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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La Gran Via (Original Soundtrack Recording)
Bandes originales de films - Paru chez Foyer le 1 janv. 2000
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El Asombro de Damasco
Opérette - Paru chez RCA Records Label le 17 juil. 1955
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Ataúlfo Argenta - Isaac Albéniz
Classique - Paru chez Digital World Music le 9 déc. 2013
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Ataúlfo Argenta: Granados-Albéniz-Guridi
Classique - Paru chez Digital World Music le 29 nov. 2013
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Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente
Classique - Paru chez Montilla Records le 11 mars 1980
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Zarzuela: El Dúo de la Africana
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Opérette - Paru chez Digital World Music le 2 déc. 2013
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Ataúlfo Argenta, Interpreta a Manuel de Falla
Classique - Paru chez ISJRDigital le 19 déc. 2016
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Federico Chueca, Joaquín Valverde: La Gran Vía [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1954)
Gran Orquesta de Cámara de Madrid, Ataulfo Argenta, Ana María Iriarte
Opérette - Paru chez Classical Moments le 24 mai 2013
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Preludios e Intermedios de Zarzuela Vol. 1
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Opérette - Paru chez Digital World Music le 3 déc. 2013
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Manuel Fernández Caballero: Gigantes y Cabezudos [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1956)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Ana María Iriarte
Opérette - Paru chez Classical Moments le 16 mai 2013
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Zarzuela: Bohemios
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Opérette - Paru chez Digital World Music le 2 déc. 2013
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Zarzuelas: La Patria Chica y la Chula de Pontevedra
Ataulfo Argenta, Gran Orquesta Sinfónica
Opérette - Paru chez Digital World Music le 2 déc. 2013
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Ruperto Chapí: El Rey que Rabió [Zarzuela en Tres Actos] (1956)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Pilar Lorengar
Classique - Paru chez Classical Moments le 16 mai 2013
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Pablo Luna: El Asombro de Damasco [Zarzuela en Dos Actos] (1955)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Lina Huarte
Classique - Paru chez Classical Moments le 16 mai 2013
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Preludios e Intermedios de Zarzuela, Vol. 2 (1952-1958)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta
Opérette - Paru chez Classical Moments le 16 mai 2013
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Manuel Penella: Don Gil de Alcalá (1958)
Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Ataulfo Argenta, Lina Huarte
Classique - Paru chez Classical Moments le 9 mai 2013
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España
London Symphony Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta
Pop - Paru chez Music Manager le 22 oct. 2012
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Brahms : Violin Concerto - Violin & Piano Sonata No.2
Classique - Paru chez Meta - Vocación Musical le 12 févr. 2013
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Fantasía Sobre Temas de José Serrano
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Meta - Vocación Musical le 12 févr. 2013
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España
Musique symphonique - Paru chez Meta - Vocación Musical le 12 févr. 2013
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Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major
Julius Katchen, Ataulfo Argenta, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Classically le 6 févr. 2024
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