Ernesto Halffter's Marche joyeuse, premiered in 1922, was published with a cover by Salvador Dalí and soon became part of Artur Rubinstein's repertoire.
Composition History
The Dos piezas cubanas, Habanera and Pregón, were featured in the 1945 film Bambú, a love story set in Spanish Cuba during its independence period.
Performer Biography
Guillermo González, the pianist on this album, is a specialist in Spanish music and has given premieres of works by contemporary Spanish composers.
Composer Biography
Ernesto Halffter, one of the most important Spanish composers of the twentieth century, considered himself modestly as a pupil of Manuel de Falla, whom he admired.
Compositional Technique
Halffter's Sonata per pianoforte, completed in 1932, can be described as a modern version of Domenico Scarlatti or the spirit of the Spanish harpsichord school.
Composer Biography
Ernesto Halffter's father, a Prussian jeweller, supported his sons' musical careers, and Ernesto's earliest composition dates from when he was just six years old in 1911.
Composition History
L'espagnolade was part of a collective homage album, Parc d'attractions, to French pianist and teacher Marguerite Long at the 1937 Paris Exposition, involving many foreign composers.
