Eduard Toldrà

sculpture of Eduard Toldrà

Eduard Toldrà Soler (Catalan pronunciation: [əðuˈart tuɫˈdɾa]) (Vilanova i la Geltrú 7 April 1895 - Barcelona, 31 May 1962) was a Spanish Catalan conductor and composer.[1][2][3][4]

Toldrà played an important role in the Culture of Barcelona. In 1944 he founded the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música Catalana, where his deputy in 1957 was his friend Ricardo Lamote de Grignon. Toldrà was a regular juror on the Maria Canals International Music Competition.[5] His students included Antoni Ros-Marbà and Xavier Montsalvatge. The personal papers of Eduard Toldrà are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

Works

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Theatrical

Chamber music

Symphonic music

Songs

In the opinion of Michael Oliver the songs of Toldrá are "mostly brief, simple and warmly lyrical, often with a touch of what Mompou has called 'urban popularism'"[6] For piano accompaniment unless orchestra indicated.

Sardanes

Sardanes and music for brass.

Many of his works are published by La Mà de Guido.

Selected Recordings of Toldrá as conductor

References

  1. The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians Vol.1 2001 p375, Vol.19 1980 p29
  2. Joan Alemany Moyà Eduard Toldrà i Soler (1895-1962) Vilanova i la Geltrú. Ajuntament 1999 - 25 pages
  3. Albert Gumí, Pilarín Bayés Petita història d'Eduard Toldrà 1995 - 16 pages
  4. Martorell O. Eduard Toldrà recordat per Oriol Martorell Biblioteca-Museu Balaguer. Centre d'Estudis - 1980 - 24 pages
  5. Joan Rigol Roig Quaranta anys de vida del concurs d'execució musical: alguns records Maria Canals.
  6. Michael Oliver in Song on Record Volume 2 ed. Alan Blyth 2006 p141

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