Cristóbal Halffter (1930-2021)

Preludio para Madrid '92 (1991)

for mixed choir and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date : 1991
    • Duration : between 10 mn and 12 mn
    • Publisher : Universal Edition
    • Commission: Consorcio Madrid Capital Europea de la Cultura 1992
    • Dedication : Emilio Halffter Escriche in memoriam
Detailed formation
  • mixed choir [SATB]
  • 2 flutes, 2 piccolos, 3 oboes, 4 clarinets, 4 bassoons, 6 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, 4 percussionists, harpsichord, 16 violins, 14 second violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 double basses

Premiere information

  • Date : 21 January 1992
    Location :

    Espagne, Madrid, Auditorio Nacional de Música


    Performers :

    Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España ; Víctor Pablo Pérez, direction