Elegies for the deaths of three Spanish poets /
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 a...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Spoken portions narrated and dubbed in English. |
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London :
Allegro Films,
1978.
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| Series: | Classical Music in Video
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 25, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (40 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:39:53 |