Cristóbal Halffter (1930-2021)

Partita (1957 -1958)

for cello and orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1957 - 1958
    • Duration: 25 mn
    • Publisher: Inédit, nº Paul Sacher Stiftung – Sammlung Cristóbal Halffter
Detailed formation
  • soloist: cello
  • 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harp, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 5 December 1958
    Location:

    Espagne, Madrid, Palacio de la Música


    Performers:

    Gaspar Cassadó, violoncelle ; Orquesta Nacional de España ; Cristóbal Halffter, direction

Observations

Il existe un arrangement pour guitare et orchestre (1973), preparé par le guitariste Ernesto Bitetti