Alexis
Rago's musical journey is not typical among Venezuelan
composers. He was born in 1930 in Caracas into a cultured
family and began to study music with his brothers.
In 1952 he registered at the Peabody Conservatory
of Music in Baltimore to study piano with Frederic
Griesinger. He returned to Caracas in 1954, then continued
his musical studies in the Academia Santa Cecilia
in Rome, Italy, with professors Renzo Silvestri, Franco
Mergola and Armando Renzi. |
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He
settled in London in 1964 and a great number of his
works received their premier performance in the English
capital. From 1967 to 1969 he ran the State Conservatory
of Aragua, in Maracai, and travelled frequently to
London. In 1978 he was named professor at the Heel
Conservatory in London. He now lives in Monte Carlo
with his wife Mariela and he continues to compose. |
Alexis
Rago is the author of a vast amount of music, he has
composed in a variety of musical forms : 3 operas,
El Paramo, Miranda, Florian el Infausto, with his
own libretti ; 1 ballet ; orchestral music ; the oratorio
Huatipan ; choral works ; several concertos : Triple
Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello ; Concerto Ragoniano
for Guitar and Orchestra ; Concerto for Trumpet and
String Orchestra ; chamber music : 2 Sonatas for Violin
and Piano ; 10 Trios for Piano, Violin and Orchestra
; 1 Sonata for Solo Cello ; piano music : 2 Sonatas,
11 Aguafuertes, Tres Danzas Venezolanas ; vocal music
: 3 Poemas de Fernando Gerbasi, 3 Sonetes Romanticos
; pieces for solo guitar : Partita, Sonata, and for
2 guitars : 3 Nocturnos, Sonata in A Minor, 8 Secret
Waltzes ; Danzas de Estuche, Suite Arcangues, etc.
His unedited music will be published by Caroni Music
beginning with his guitar pieces.
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