Rafael Andia

Biography

Rafael Andia (born November 30, 1942) is a French classical guitarist.

Biography

Born in France of Spanish Republican parents, Rafael Andia first studied the violin but was attracted by the musical tradition of his family. The flamenco that he then practiced yielded to the classical guitar, but his conception of the instrument remains durably fixed under that first influence.
Rafael Andia will remain a cornerstone for his generation because of a quite complete guitaristic activity. His reputation is as important in the field of contemporary music - where he has premiered some of the more significant works of our times - as it is in the field of ancient music, where he has widely contributed to the renewal of baroque guitar, particularly through the complete work of Robert de Visée. His contribution also extends to the field of Spanish guitar, by making popular many techniques for that instrument as a teacher of classical and baroque guitar at École Normale de Musique de Paris, where he has been teaching since 1971.
Composer and editorial director, he brings regularly his contribution to the ancient, classical or contemporary repertoire.

Records

1974 Les Classiques de la Guitare: Padre Soler, Sousa Carvalho, Domenico Scarlatti, Enrique Granados, Joaquín Turina, Emilio Pujol, Manuel de Falla. Chorus 19733
1979 Masterpieces of French museums: Gaspar Sanz, Francisco Guerau, on original 17th-century instruments. Densité 7
1984 François Lecocq (1729): works for baroque guitar. (discographic premiere). MW 80045 (GHA 126.062) re-published 2009
1985 Villa Lobos: The five Préludes and André Jolivet: complete works for solo guitar (discographic premiere). Lyrinx 034
1986 Robert de Visée (1682/1686): complete works for baroque guitar (discographic premiere). Harmonia Mundi, box 118688, CD 901186
1990 “Guitar”: Murail, Taïra, Reverdy, Drogoz, Ballif (discographic premiere). Adda / Musidisc CD 590019
1999 Joaquin Turina: transcriptions and complete works for solo guitar (discographic premiere) Harmonia Mundi CD HMC 905246
2002 Isaac Albéniz: works for solo guitar (discographic premiere) Mandala CD Man 5030
2006 Manuel de Falla: Complete Amor Brujo and other works for solo guitar (discographic premiere) Mandala CD 5112
2013 Inmemorial - Ouvres pour Guitare avec Claire Sananikone Compositions by Rafael Andia Solstice SOCD 295

Premieres

solo guitar
Claude Ballif: Solfeggietto no 6, op. 36
Graciane Finzi: Non se muove una foglia
André Jolivet: Tombeau de Robert de Visée
Tristan Murail: Tellur
José-Luis Narvaez: Vision Clasica del Flamenco
Michèle Reverdy: Triade
Henri Sauguet: Musiques pour Claudel
Yoshihisa Taïra: Monodrame III
others
Claude Ballif: Poème de la Félicité, for three female voices, perc. and guitar dir. Yves Prin, Radio- France 1979
Bruno Ducol: Des Scènes d’Enfants, with Renaud François, flute, Radio-France 1984
Christiane Le Bordays: Concerto de Azul, guitar and orchestra, Orchestre de Nice-Côte d’Azur, dir. Pol Mule, Radio-France 1976
Tod Machover: Déplacements, for amplified guitar and computer-generated tape, Festival de la Jeune Musique, Varsovia 1984 (premiere for Europe)
Philippe Manoury: Musique, for two harps, two perc., mandoline and guitar, dir.Guy Reibel, Radio-France 1986
Yoshihisa Taïra: Pénombres I et II, (version for one guitar and twelve strings), Ensemble Ars Nova, dir. Philippe Nahon, Maison de la Culture de La Rochelle 1988
Jean-Jacques Werner: Duo Concertant, with Francis Pierre, harp, Radio-France 1977

Literature

Literary and scientific publications
1969: Calibration of an Ebert-Fastie spectrometer, Thesis at the University of Paris VI
1970: "Infrared Absorption Spectrum of Methane from 2884 to 3141 cm-1", L. Henry, N. Husson R. Andia and A. Valentin, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy 36, 511-520 (1970)
1978: Les Goûts Réunis: La Guitare Baroque, Paris,
1981: The Guide of the Guitar, Paris, Mazarine editions, for the articles “the Repertory of the Guitar” and “Flamenco”
1999: Robert de Visée, the two books for guitar (1682–1686), Paris, Éditions musicales transatlantiques, in collaboration with Helene Charnassé and Gerard Rebours
2000: Francisco Tárrega, the collected guitar works, Heidelberg, Chanterelle verlag, foreword of the two volumes.
2015 : Libertés et déterminismes de la guitare, essay, Paris, L'Harmattan.
2016 : Labyrinthes d'un guitariste, témoignage, Paris, L'Harmattan.
2018 : Rasgueados, novel, Paris, L'Harmattan.
2019 : Guitarre Royalle, novel, Paris, L'Harmattan.

Collections

La Guitare contemporaine, collection Rafael Andia
Claude Ballif, Solfeggietto op. 36
Leo Brouwer, El Decameron Negro
Stephen Dembski, Sunwood
Philippe Drogoz, Prélude à la mise à mort
Philippe Drogoz, Voyage pour une guitare
Arnaud Dumond, 5 Haïkus Atonaux
Félix Ibarrondo, Cristal y Piedra
André Jolivet, Le Tombeau de Robert de Visée
Aram Katchaturian, Prélude for guitar
Edith Lejet, Balance
Tod Machover, Déplacements
Georges Migot, Pour un hommage à Claude Debussy
Tristan Murail, Tellur
Yves-Marie Pasquet, Les Oiseaux du regard
Michèle Reverdy, Triade
Jeannine Richer, Piège VI
Anne Sédès, Pièce n° 1
Yoshihisa Taïra, Monodrame III
Alain Weber, Quasi Sonatina
Guitarra Ibérica, collection Rafael Andia
Rafael Andia,
Canciones Flamencas Antiguas for two guitars
Improvisación al Estudio de Cano
Impulsivo
Flamenco Miniatura, 8 pieces for beginners
Miguel Castaños
Flamenco de base
Williams Montesinos
Imágenes para Aguirre
José-Luis Narvaez
Cerro de la Luna
Rumba
Sonata Flamenca for two guitars
Visión Clásica del Flamenco
Joaquín Turina
Cinq Danses Gitanes, op. 55 for guitar
Tango, op 8 n°2 for guitar
Narciso Yepes
Jeux Interdits for four guitars