page_title: Juan Manén
hierarchical_section_title: Juan Manén
caption_attribution_description: Català: Retrat fet per Ramon Casas i conservat al MNAC a Barcelona.English: Portrait by Ramon Casas conserved at MNAC in Barcelona. Imagen 095
context_page_description: Juan Manén was a Spanish violinist and composer, born in Barcelona.
  His progress in music was so rapid that his father exhibited him as a piano prodigy. Having studied the violin under Clemente Ibarguren, he suddenly appeared as a violinist, and met with such success that in Germany he was compared to his famous countryman Sarasate. Likewise he attracted much attention as a composer, not only in Spain, but perhaps to even a greater degree in Germany, where he resided at different times for protracted periods. His works comprise: the operas Giovanni di Napoli, Der Fackeltanz and Neró i Acté with his own libretto; the symphonic poem Nova Catalonia; at least three violin concertos; "Fantasia - Sonata" for guitar; a suite for violin and piano; a piano quartet, a string quartet, and a number of exquisite miniatures for violin and orchestra. He also made a completion-cum-arrangement of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in C, which otherwise only survives in its first 259 measures."
context_section_description: Juan Manén (or Catalan: Joan Manén, 14 March 1883 – 26 June 1971) was a Spanish violinist and composer, born in Barcelona.
  His progress in music was so rapid that his father exhibited him as a piano prodigy. Having studied the violin under Clemente Ibarguren, he suddenly appeared as a violinist, and met with such success that in Germany he was compared to his famous countryman Sarasate.  Likewise he attracted much attention as a composer, not only in Spain, but perhaps to even a greater degree in Germany, where he resided at different times for protracted periods.  His works comprise:  the operas Giovanni di Napoli (1903), Der Fackeltanz (1909) and Neró i Acté (1928) with  his own libretto;  the symphonic poem Nova Catalonia;  at least three violin concertos;  "Fantasia - Sonata" for guitar;  a suite for violin and piano; a piano quartet, a string quartet, and a number of exquisite miniatures for violin and orchestra.  He also made a completion-cum-arrangement of  Beethoven's Violin Concerto in C, which otherwise only survives in its first 259 measures."
caption: Manén seen by Ramon Casas (MNAC).                    Biography Birth 14 March 1883 Barcelona Death 26 June 1971 (88 years old) Barcelona Activitat Profession Violinist and Composer Artistic Genres operas, symphonic works, concerts, ballets, chamber music, sardanas, songs. Principal instrument Violin
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