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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture; Giménez: Zarzuelas / Ataúlfo Argenta, Orquesta Nacional de Espana; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Bedrich Smetana: The Bartered Bride; Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: Música clásica; La Corte de Granada, Fantas&ia...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo
Ensemble: ; Gran Orquesta Sinfonica; Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Orquesta Nacional de Espana

Before his tragic and early death at the age of 44 in 1958, Ataúlfo Argenta was the foremost Spanish conductor of his generation and on...continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Augér, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballé, Montserrat; Carlin, Mari...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Manuel Ausensi

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-05-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo, K 584; Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto; La Tra...
Performers: Ausensi, Manuel
Conductors: Grignon, Ricardo Lamote de; Cisneros, Indalecio; Argenta, Ataúlfo

Manuel Ausensi was born in Barcelona and studied at the conservatory. His first prize in a radio singing competition gave him the opportunity to sing...continue...

Zarzuela and Spanish Orchestral Music - Chapí, Albéniz, Turina, Granados, etc / Argenta, et al

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2009-04-28

Works: Ruperto Chapí y Lorenta: La Revoltosa, zarzuela; Reveriano Soutullo Otero / Juan Vert Carbonell: La leyenda del Beso, zarzuela; Federico Chueca / Joaquín Valverde: La Gran Via, zarzuela; Pa...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

Altaulfo Argenta - Falla: El amor brujo, etc

1 CD / Medici Masters / 2008-05-27

Works: Manuel de Falla: El amor brujo; Nights in the gardens of Spain; Dance no 1 (from La vida breve); Danza del molinero (from "El sombrero de tres picos"); Tomás Bretón: Escenas andaluzas, for ...
Performers: Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Soriano, Gonzalo
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

Ataulfo Argenta (1913-1958) was Spain's leading conductor from 1947 to his tragically early death in 1958. He made nearly 50 recordings of zarzuelas and Spanish...continue...

Chabrier: España; Rimsky-Korsaskov, etc / Argenta, LSO

1 CD / Lim / 2007-04-17

Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34; Enriqué Granados: Danzas (12) españolas for Piano, Op. 37; Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pi...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

This recording reveals conductor Ataulfo Argenta at the very peak of his art. His command of the Spanish rhythms, innate sense of orchestral colors, and...continue...

Original Masters - Ataúlfo Argenta - Complete Decca Recordings 1953-1957

5 CD / Decca / 2007-01-09

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra, also arranged for 2 pianos; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol (Kaprichchio na ispankskiye temï), for orchestra, Op. 34; Enriqu...
Performers: Campoli, Alfredo; Katchen, Julius
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo

The Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta had a short-lived but important career. His sudden death in 1957 was regarded as a national tragedy in Spain and...continue...

Legendary Treasures - Segovia and his Contemporaries Vol 9

1 CD / Doremi / 2004-07-06

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Francisco Tárrega: Work(s); Regino Sainz de la Maza: El Vito; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Tarantella, Op. 87b; Guitar Concerto no 1 in D ma...
Performers: Sainz de la Maza, Regino; Segovia, Andres
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Sherman, Alec

Volume 9 of Doremi's pioneering series 'Segovia and His Contemporaries' showcases two landmark recordings: Segovia's first performance of the Castelnuovo-Tedesco Concerto No. 1 and Regino...continue...