Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (1806-1826) received the nickname of ‘The Spanish Mozart’ after his early death because, like his namesake, he was a child prodigy at both the keyboard and in composition. He was born on what would have been

Born on 27 January 1806, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga y Balzola shares his birthday (and his middle name) with Mozart, but at a 50-year remove. Like Mozart, his career was cut short; he didn’t even get the 34 years of

Arriaga : String Quartet no 3 in E flat – Allegro Quatuor Modigliani From Quatuor Modigliani – IntuitionArriaga / Mozart / Schubert Released by Harmonia Mundi Arriaga : String Quartet no 3 in E flat – Allegro More or less