Rafael Calleja

Rafael Calleja Gómez (21 October 1870 – 12 February 1938) was a Spanish composer, best known for the song "Adiós Granada".

Birth and Death Data: Born Burgos (municipality in Castile and Leon, Spain), Died February 12, 1938 (Madrid (capital of Spain) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 42 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-8202 10-in. 9/2/1909 Las bribonas : Tiento Emilia Vergeri Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-8203 10-in. 9/2/1909 Las bribonas : Canción Emilia Vergeri Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-12655 10-in. 11/26/1912 Adiós Granada, Granada mia José Chaqués Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-26108 10-in. 2/2/1922 Granadinas Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-26108 10-in. 9/7/1926 Granadinas Tito Schipa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor MBS-90660 10-in. March 1936 or earlier Granadinas Orquesta RCA Victor ; Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor R-105 10-in. 10/28/1908 Couplets de la cadera Juana Ramón Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor PBS-09303 10-in. 3/19/1937 Granadinas Arturo Godoy Tenor vocal solo composer  
Columbia 5790 10-in. approximately 1908 Las bribonas : Los tientos María Conesa Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 5843 10-in. approximately 1908 Las bribonas : Couplets del tren María Conesa Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 13718 10-in. approximately 1910 Tango do Jipi María Conesa Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 82772 10-in. approximately December 1919 Farruca : Couplet María Alcañiz ; Manuel Noriega Vocal duet composer  
Brunswick 13370-13371 10-in. 6/24/1924 Granadinas Mariano Meléndez Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick E31063 10-in. 10/24/1929 Granadinas Los Castilians ; José Moriche Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 476 Not documented approximately December 1910 Granadinas Saturnino M. Navarro Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6220 10-in. between 6/7/1918 and 6/13/1918 Las bribonas Luz Amelia Avilés Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6300 10-in. 7/22/1918 El païs de las hadas Luz Amelia Avilés ; Emilia Vergeri Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 9596 10-in. 7/2/1924 Granadinas Luisa Ardizzoni-Tosi Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone 21ab 10-in. 10/12/1908 Couplets del Negro Perez Soriano Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone 30ab 10-in. 10/13/1908 Jota de Perico Emilio Sagi-Barba Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 31ab 10-in. 10/13/1908 Despedida Emilio Sagi-Barba Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 32ab 10-in. 10/13/1908 El juramento Emilio Sagi-Barba Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 33ab 10-in. 10/14/1908 Romanza Emilio Sagi-Barba Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone 52ab 10-in. 10/16/1908 Las bribonas : Cuarteto Sr. Carrión ; Srta. Giménez ; Rosario Soler ; Perez Soriano Vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone 1520ah 10-in. 11/9/1911 Couplets de la falda pantalón Úrsala Rodriguez Female vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra composer  
(Results 1-25 of 42 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Calleja, Rafael," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113286.

Calleja, Rafael. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113286.

"Calleja, Rafael." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113286

External Sources

Wikipedia: Rafael Calleja Gómez

Discogs: Rafael Calleja

Grove: Rafael Calleja

IMSLP: Rafael Calleja

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Calleja, Rafael, 1870-1938 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006118596

Wikidata: Rafael Calleja Gómez - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3817390

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95317297

MusicBrainz: Rafael Calleja Gómez - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ef7ae591-2356-4181-8b9f-ec545d4d1e1c

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/2014126 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/2014126

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