The relationship of Amparo and José Iturbi with Eduardo López-Chavarri: a study through their correspondence

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  • Vicente Galbis López Universitat de València

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/eutopias.23.24428

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López-Chavarri, Amparo Iturbi, José Iturbi, music of the first half of the 20th century, piano.

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the relationship between the versatile Valencian musician Eduardo López-Chavarri Marco (1871-1970) and the Iturbi brothers: Amparo (1898-1969) and José (1895-1980), Valencian pianists of great international renown in the first half of the 20th century. The main content of this work is based on Chavarri’s correspondence, focusing on the letters sent by José and Amparo. Thanks to these materials we obtain the information and, above all, the type of relationship established between the Iturbi brothers and Chavarri in the period from 1911 to 1965. Letters from other correspondents of Chavarri and some writings of the composer himself are also used, which broaden the panorama of such interaction. After the study is carried out, a double relationship is observed: a positive influence of Chavarri towards the brothers and, later on, of Amparo and José towards the Valencian composer. In addition, it is an interaction that covers various fields, due to the polyhedral character of the figure of Chavarri.

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Vicente Galbis López, Universitat de València

Vicente Galbis is professor in the Department of Didactics of Musical, Plastic and Corporal Expression at the Universitat de València. He holds a degree in Geography and History, with specialization in Musicology (University of Oviedo) and Extraordinary Doctorate Award (University of Valencia). He has been a guest lecturer in postgraduate courses at the University of Salamanca and the Polytechnic University of Valencia. One of his main lines of research is Valencian music of the 19th and 20th centuries, both in the field of creation and musical activity. He has published books on composers such as Salvador Giner and Eduardo López-Chavarri. He has studied musical activity in Valencia during the 20th century in his book on the city’s orchestra, as well as in book chapters and articles on stage music (opera and zarzuela), brass bands and choirs. He was assistant director of the Diccionario de la Música Valenciana ( Dictionary of Valencian Music ) (2006), a musicological reference work on this subject.

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2022-07-01

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Galbis López, V. (2022). The relationship of Amparo and José Iturbi with Eduardo López-Chavarri: a study through their correspondence. EU-topías. A Journal on Interculturality, Communication, and European Studies, 23, 107–116. https://doi.org/10.7203/eutopias.23.24428
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