Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid
With the suicide death of Waldo de los Rios on March 28, 1977, Latin music lost one of its greatest interpreters of classical music. A master at creating lush, heavily orchestrated numbers, de los Rios is best-remembered for his ability to transform the classics of European classical music into pop music. His most successful work was a 1971 update of Mozart's 1788 composition "Symphony No. 40." De los Rios' compositions were heard in the 1967 film Pampa Salvaje, for which he received a prestigious award from the Argentine Cinemagraphic Association, and the Pedro Maso-produced musical comedy Pedro Lazaga in 1969. De los Rios was inspired by an eclectic range of music. In 1972, he conducted the Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra on an album, Coming on Again, recorded in Spain by British band Tucky Buzzard. Released initially in Spain, the album was reissued globally in May 2002. A native of Buenos Aires, De los Rios studied counterpoint and composition with Alberto Ginastera and Teodoro Fuchs.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Pablo Sorozábal: La Tabernera del Puerto [Zarzuela en Tres Actos] (1958)
Pablo Sorozabal, Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, Leda Barclay
Operettas - Released by Classical Moments on 17 May 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
De Falla: El Sombrero de Tres Picos & El Retablo de Maese Pedro (Mono Version)
Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, Pedro De Freitas Branco, Renato Cesari
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Danza Española
Federico García Torroba, Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid
Symphonic Music - Released by Soundbox on 5 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Romanzas de Zarzuela (Remastered)
Opera - Released by Efen Records on 15 May 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
De Falla: Le tricorne, Les tréteaux de Maître Pierre (Stereo Version)
Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, Pedro De Freitas Branco
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Zarzuela: Katiuska
Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid
Operettas - Released by Digital World Music on 2 Dec 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Zarzuela: Don Manolito
Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid
Operettas - Released by Digital World Music on 2 Dec 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tomás Bretón: La Verbena de la Paloma [Zarzuela en Un Acto] (1961)
Federico Moreno Torroba, Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid, Teresa Tourné
Operettas - Released by Classical Moments on 17 May 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jotas de España
Coro Cantores de Madrid, Rondalla Popular de Madrid, Orquesta de Conciertos de Madrid
World - Released by Efen Records on 15 May 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo