Jesús Rueda (composer)

Jesús Rueda Azcuaga (born in Madrid, 30 May 1961) is a Spanish composer. ^{[citation needed]} He won the 2004 National Prize for the global quality of his music, with special recognition to his recently premiered symphonic and chamber compositions, such as his Symphony No. 2 and his String Quartet No. 3.^[1] His Symphony No. 3, Viaje imaginario (dedicated to his teacher Francisco Guerrero following his death) and a selection of his piano music, including his two sonatas, were subsequently published by Naxos Records played by the Indonesian composer and pianist Ananda Sukarlan.^[2]

Through his career he has evolved from experimental music to a more mainstream style.^[3] He is the resident composer of the Cadaqués Orchestra,^[4] and a regular juror of the Queen Sofía Prize.

Compositions

Opera & Stage

• Fragmento de Orfeo (2006)
• Se vende - Zarzuela (2020)
• Raja la alondra - Zarzuela (2022)

Orchestral

• Fons Vitae (1994)
• Viaje imaginario (1998)
• Jardín mecánico (1999) for Strings
• Hyperión 1 (2001)
• Elephant Skin (2002)
• Islas (2004) for Strings
• El viaje múltiple (2005)
• Hyperión 2 (2006)
• La Tierra (2006)
• Divertimento (2018)
• Stairscape (2018)
• Vísperas (2024)

Symphonies

• Symphony No. 1 ″Laberinto″ (2000)
• Symphony No. 2 ″Acerca del límite″ (2002)
• Symphony No. 3 ″Luz″ (2006)
• Symphony No. 4 ″July″ (2017)
• Symphony No. 5 ″Naufragios″ (2019)
• Symphony No. 6 ″Fuga en las tinieblas″ (2020)
• Symphony No. 7 ″Northern Visions″ (2021)
• Symphony No. 8 “Elegy” (2021)
• Symphony No. 9 “Oblivion” (2022)
• Symphony No. 10 “La era real” (2022)
• Symphony No. 11 “The Way-El Camino” (2023)
• Symphony No. 12 “Oceana” (2023)
• Symphony No. 13 “Memory and Desire” (2024)
• Symphony No. 14 (2024)
• Symphony No. 15 (2025)
• Symphony No. 16 (2025)

Concertante

• Sinamay for Piano & Five Instruments (1991)
• Cadenza for Piano & Ensemble (1997)
• Fantasia for Clarinet & Orch. (2016)
• Piano Concerto n.1 “Three days of september”
• Piano Concerto n.2 “Nirvana Concert”
• Piano Concerto n.3 “Rivers in Winter”
• Piano Concerto n.4 (2024)
• Cello Concerto (2023)
• Violin Concerto n.1 (2024)
• Violin Concerto n.2 (2025)

Iberia Orchestrations

• Triana, Albéniz/Rueda
• Evocación, Albéniz/Rueda
• Lavapiés, Albéniz/Rueda
• El Puerto, Albéniz/Rueda
• Rondeña, Albéniz/Rueda
• Eritaña, Albéniz/Rueda

Ensemble

• Chamber Concerto No. 1 ″Présages″ (1990)
• Mas la noche (1991)
• Arrecife (1992)
• Un vent noire (1992)
• Dos sonetos (1993)
• Chamber Concerto No. 2 “Duraton Oaks” (1997)
• Chamber Concerto No. 3 ″En el Corral de Comedias de Almagro″ (2001)
• Chamber Concerto No. 4 ″Simple Games″ (2022)

Chamber music

• Microsecuencias (1985)
• YAM (1986)
• Una leyenda (1990)
• Bitácora, for piano quintet (1992)
• Ítaca (1997)
• Perpetuum Mobile for percussion duo (1998)
• El diario de Fausto (1999)
• Memoria del laberinto (2000)
• 3 Expressive Etudes for steel drums (2004)
• 8 Love Songs (2004)
• Obsesión (2004)
• Pocket Paradise (2008)
• Your Story (2014)
• Absolute! (2014)
• The Messenger (2015)
• Persiles (2016)
• Holstebro Quintet, for piano quintet (2016)
• Natura Morta (2019)
• Bernat Quintet, for vibraphone & string quartet (2025)

String Quartet

• String Quartet No. 1 (1990)
• String Quartet No. 2 ″Desde las sombras″ (2003)
• String Quartet No. 3 ″Islas″ (2004)
• String Quartet No. 4 ″Still Life″ (2018)
• String Quartet No. 5 ″Fragments″ (2019)
• String Quartet No. 6 ″The Glare″ (2019)
• String Quartet No. 7 ″The Journey″ (2020)
• String Quartet No. 8 ″Nostalgia″ (2020)
• String Quartet No. 9 ″Metamorphosis″ (2020)
• String Quartet No. 10 ″Copenhagen″ (2020)
• String Quartet No. 11 "On the way of Bee" (2021)
• String Quartet No. 12 "Afterthoughs" (2021)
• String Quartet No. 13 "Madrid" (2021)
• String Quartet No. 14 "Good Old Days (Rome)" (2021)
• String Quartet No. 15 "The Endless Shore" (2021)
• String Quartet No. 16 "Las semanas del jardín" (2022)
• String Quartet No. 17 "Nothingness" (2022)
• String Quartet No. 18 "The Naked Horizon" (2023)
• String Quartet No. 19 "Amor constante más allá de la muerte" (2023)

Vocal

• Salmo Responsoriale (2000)
• Demasiado tarde Requiem Mass, libreto J.M.Sicilia, with D.del Puerto & J.Arias (2024)

Solo

Cello

• Io (1989)
• Hocquetus (2005)
• Sex Machine (2007)

Flute

• Designio de bruma Bass Flute & electr. (1986)
• Suspiria (1988)
• Vértigo (1992)

Guitar

• Remembrance (1996)
• Quaderno d'Estate (2007)

Percussion

• Luna nueva (2000)
• 11 Inventions for young accordionists (2004)
• Etude for marimba (2007)

Piano

• Six Etudes (1989)
• Five Miniatures (1995)
• Ricercata (1995)
• Mephisto (1999)
• 24 Interludes (2003)
• 29 Inventions (2003)
• Five Impromptus (2009)
• Los dos amigos, story and drawings by J.Rueda (2011)
• Four easy pieces (2011)
• El faro musical 1, story and drawings by Mette Perregaard (2020)
• El faro musical 2, story and drawings by Mette Perregaard (2020)
• El faro musical 3, story and drawings by Mette Perregaard (2021)
• El faro musical 4, story and drawings by Mette Perregaard (2021)
• El faro musical 5, story and drawings by Mette Perregaard (2021)

Piano Sonatas

• Piano Sonata No. 1 (2004)
• Piano Sonata No. 2 ″Ketjak″ (2007, written for the Indonesian pianist & composer Ananda Sukarlan)
• Piano Sonata No. 3 “Upon a Ground” (2016)
• Piano Sonata No. 4 “Night Thoughts” (2017)
• Piano Sonata No. 5 “The Butterfly Effect” (2018)
• Piano Sonata No. 6 “On the Edge” (2018)
• Piano Sonata No. 7 “Isola T.” (2022)
• Piano Sonata No. 8 “Plaka” (2022)
• Piano Sonata No. 9 (2024)
• Piano Sonata No. 10 “Vanishing Point” (2024)
• Piano Sonata No. 11 “Moebius” (2024)
• Piano Sonata No. 12 “Una vida” (2025)

Violin

• Sex Machine (2007)

Electronic music

• Synthiludia (1985)
• Sobre un fondo de luto descolorido (1986)
• Fragmento final (1987)
• Voyager (1988)
• Estacionario (fantasy for piano and electronics) (1989)

Film Music, Soundtrack

• La viuda del capitán Estrada, (J.L.Cuerda) With Del Puerto and J.Arias.
• La marrana, (J.L.Cuerda) With Del Puerto and J.Arias.
• Tocando fondo, (J.L.Cuerda) With Del Puerto, J.Arias and C.Camarero.
• Frankenstein: Day of the Beast (Ricardo Islas), 2011
• La lengua en pedazos, (J.Mayorga)