Cristóbal Halffter (1930-2021)

Melancolía (2019)

for chamber orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 2019
    • Duration : 14 mn
    • Publisher : Universal Edition
    • Commission: Orchestre de chambre de Bâle
    • Dedication : I. : A la mémoire de María Manuela Caro (1932-2017) II. : A mes enfants Alonso-Pilar, María-André, Pedro-Ana
Detailed formation
  • 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 percussionists, violin, second violin, viola, cello, double bass

Premiere information

  • Date : 13 July 2021
    Location :

    Espagne, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Festival de Música de Canarias


    Performers :

    Basler Kammerorchester ; Pedro Halffter Caro, direction

Table of contents

I. Meditación religiosa
II. Meditación geométrica