

L'ermita de La Garriga

VARIATIONS SUR UN THÉME DE CHOPIN

Thème, var. 1, var. 2, var. 3 for the left hand alone, var. 4
var. 8, Andante dolce e espressivo

El pont de Montjuic

DIALOGUES

no. 1 Lento

PESSEBRES

I Dansa.
II L'Ermita
III El Pastor

playlist

El pont del Montjuic

from this piece:

Camí de muntanya
to that:
Jeunes filles au jardin

Ball pla

Les fabriques prop de la platja

Tango

Estanys de paper de plata

Pensaments

Barri de platja

L'ermita de La Garriga

Les amigues retornen del camp

Festa trista

Les Amigues retornen del camp

Jeux sur la plage

L‘ermita De La Garriga

Chanson de Berceau

Impressions de Muntanya no. 1 Dansa Del Poble

Impressions de Muntanya no. 2 El repos dins del temple

I mpressions de Muntanya no. 3 Pastoral

Record de la platja (1914)

Estanys de paper de plata

Pensaments

Dos petits preludes
Oració d'ermita (1912)
Il-Lusió (1912)

Dues Arabesques
Arabesque I (1915)
Arabesque II (1915/16)

Camins de sorra

Two versions of La de les campanes.
The first, more like a Cancion, a song,
not too slow, so you can still sing it,
another one, which is more like a landscape of sound.

La de les campanes
La de les campanes, different Version
La del pastor on soundcloud

playlist on soundcloud

Preludi (1912/13)

El cami del jardi (1911)

Moderato espressivo (1946)

El pont de Montjuic (1941-1947)

L'eco (1914)

Les fàbriques prop de la platja

Ball Pla

Tango (1919)

Dues Arabesques

Arabesque I

Arabesque II

MUSICA CALLADA

“this music has no air or light. It is a weak heart beat, you cannot ask it to reach more than a few inches into space, but it’s mission is to reach the profound depths of our soul and the secret regions of our spirit’s spirit. This music is quiet (callada) because one listens to it within. Contained and reserved. It’s emotion is secret and only becomes sound from resonance under the cold cape of our society.It is my desire that this music, should bring us closer to the warmth of life, and the expression of the human heart, that is always the same and constantly changing.”

Federico Mompou

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Federico Mompou

miscellaneous

new versions

older versions

Dues Arabesques

MUSICA CALLADA

Cants Màgics

CANCONS i DANSES

CINQ IMPRESSIONS

IMPRESIONES INTIMAS

IMPRESSIONS DE MUNTANYA

IMPRESSIONS SOBRE LA VIDA D'UN MINER

PAISAJES

PESSEBRES

DOS PETITS PRELUDIS

PRELUDES

Souvenirs de l'exposition

Variations

Variations sur un thème de Chopin