(1995) Arriaga: The Three String Quartets Georg Friedrich Händel and for his portrayals of

and for his portrayals of the Evangelist in the Bach Passions

Mais c’est aussi le reflet de ses émois amoureux

he confided

après son émigration dans la République fédérale d'Allemagne

Haefliger's career as an opera singer led him to all the music centres of the world

(1995) Arriaga: The Three String Quartets Georg Friedrich Händel and for his portrayals ofThe premature death of Juan Crisostomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (Bilbao 1806 Paris 1826) ended the promising career of a gifted performer, composer and teacher. Arriaga first began performing as a child prodigy on the violin, appearing in cafes as well as in the noble salons in his hometown Bilbao. He soon turned to composition and quickly won critical acclaim and international recognition. The violinist Vaccari compared the young composer