Halffter, Rodolfo

Halffter: Chamber Music Vol 3 / Madrid Community Orchestra Soloists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-07-26

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Quartet for Strings Op. 24; Sonata for cello & piano, Op. 26; Movements (3) for string quartet, Op. 28; Tientos (8) for string quartet, Op. 35
Performers: Segovia, Francisco Jose; Stokes, John
Conductors:
Ensemble: Soloists of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

With its vibrant lightness of touch and warmth of expression, Rodolfo Halffter's music is both approachable and stimulating. Volume 3 of this series brings his...continue...
Recording information: Sede de la Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, S....continue...

Rodolfo Halffter: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 / Madrid Community Orchestra Soloists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-05-31

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Giga for guitar, Op. 3; Tres piezas breves, for harp, Op. 13a; Dos Sonatas de el Escorial, for piano, Op. 2; Homenaje a Antonio Machado, for piano, Op. 13; Divertimento, for ensembl...
Performers: Arriola, Victor; Asensi, Cesar; Dominguez, Rafael; Fernandez, Vincente [Oboe]; Jimenez, Miguel Angel; Mas, Francisco; Meyer, Nerea; Millan, Beatriz; Segovia, Francisco Jose; Tortola, Cinta Varea; Tro...
Conductors: ; Coves, Manuel
Ensemble: Madrid Community Orchestra Soloists

The Spanish-born composer Rodolfo Halffter's chamber music embraced influences from both the Old and New Worlds, his compositional approach shifting freely between nationalism, neo-classicism and...continue...

Rodolfo Halffter: Chamber Music, Vol. 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: ...Huésped de las nieblas..., for flute & piano, Op. 44; Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 16; Pastorale, for violin & piano, Op. 18; Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 20; Égloga, for o...
Performers: Arriola, Víctor; Barrientos, María Elena; Martinez, Vicente Fernandez; Segovia, Francisco Jose; Tortola, Cinta Varea
Conductors:
Ensemble: Soloists of the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

Rodolfo Halffter's music embraces almost every genre, though he was primarily an instrumental composer. His three piano sonatas rank among his most important works for...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Auditorio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid,....continue...

España: A Choral Postcard from Spain

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-05-05

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Yo tinc un burro, for chorus; Albert Alcaraz: Xivarri, for chorus; José de Olaizola: Haurtxoa sehaskan; Fernando J. Obradors: El Vito, for voice & ...
Performers: Cortés, Laia; Fadrique, Jagoba; Navarro, Jorge [Tenor Vocal]; Saitura, Olatz; Skeen, Debra
Conductors: Aransay, Carlos Fernández

Coro Cervantes is the only U.K. choir dedicated to the classical music of the Iberan Peninsula and Latin America. It was founded in 1995 by...continue...
Recording information: St. Jude-On-The-Hill, Hampstead, London, England (07/14/2009-07/16/2009)....continue...

Three Portraits with Shadow

1 Super Audio CD / Non Profit Music / 2010-03-09

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Suite for orchestra, Op. 1; Marinero en tierra, songs for voice & piano, Op. 27; Ernesto Halffter: Canciones Portuguesas (6), for voice & piano; Julian Bautista: Tres ciudades, for ...
Performers: Casariego, Lola
Conductors: Amigo, Jesús

This recording features music by three major Spanish composers, the brothers Rodolfo and Ernesto Halffter and Julian Batista - all of whom had a significant...continue...
Recording information: Palacio de Congresos de Badajoz Manuel (03/25/2009-03/26/2009)....continue...

Musica de las Americas Vol 5 - Halffter: Obra para piano

3 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 2009-06-01

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Apuntes, for piano; Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 20; Escollo, for piano, Op. 43; Danza de Avila, for piano, Op. 9; Nocturno for piano ("Homenaje a Rubinstein"), Op.36; Tres hojas de A...
Performers: Quintana, Edison

Halfter: Piano Music / Santinelli

2 CD / Centaur / 2008-07-01

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Sonata for Piano no 1, Op. 16; Bagatelas (11) for piano, Op. 19; Secuencia for piano, Op. 39; Danza de Avila, for piano, Op. 9; Preludio y fuga for piano, Op. 4; Tres hojas de Album...
Performers: Santinelli, Silvana

Silvana Santinelli was born in Mexico. At the early age of eight years old, Silvana won first prize at the "XVI Competencia Nacional y Cultural...continue...

Spanish Classics - Halffter: Orchestral Works Vol 1

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Paquiliztli, Op. 46; Obertura Festiva, Op 21; Obertura concertante, Op. 5; La madrugada del panadero (The Baker's Dawn), Suite, Op. 12a; Don Lindo de Almería, ballet suite, Op....
Performers: Barrientos, María Elena
Conductors: Encinar, Jose Ramon

Although influenced by Manuel de Falla, Halffter's 'Concertante Overture' of 1932, for solo piano and orchestra, shows a more forward-looking style. 'La Madrugada del Panadero'...continue...

E. Halffter: String Quartets / Cuarteto Latinoamericano

1 CD / Ensayo / 2004-01-01

Works: Rodolfo Halffter: Quartet for Strings, Op. 24; Movements (3) for String Quartet, Op. 28; Tientos (8) for String Quartet, Op. 35; Ernesto Halffter: Quartet for Strings in A minor
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Ensemble: Latinoamericano String Quartet

Huapango - Moncayo, et al / Herrera de la Fuente, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2001-02-26

Works: José P. Moncayo García: Huapango; Blas Galindo Dimas: Sones de mariachi; Silvestre Revueltas: Ocho por Radio; Sensemay; Rodolfo Halffter: Don Lindo de Almeria Suite, Op. 7b; Carlos Chavez: ...
Conductors: Herrera de la Fuente, L.
Ensemble: Mineria Symphony Orchestra; Xalapa Symphony Orchestra

Espejos / Carlos Prieto, Edison Quintana

1 CD / Urtext (Mexico) / 1997-01-01

Works: Manuel de Falla: Suite Populaire Espagnole; Ernesto Halffter: Canzona e Pastorella, for cello & piano; Tomás Marco: Primer Espejo de Falla, for cello & piano; Mario Lavista: Danzas seculares (3)...
Performers: Prieto, Carlos Miguel [Cello]; Quintana, Edison

Mexico - 100 years of Piano Music / Max Lifchitz

1 CD / North/South / 1996-02-01

Works: Ricardo Castro: Nocturno, for piano; Vals Bluette, for piano; Suite for piano, Op.18; Manuel Ponce: Momento doloroso, for piano; Prelude and Fugue, for piano, left hand; Carlos Chávez: ...de ros...
Performers: Lifchitz, Max

Latin American Classics Vol 1 / Enrique Bátiz

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1994-08-08

Works: Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemayá; Juventino Rosas: Sobre las olas; José P. Moncayo García: Huapango; Manuel Ponce: Estrellita; Felipe Villanueva: Vals poético; Heitor Villa-...
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique
Ensemble: Festival Orchestra of Mexico