Angel  Barrios

(1882-1964)

Angel Barrios short biography

Angel Barrios Fernandez was born in Grenada, the son of a flamenco guitarist. Barrios studied in Paris. In 1900 Barrios founded the Trio Iberia for which he made many arrangements. The Trio enjoyed a very favorable reputation all over Europe. Barrios was quite a productive composer. Barrios's works include operas, zarzuelas, a number of orchestral scores and solo works for piano and guitar. They are all written in a style influenced by the Romantic era, and relied heavily on a populist Spanish folk influence.