Cristóbal Halffter (1930-2021)

Concierto (1985)

"No queda más que el silencio", for cello and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1985
    • Duration: 37 mn
    • Publisher: Universal Edition
    • Commission: écrite pour Mstislav Rostropovich, commande de la Südwestfunk (Baden-Baden)
    • Dedication: á la memoria de Federico García Lorca en el cincuentenario de su muerte
Detailed formation
  • soloist: cello
  • 4 flutes, 4 oboes, 4 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 4 percussionists, celesta, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date: 20 June 1986
    Location:

    Allemagne, Fribourg, Stadthalle


    Performers:

    Mstislav Rostropovitch, violoncelle ; Sinfonieorchester des SWF Baden-Baden ; Cristóbal Halffter, direction