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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Arthur Grumiaux, Vol. 1: Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 & Violin Sonatas (Live)
Arthur Grumiaux, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Clara Haskil, Ataulfo Argenta, Vaclav Smetacek
Classique - Paru chez DOREMI le 4 mars 2003
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Preludios e Intermedios de Zarzuela
Opérette - Paru chez Meta - Vocación Musical le 12 févr. 2013
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Segovia & Contemporaries, Vol. 9: Sainz de la Maza
Spain National Orchestra, Regino Sainz De La Maza, Andrès Segovia, Ataulfo Argenta, New London Orchestra, Alec Sherman
Classique - Paru chez DOREMI le 3 août 2004
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Ruperto Chapí: El Puñao de Rosas [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1953)
Gran Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid, Ataulfo Argenta, Ana María Iriarte
Opérette - Paru chez Classical Moments le 24 mai 2013
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Festival Manuel de Falla (7 Mars 1957)
Orchestre National de la RTF - Ataúlfo Argenta - Teresa Berganza - Gonzalo Soriano
Classique - Paru chez Ina, musique(s) le 3 févr. 2014
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Jeux Interdits (Juegos Prohibidos) B.S.O. (Remastered)
Ataulfo Argenta, Narciso Yepes
Classique - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 26 oct. 2018
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Falla: L'amour sorcier (Mono Version)
Ana María Iriarte, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Ataulfo Argenta
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
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Argenta: Greatest Moments
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Classic Music International le 29 mars 2011
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Agua, Azucarillos Y Aguardiente
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez Foyer le 1 janv. 2000
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Amadeo Vives: Maruxa [Zarzuela en Dos Actos] (1953)
Orquesta De Cámara De Madrid, Ataulfo Argenta, Tony Rosado
Opérette - Paru chez Classical Moments le 24 mai 2013
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Preludios e Intermedios de Zarzuela Vol. 3
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Opérette - Paru chez Digital World Music le 3 déc. 2013
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Preludios e Intermedios de Zarzuelas
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Piros - Artyvoz le 1 mars 2016
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Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Rodrigo: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (Concierto de Aranjuez)
Ataulfo Argenta, The National Orchestra of Spain, Gonzalo Soriano, Narcisco Yepes
Classique - Paru chez Music Manager le 17 sept. 2019
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Concierto de Aranjuez (Remastered)
Ataulfo Argenta, Narciso Yepes, Orquesta Nacional De España
Classique - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 26 oct. 2018
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Pablo Luna and Enrique Bru: La Chula de Pontevedra (1954)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Tony Rosado
Classique - Paru chez Classical Moments le 9 mai 2013
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Chabrier: España - Granados: Andaluza - Moszkowski: Bolero (Mono Version)
Ataulfo Argenta, London Symphony Orchestra
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1958
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De Falla: L'amour sorcier & Les tréteaux de Maître Pierre (Mono Version)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Ataulfo Argenta
Divers - Paru chez BNF Collection le 1 janv. 1953
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El Niño Judío
Opérette - Paru chez RCA Records Label le 26 févr. 2016
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Ohana - Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejias
Ataulfo Argenta, Orchestre Des Cento Soli, Bernard Cottret, Denyse Gouarne, Mauricio Molho
Classique - Paru chez Universal Music Division Decca Records France le 1 janv. 2001
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Concierto de Clavecín y el Retablo de Maese Pedro
Classique - Paru chez Digital World Music le 28 nov. 2013
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Jesús Guridi: El Caserío [Zarzuela en Tres Actos] (1954)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Pilar Lorengar
Classique - Paru chez Classical Moments le 16 mai 2013
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