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Music to breathe life into literary characters, or to recall forever the memory of a cherished friend, or simply to reflect the multifarious temperaments of an orchestra: Cristóbal Halffter transforms his keen insights into tangible sound.
Each of theses three commissioned works was composed for an important occasion. The Dortmund Variations were composed to mark the hundredth birthday of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, Tiento for Paul Sacher’s eightieth birthday, and Odradek on the occasion of the Czech Philharmonic’s hundredth birthday. Halffter demonstrates yet again that he is a composer of international importance.
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RSO Frankfurt
Cristóbal Halffter, conductor |
1CD | Contemporary | Orchestral | Special Offers |
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A virtue out of necessity: under Cage’s hands the preparation of the piano developed from a flash of inspiration into a distinctive mode of expression.  |
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| The recording of the Donaueschinger Musiktage 1993 presented by col legno! |
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| The Lost Cloud Qurartet conducted by Salvatore Sciarrino, the composer himself. |
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