Ernesto Halffter: Symphonic Works
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Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989) studied with Manuel de Falla, and absorbed a great deal from his master. Nights in the Gardens of Portugal, which Halftter could have entitled the first of these pieces, is very similar to Falla's work, including the use of piano obbligato. And the opening of the Sinfonietta will sound maddeningly familiar to anyone who knows Falla's Harpsichord Concerto. If you don't mind secondhand Falla, though, these are entertaining pieces, and in the case of the Sinfonietta the neoclassical wittiness is particularly attractive. The German performances have plenty of Spanish tang to them, and the recorded sound sparkles. --Leslie Gerber
Ernesto Halffter: Symphonic Works, Music, Ernesto Halffter, Muhai Tang, Boguslaw Furtok, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Juh Hee Suh, Alejandro Rutkauskas, Classical, Classical Composers, Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral & Symphonic, Piano Concerto, Sinfonietta
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Ernesto Halffter: Symphonic Works
Manufacturer: Cpo Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
| Concertos
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Sinfonia
| Symphonies
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Piano
| Keyboard
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Symphonies
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00000AEO7 Release Date: 1998-08-25 |
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Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989) studied with Manuel de Falla, and absorbed a great deal from his master. Nights in the Gardens of Portugal, which Halftter could have entitled the first of these pieces, is very similar to Falla's work, including the use of piano obbligato. And the opening of the Sinfonietta will sound maddeningly familiar to anyone who knows Falla's Harpsichord Concerto. If you don't mind secondhand Falla, though, these are entertaining pieces, and in the case of the Sinfonietta the neoclassical wittiness is particularly attractive. The German performances have plenty of Spanish tang to them, and the recorded sound sparkles. --Leslie GerberTrack Listings:
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Vidunderlige Kaelling (Aka Astarte)
Brahms: The 21 Hungarian Dances for Piano Four-Hands
Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers
Bruch: Trio in C Minor, Op. 5/8 Pieces, Op. 83