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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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España
London Symphony Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta
Classical - Decca Music Group Ltd. 発売日 1958/10/05
24-Bit 176.4 kHz - Stereo -
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2
Julius Katchen, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta
Classical - Decca Music Group Ltd. 発売日 2002/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique by Ataúlfo Argenta (2024 Remastered, Paris 1957)
Ataulfo Argenta, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Classical - Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording 発売日 2024/02/14
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
España
Alfredo Campoli, London Symphony Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta
Classical - Decca Music Group Ltd. 発売日 1995/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ataúlfo Argenta: Complete Decca Recordings 1953-1957
Classical - Decca Music Group Ltd. 発売日 2006/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Symphony Lounge, Vol. 15: The Magic of Zarzuela
Orquesta Nacional De España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Ataulfo Argenta
Classical - Jube Classic 発売日 2020/09/11
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Torroba: Luisa Fernanda (Mono Version)
María de los Angeles, Fuensanta Solá, Manuel Ausensi, Ataulfo Argenta
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1950/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ohana: Llanto por Ignacio Sanchez Mejías & Sarabande pour clavecin et orchestre (Mono Version)
Bernard Cottret, Orchestre Des Cento Soli, Ataulfo Argenta
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1956/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Falla: L'amour sorcier (Mono Version)
Ana María Iriarte, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Ataulfo Argenta
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1952/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
エスパーニャ
London Symphony Orchestra, Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ataulfo Argenta
Classical - Decca Music Group Ltd. 発売日 2016/07/27
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rodrigo: Concerto d'Aranjuez - de Falla: Nuits dans les jardins d'Espagne (Mono Version)
Narciso Yepes, Gonzalo Soriano, Ataulfo Argenta
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1958/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Espana
Ataulfo Argenta, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Universal Music Ltd. 発売日 2016/07/27
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
World’s Finest Conductor
Classical - Classique Perfecto 発売日 2012/08/28
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Liszt : The Piano Concertos & other works
Julius Katchen, London Symphony Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta, Jorge Bolet, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Classical - Decca Music Group Ltd. 発売日 1999/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Campoli: The Bel Canto Violin, IV (Lalo, St-Saëns, Sarasate...)
Alfredo Campoli, Eduard van Beinum, Piero Gamba, Anatole Fistoulari, Ataulfo Argenta
Violin Concertos - Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd. 発売日 1953/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Symphonies 8 et 9
Orchestre Du Gurzenich De Cologne, Günter Wand, Orchestre Des Cento Soli, Ataulfo Argenta
Classical - Universal Music Division Decca Records France 発売日 2006/01/01
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Capriccio italien, Slavonic March & 1812 Overture (HD Remastered 2016)
Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, London Symphony Orchestra, Ataulfo Argenta, Kenneth Alwyn
Classical - Jube Classic 発売日 2016/11/18
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Arthur Grumiaux, Vol. 1: Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 & Violin Sonatas (Live)
Arthur Grumiaux, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Clara Haskil, Ataulfo Argenta, Vaclav Smetacek
Classical - DOREMI 発売日 2003/03/04
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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
Classical - DOREMI 発売日 2004/08/03
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Festival Manuel de Falla (7 Mars 1957)
Orchestre National de la RTF - Ataúlfo Argenta - Teresa Berganza - Gonzalo Soriano
Classical - Ina, musique(s) 発売日 2014/02/03
16-Bit CD音質 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Falla: L'amour sorcier (Mono Version)
Ana María Iriarte, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Ataulfo Argenta
Miscellaneous - BNF Collection 発売日 1958/01/01
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo