Cristóbal Halffter, nephew of Ernesto Halffter, was the principal conduit for German avant-garde techniques into Spain from the 1950s onward; still active in the new century, he's something of a survivor of pure modernism, and those who are happy to see it go are hereby cautioned. You get not only a dose of the twelve-tone system here but also still more recondite devices, such as a set of silences (in the String Quartet No. 3) whose lengths are dictated by the Fibonacci series. For those still on board, the earliest of the ...
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Cristóbal Halffter, nephew of Ernesto Halffter, was the principal conduit for German avant-garde techniques into Spain from the 1950s onward; still active in the new century, he's something of a survivor of pure modernism, and those who are happy to see it go are hereby cautioned. You get not only a dose of the twelve-tone system here but also still more recondite devices, such as a set of silences (in the String Quartet No. 3) whose lengths are dictated by the Fibonacci series. For those still on board, the earliest of the music here, the Tres piezas para cuarteto de cuerda (Three Pieces for String Quartet), from 1955, flirts with a twelve-tone system but is in reality a sort of grab bag of the techniques in the air at the time; there are hints of Stravinsky and especially of Bartók with the dense instrumental textures and snatches of Spanish folk rhythms. It's not an especially convincing work, and the performers might have been advised to break the chronological sequence of leave it for last. The...
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Cristobal Halffter. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
