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Elegies for the deaths of three Spanish poets / by Cristobal Halffter ; a film by Christopher Nupen.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Halffter, Cristóbal, 1930-.
- Halffter, Cristóbal.
- Orchestral music.
- Genre:
- Concert films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (40 min.).
- Contained In:
- Elegies for the Deaths of Three Spanish Poets
- Place of Publication:
- London : Allegro Films, 1978.
- Language Note:
- Spoken portions narrated and dubbed in English.
- Summary:
- Cristobal Halffter's three orchestral pieces ""Elegias a la Muerte de Tres Poetas Españoles"" were commissioned by Sudwestfunk, Baden-Baden in 1975. They are written in homage to three great Spanish poets who died as a result of the Spanish Civil War; Antonio Machado, Miguel Hernandez and Federico García Lorca. The Elegies are written for full symphony orchestra with five additional percussion groups. In this film the Elegies are performed complete by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin conducted by Cristobal Halffter himself.
- Participant:
- Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin ; Cristobal Halffter, conductor.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 25, 2014).
- Contains:
- Halffter, Cristóbal, 1930- Elegía de la muerte de tres poetas españoles.
- OCLC:
- 891105853
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