Ataulfo Argenta
Ataulfo Argenta was a leading Spanish conductor who appeared to be developing an important career that was cut short by his early death at the age of forty-four.
He was a musically talented child who attracted considerable attention as a pianist, then entered the Royal Conservatory in Madrid at the age of thirteen in 1927. He won a Premio Extraordinario in piano at the Conservatory in 1930, and the Kristina Nilsson Prize in 1931.
The latter prize enabled him to study piano and conducting in Belgium and Germany. These studies saw him safely outside of Spain when the Civil War broke out in that country. After the end of that conflict, when general war broke out in Europe in 1939, he returned to neutral Spain where he worked in a variety of musical jobs, including staff keyboard player (mostly piano and celesta) with the National Orchestra in Madrid.
He returned to Germany for more studies from 1941 to 1943, studying conducting with Carl Schuricht and teaching piano at the Kassel Conservatory, then returned to Spain and made his conducting debut on a broadcast concert with the national radio orchestra.
His first performance with Spain's National Orchestra was on October 10, 1945. It is remembered as a brilliant debut and it led to his being appointed the orchestra's music director in 1947, a post he retained until his death.
He first conducted outside of Spain when pianist José Iturbi hired him to be his conductor in a performance the pianist organized at Harringay Arena in London; the orchestra was the London Symphony. This began a demand for his services as guest conductor with various European orchestras and on South American tours. He also founded a major music festival in Grenada.
He signed a contract with England's Decca record company and specialized in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century music, especially Spanish music. Among his most notable recordings was the opera Goyescas by Enrique Granados and the symphonic work Danzas fantasticas by Turina, which remained in the LP catalogue for over twenty years. His conducting style was lean, muscular, and precise. He was considered to be on the verge of a major international career when he died.
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Jesús Guridi: El Caserío [Zarzuela en Tres Actos] (1954)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Pilar Lorengar
Klassik - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 16.05.2013
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Amadeo Vives: Bohemios [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1954)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Tony Rosado
Operette - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 16.05.2013
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Ataúlfo Argenta
Klassik - Erschienen bei Artys-Digital am 26.08.2016
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Joaquin Rodrigo : "Concierto de Aranjuez"
Klassik - Erschienen bei Meta - Vocación Musical am 12.02.2013
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Albeniz: Ibéria -Turina: Danses fantastiques (Mono Version)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Ataulfo Argenta
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
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Tomás López Torregrosa: El Santo de la Isidra [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1954), La fiesta de San Antón [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1958)
Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Tony Rosado
Operette - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 24.05.2013
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Tomás Bretón: La Verbena de la Paloma [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1952)
Orquesta De Cámara De Madrid, Ataulfo Argenta, Ana María Iriarte
Operette - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 24.05.2013
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Zarzuela: El Caserío
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Operette - Erschienen bei Digital World Music am 02.12.2013
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Jacinto Guerrero: El Huésped del Sevillano [Zarzuela en Dos Actos] (1954), La Alsaciana [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1954)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Pilar Lorengar
Operette - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 24.05.2013
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Concierto de Aranjuez y Juegos Prohibidos
Klassik - Erschienen bei Digital World Music am 29.11.2013
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Preludios e Intermedios de Zarzuela Vol. 2
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Operette - Erschienen bei Digital World Music am 03.12.2013
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El Sombrero de Tres Picos y Noches en los Jardines de España
Operette - Erschienen bei Digital World Music am 28.11.2013
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José Serrano: La Dolorosa [Zarzuela en Dos Actos] (1956)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Ana María Iriarte
Klassik - Erschienen bei Classical Moments am 17.05.2013
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Manuel de Falla
Klassik - Erschienen bei Meta - Vocación Musical am 12.02.2013
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Don Gil de Alcalá
Operette - Erschienen bei Columbia (BMG Spain) am 09.10.1996
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Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso, Ma mère l'Oye, Pavane pour une infante défunte & Rapsodie espagnole (Mono Version)
Orchestre Des Cento Soli, Ataulfo Argenta
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1958
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Schubert: Symphonie No. 9 (Stereo Version)
Orchestre Des Cento Soli, Ataulfo Argenta
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1959
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Mendelssohn, Strauss & De Falla: Orchestral Works (Live)
Wiener Symphoniker, Ataulfo Argenta
Klassik - Erschienen bei Orfeo am 01.01.2016
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Zarzuela: El Asombro de Damasco
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Operette - Erschienen bei Digital World Music am 02.12.2013
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La Revoltosa
Ataulfo Argenta, Orquestra de Camara de Madrid
Klassik - Erschienen bei Montilla Records am 04.03.1980
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El Amor Brujo y Concierto Vasco para Piano y Orquesta
Operette - Erschienen bei Digital World Music am 28.11.2013
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