In Mexico, Rodolfo Halffter taught musical analysis at the National Conservatory for thirty years and founded the magazine Nuestra Música and the publishing house Ediciones Mexicanas de Música.
Compositional Technique
Rodolfo Halffter's musical style evolved from neoclassicism to atonality, incorporating both French influences and the nationalist idiom of Manuel de Falla.
Composer Biography
Rodolfo Halffter, born in Madrid, lived in Mexico for much of his life after the Spanish Civil War, becoming a national symbol there.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Rodolfo Halffter was primarily an instrumental composer, with his musical thinking shaped by what is considered pure or absolute music.
Composer Biography
Rodolfo Halffter was part of the "Generation of '27," a group of Spanish intellectuals, and played a key role in Spain's cultural regeneration efforts during the Second Republic.
Performer Biography
Maria Elena Barrientos, the pianist on this album, studied musical analysis with Rodolfo Halffter himself at the Mexico Conservatorio Nacional de Música.
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