Elegies for the deaths of three Spanish poets
Description
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.
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40 min
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Date of Publication
1978
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Alexander Street
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