Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla y Matheu (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈnwel de ˈfaʎa], 23 November 1876 – 14 November 1946) was an Andalusian Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century. He has a claim to being Spain's greatest composer of the 20th century, although the number of pieces he composed was relatively modest. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 24, 1876 (L'Alcora), Died November 14, 1946 (song of night in Alta Gracia)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, harpsichord
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-30086 | 10-in. | 5/15/1924 | Jota | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-30086 | 10-in. | 6/16/1925 | Jota | Tito Schipa | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-32135 | 10-in. | 4/6/1925 | Dance rituelle du feu | Alfred Cortot | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-33976 | 10-in. | 12/8/1925 | Tus ojillos negros | Marguerite D'Alvarez | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-37462 | 10-in. | 3/25/1927 | Canción populare | Fritz Kreisler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-40359 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | Danse espagnole | Fritz Kreisler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-43704 | 10-in. | 4/5/1928 | El paño moruno | Sofia Del Campo | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-43960 | 12-in. | 5/8/1928 | Jota | Jascha Heifetz | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-46458 | 12-in. | 9/6/1928 | The fire dance | Eugene Goossens ; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-47923 | 12-in. | 12/8/1928 | Spanish dance | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57918 | 10-in. | 12/16/1929 | Jota | Fritz Kreisler | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | CS-75158 | 12-in. | 3/3/1933 | Scène et chanson du feu follet | George Copeland | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | CS-81675 | 12-in. | 2/16/1934 | Pantomime (El amor brujo) | Mrs. Chas. Swan, Jr. | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | CS-87221 | 12-in. | 12/29/1934 | Danza ritual del fuego (Para ahuyentar los malos espíritus) | Jose Iturbi | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-99574 | 10-in. | 2/11/1936 | Baile del molinero | Vicente Escudero ; Carmita García ; Pablo Miguel | Flamenco dancing, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BA-304 | 10-in. | 6/13/1923 | Trozos de los manuscritos | José María Aguilar ; Enrique Maciel | Guitar duet | composer | |
| Victor | CS-010954 | 12-in. | 6/28/1937 | Ritual dance of fire | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-011717 | 12-in. | 8/13/1937 | Vivan los que rien | Frank Black ; Lucrezia Bori | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-017090 | 10-in. | 11/19/1937 | Siete canciónes populares españolas : Jota | Lucrezia Bori ; George Copeland | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-017095 | 10-in. | 11/19/1937 | Sequidilla (No. 2 from Siete canciónes populares españolas) | Lucrezia Bori ; George Copeland | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023113 | 10-in. | 5/6/1938 | Pantomime | George Copeland | Piano solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023900 | 10-in. | 6/27/1938 | Three cornered hat : Dances | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023901 | 10-in. | 6/27/1938 | Three cornered hat : Dances | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023902 | 10-in. | 6/27/1938 | Three cornered hat : Dances | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023903 | 10-in. | 6/27/1938 | Three cornered hat : Dances | Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BAVE-039137 | 10-in. | between 7/12/1939 and 12/12/1939 | Jota | Conxita Badia | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BS-057030 | 10-in. | 10/25/1940 | Homage | Julio Martinez Oyanguren | Guitar solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-062730 | 10-in. | 3/3/1941 | Ritual fire dance | Pierre Luboshutz ; Genia Nemenoff | Piano duet | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068800 | 10-in. | 12/23/1941 | Fire dance | Shep Fields ; New Music [Shep Fields] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | E0FB-4696 | 10-in. | 5/25/1950 | Danza del fuego | René Touzet | Piano solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Victor | D6VB-2834 | 10-in. | 9/9/1946 | Ritual fire dance | John Sebastian | Harmonica solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-Test-1001 | 10-in. | 4/29/1930 | Jota | Paweł Kochański | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W145614 | 10-in. | 2/6/1928 | Jota | Jelly d' Arányi ; Coenraad Valentyn Bos | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | W147982 | 10-in. | 2/21/1929 | Ritual fire dance | José Echániz | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W98633 | 12-in. | 2/20/1929 | Dance of the miller's wife | José Echániz | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W98658 | 12-in. | 5/4/1929 | Danse rituelle du feu | Dame Myra Hess | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W98713 | 12-in. | 9/15/1930 | Danza ritual del fuego | José Echániz | Piano solo | composer | |
| Columbia | W98719 | 12-in. | ca. 1930 | Danza de la molinera | José Echániz | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | XE29877 | 12-in. | May 1929 | Spanish dance | Max Rosen ; Richard Wilens | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 658W-660W | 10-in. | 4/4/1925 | Jota | Paul Kochanski | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 661W-662W | 10-in. | 4/4/1925 | El pano | Paul Kochanski | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 798W-800W | 10-in. | 5/14/1925 | Jota | Paul Kochanski | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 801W-803W | 10-in. | 5/14/1925 | El pano | Paul Kochanski | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | 985bm | 12-in. | 1928 | Ritual fire dance | Alexander Brailowsky | Piano solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1025bm | 12-in. | 1928 | La vida breve : Interlude | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | 1026bm | 12-in. | 1928 | La vida breve : Dance | Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, The ; Albert Wolff | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 30130-a] | 12-in. | approximately Sept. 1928 | Pantomine | Anthony Bernard ; London Chamber Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 30130-b] | 12-in. | approximately Sept. 1928 | Danse de jeu d’amour | Anthony Bernard ; London Chamber Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 30129-a] | 12-in. | approximately Sept. 1928 | Danse de la frayeur | Anthony Bernard ; London Chamber Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | [Br (U.K.) cat 30129-b] | 12-in. | approximately Sept. 1928 | Danse rituelle du feu | Anthony Bernard ; London Chamber Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Edison | 18326 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | El paño moruno | Raymond Bauman ; Carl Flesch | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | 18327 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Jota | Raymond Bauman ; Carl Flesch | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Edison | N-153 | 10-in. | 3/22/1928 | Jota | Raymond Bauman ; Carl Flesch | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | BJ2059 | 10-in. | 3/26/1929 | El amor brujo | Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | BJ2060 | 10-in. | 3/26/1929 | El amor brujo | Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ2068 | 12-in. | 3/28/1929 | El amor brujo | Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ2082 | 12-in. | 4/3/1929 | El amor brujo | Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid ; Bartolomé Pérez Casas | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ2086 | 12-in. | 4/4/1929 | El amor brujo | Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid ; Bartolomé Pérez Casas | Orchestra | composer | |
| Gramophone | BJ2087 | 10-in. | 4/4/1929 | El amor brujo | Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid | Orchestra, with female vocal soloist | composer | |
| Gramophone | CJ2088 | 12-in. | 4/5/1929 | El amor brujo | Maria Badaia ; Orquesta Filarmónica de Madrid ; Bartolomé Pérez Casas | Orchestra and female vocal soloist | composer | |
| Gramophone | BLR6065 | 10-in. | 2/14/1930 | Jota | Fritz Kreisler ; Michael Raucheisen | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Gramophone | 0EA6106 | 10-in. | 2/15/1938 | Danza espanola [espagnola] | Fritz Kreisler ; Franz Rupp | Violin and piano duo | composer | |
| Gramophone | Bb19927 | 10-in. | 7/21/1930 | Danse de la frayeur | Artur Rubinstein | Piano solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | Bb19928 | 10-in. | 7/22/1930 | Danse rituelle du feu | Artur Rubinstein | Piano solo | composer | |
| Gramophone | 2EA5648 | 12-in. | 7/9/1937 | Nights at the ballet, part 3, no. 2 | Walter Goehr | 2 pianos and violin (Stravinsky); Orchestra (de Falla) | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | A712 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and October 1925 | Tus ojillos negros | Elvira de Hidalgo | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX308 | 12-in. | 3/31/1928 | El paño morino | Maria Barrientos ; Manuel de Falla | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX309 | 12-in. | 3/31/1928 | Asturiana | Maria Barrientos ; Manuel de Falla | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX435 | 12-in. | 6/13/1928 | Polo; Asturiana | René Bénédetti ; Maurice Faure | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX436 | 12-in. | 6/13/1928 | Cancion; Jota | René Bénédetti ; Maurice Faure | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL675 | 10-in. | 10/20/1927 | Danse espagnole | René Bénédetti ; Maurice Faure | Violin solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1081 | 10-in. | 5/13/1928 | Jota | Georges van Parys ; Dolorès de Silvera | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1082 | 10-in. | 5/13/1928 | Nana | Georges van Parys ; Dolorès de Silvera | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1083 | 10-in. | 5/13/1928 | Polo | Georges van Parys ; Dolorès de Silvera | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL1084 | 10-in. | between May 13 and 30 1928 | L'amour sorcier | Georges van Parys ; Dolorès de Silvera | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1366 | 12-in. | 6/2/1930 | Concerto pour clavecin, flûte, hautbois, clarinette, violon et violoncelle | Georges Bonneau ; Auguste Cruque ; Marcel Darrieux ; Manuel de Falla ; Émile Godeau ; Marcel Moyse | Instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, harpsichord, composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1367 | 12-in. | 6/2/1930 | Concerto pour clavecin, flûte, hautbois, clarinette, violon et violoncelle | Georges Bonneau ; Auguste Cruque ; Marcel Darrieux ; Manuel de Falla ; Émile Godeau ; Marcel Moyse | Instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, harpsichord, composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1417 | 12-in. | 6/7/1930 | Concerto pour clavecin, flûte, hautbois, clarinette, violon et violoncelle | Georges Bonneau ; Auguste Cruque ; Marcel Darrieux ; Manuel de Falla ; Émile Godeau ; Marcel Moyse | Instrumental sextet | composer, instrumentalist, harpsichord | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WLX1418 | 12-in. | 6/7/1930 | Concerto pour clavecin, flûte, hautbois, clarinette, violon et violoncelle | Georges Bonneau ; Auguste Cruque ; Marcel Darrieux ; Manuel de Falla ; Émile Godeau ; Marcel Moyse | Instrumental sextet | instrumentalist, harpsichord, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Falla, Manuel de," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102436.
Falla, Manuel de. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102436.
"Falla, Manuel de." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Falla, Manuel de, 1876-1946 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79079443
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