Adolfo Odnoposoff (
Buenos Aires
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, 22 February 1917 –
Denton, Texas
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, 13 March 1992) was an
Argentine-born-and-raised cellist of Russian ancestry who performed in concerts for 5 decades in South, Central, and North America, the Caribbean, Europe, Israel, and the former
USSR
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.
He had performed as principal cellist in the
Israel Philharmonic
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and many of the important orchestras of Latin America. He had soloed with major orchestras under conductors that include
Arturo Toscanini,
Erich Kleiber
Erich Kleiber (5 August 1890 – 27 January 1956) was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the classics and as an advocate of new music.
Kleiber was born in Vienna, and after studying at the Prague Conservato ...
,
Fritz Busch
Fritz Busch (13 March 1890 – 14 September 1951) was a German conductor.
Busch was born in Siegen, Westphalia, to a musical family, and studied at the Cologne Conservatory. After army service in the First World War, he was appointed to senior p ...
,
Juan José Castro
Juan José Castro (March 7, 1895September 3, 1968) was an Argentine composer and conductor.
Born in Avellaneda, Castro studied piano and violin under Manuel Posadas and composition under Eduardo Fornarini, in Buenos Aires. In the 1920s he was ...
,
Rafael Kubelik
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* Rafael, California
* Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israeli manufacturer of weapons and military technology
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* ''R ...
,
Victor Tevah,
Luis Herrera de la Fuente
Luis Herrera de la Fuente (April 25, 1916 – December 5, 2014) was a Mexican conductor, pianist, violinist, composer and writer of the 20th century. De la Fuente gained many recognitions and awards in Mexico and worldwide. He conducted the Orqu ...
,
Carlos Chavez,
Paul Kletzki
Paul Kletzki (born Paweł Klecki; 21 March 1900 – 5 March 1973) was a Polish conductor and composer.
Biography
Born in Łódź, Kletzki joined the Łódź Philharmonic at the age of fifteen as a violinist. After serving in the First World W ...
,
Luis Ximénez Caballero (es),
Willem van Otterloo
Jan Willem van Otterloo (27 December 190727 July 1978) was a Dutch conductor, cellist and composer.
Biography
Van Otterloo was born in Winterswijk, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, the son of William Frederik van Otterloo, a railway inspector, a ...
,
Sir John Barbirolli
Sir John Barbirolli ( Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 189929 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 194 ...
,
Eduardo Mata
Eduardo Mata (5 September 19425 January 1995) was a Mexican conductor and composer.
Career
Mata was born in Mexico City. He studied guitar privately for three years before enrolling in the National Conservatory of Music. From 1960 to 1963 he ...
,
Antal Doráti
Antal Doráti (, , ; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988) was a Hungarian-born conductor and composer who became a naturalized American citizen in 1943.
Biography
Antal Doráti was born in Budapest, where his father Alexander Doráti was a vi ...
,
Jorge Sarmientos (es),
Erich Kleiber
Erich Kleiber (5 August 1890 – 27 January 1956) was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the classics and as an advocate of new music.
Kleiber was born in Vienna, and after studying at the Prague Conservato ...
, George Singer (1908–1980), Ricardo del Carmen (1937-2003),
Anshel Brusilow
Anshel Brusilow (August 14, 1928 – January 15, 2018) was an American violinist, conductor, and music educator at the collegiate level.
Early life and education
Brusilow was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1928, the son of Ukrainian Jewish ...
,
Pau Casals
Pau Casals i Defilló (Catalan: ; 29 December 187622 October 1973), usually known in English by his Castilian Spanish name Pablo Casals, and
Enrique Gimeno. He also performed a
Khachaturian work under the direction of
Khachaturian.
Biography
Career
Formal education
Beginning around 1930, Odnoposoff studied with
Emanuel Feuermann
Emanuel Feuermann (November 22, 1902 – May 25, 1942) was an internationally celebrated cellist in the first half of the 20th century.
Life
Feuermann was born in 1902 in Kolomyja, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Kolomyia, Ukraine) to ...
and
Paul Grümmer
Paul Grümmer (26 February 1879 – 30 October 1965) was a German-born cellist and teacher.
Grümmer was born in Gera in Thuringia. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory with Julius Klengel.
He was well known as a member of the Busch Quar ...
at the Music High School in Berlin (die Hochschule für Musik zu Berlin, which, as of 2001, has been known as
Berlin University of the Arts
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). 1930 coincided with the ''
coup d'état
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'' in
Argentina
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. In 1932, Odnoposoff moved to Paris, entering
École Normale de Musique
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* École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France
* École, Sav ...
, where, in 1935, he earned a concert and teaching diploma. While there, he studied cello with
Diran Alexanian
Diran Alexanian ( hy, Տիրան Ալեքսանեան) (April 12, 1881, Constantinople – 1954, Chamonix, France) was an Armenian cello teacher and one of the world's greatest virtuoso cellists.
Early life
He started his studies in music und ...
, a colleague of
Pablo Casals.
Israel
1936, Odnoposoff, seeking refuge from the
Third Reich
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because he was a
Jew
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,
moved to
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...
, where he became a founding member of the
Israel Philharmonic
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (abbreviation IPO; Hebrew: התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית, ''ha-Tizmoret ha-Filharmonit ha-Yisra'elit'') is an Israeli symphony orchestra based in Tel Aviv. Its principal concert venue ...
for its inaugural 1936–1937 season. He had performed with the orchestra, then called the
Palestine Symphony Orchestra, in various roles, including that of principal cellist and soloist. The orchestra was founded by
Bronisław Huberman
Bronisław Huberman (19 December 1882 – 16 June 1947) was a Polish violinist. He was known for his individualistic interpretations and was praised for his tone color, expressiveness, and flexibility. The '' Gibson ex-Huberman Stradivarius'' ...
,
a cousin once removed of Odnoposoff's future wife, Berthe Huberman.
Peru and Chile
From 1938 to 1941, Odnoposoff was principal cellist with
The National Symphony Orchestra of Peru. In 1940, he was a founding member of the Chile Cuarteto de Cuerdas (Chile String Quartet) — with Willie McDermott (violin), Raúl Martínez (viola), Fredy Wang (Alfredo Wang; 1918–2004) (violin), sponsored by The Institute of Musical Extension at the
University of Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. . He held that chair until 1944.
Cuba
From 1944 to 1958, he was
principal cellist of the Orquesta Filarmónica de La Habana,
when, then, was conducted by
Erich Kleiber
Erich Kleiber (5 August 1890 – 27 January 1956) was an Austrian, later Argentine, conductor, known for his interpretations of the classics and as an advocate of new music.
Kleiber was born in Vienna, and after studying at the Prague Conservato ...
. Alexander Prilutchi (1913–2001) was
concertmaster
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and, from 1945 to 1953, J. Wolfgang Granat (1918–1998) was first violist.
Granat went to play viola with the
Philadelphia Orchestra for 35 years, until he retired in 1991. In Havana, Odnoposoff had been a member of a trio of Sociedad de Música de Cámara (Chamber Music Society) — with Prilutchi and pianist Paquito Godino ''(né'' Francisco Jose Godino; 1919–1996).
In January 1959,
Fidel Castro's revolutionaries overtook
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. . Within 6 months,
Castro
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...
became the new president and restructured Cuba as a communist state.
Mexico and Puerto Rico
From 1958 to 1961, Odnoposoff was cellist with the
National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico. While in Mexico, he taught at the
Conservatorio Nacional de Música.
From 1964 to 1974, Odnoposoff, at the invitation of
Pablo Casals, taught at the
Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music ( es, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico) is a public conservatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto RicoSOBRE EL CONSERVATORIO DE MÚSICA DE PUERTO RICO: Información General d ...
. For 10 years, he was head of the Cello Department and served as the right-hand man of
Casals, director of the conservatory that he founded.
Casals died on October 22, 1973.
United States
During the 1975–1976 academic year, Odnoposoff became a visiting professor at the
University of North Texas College of Music
The University of North Texas College of Music, based in Denton, is a comprehensive music school among the largest enrollment of any music institution accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. It developed the first jazz studies ...
following an extensive tour of the
Soviet Union
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— while still holding the post as Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the
Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music ( es, Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico) is a public conservatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto RicoSOBRE EL CONSERVATORIO DE MÚSICA DE PUERTO RICO: Información General d ...
. He and his wife soon became a full-time professors at North Texas. In 1977, his friend,
Eduardo Mata
Eduardo Mata (5 September 19425 January 1995) was a Mexican conductor and composer.
Career
Mata was born in Mexico City. He studied guitar privately for three years before enrolling in the National Conservatory of Music. From 1960 to 1963 he ...
became the conductor of the
Dallas Symphony
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History
The orchestra traces its origins to a ...
. Odnoposoff remained active teaching and concertizing until his retirement in 1988, whereupon
North Texas
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awarded him ''Professor Emeritus'' status. His wife, Berthe, is still a professor of music at
North Texas
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.
Legacy in Latin American classical music
Odnoposoff was an influential exponent of Latin classical music, notably works by
Heitor Villa-Lobos,
Alberto Ginastera,
Blas Galindo Dimas
Blas Galindo Dimas (February 3, 1910 – April 19, 1993) was a Mexican composer.
Biography
Born in San Gabriel, Jalisco, San Gabriel, Jalisco, Galindo studied intermittently from 1931 to 1944 at the National Conservatory of Music (Mexico), Nation ...
,
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter Escriche (October 20, 1900 – October 14, 1987) was a Spanish composer.
Early years
Born in Madrid, Spain, into a family of musicians, Rodolfo Halffter was the brother of Ernesto Halffter and uncle of Cristóbal Halffter, also c ...
. He presented numerous lectures, master classes, and concerts throughout the
Western Hemisphere
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on that theme.
Personal life
Early life and family background
Adolfo was one of three children born in
Buenos Aires
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to the marriage of Mauricio (altnernate spelling: Moisés) Odnoposoff and Juana ''(née'' Veinstien; alternate spelling Weinstien).
Alolfo's brother,
Ricardo Odnoposoff
Ricardo Odnoposoff (February 24, 1914 – October 26, 2004) was a Jewish Argentine-Austrian-American violinist of the 20th century. He was a former concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic. He was dismissed on September 1, 19 ...
(de) (1914–2004), was the former concertmaster of
Vienna Philharmonic
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The Vienna Philharmonic is based at the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria. It ...
.
Adolfo's sister, Nélida Odnoposoff (born 1919), was a critically acclaimed Argentine concert pianist
whose European debut was in 1935 in Berlin. Growing up in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...
, she had been a ''
protégée
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'' of the Argentine pianist
Edmundo Piazzini (es), and in Berlin, she studied with Hansi Freudberg. Nélida concertized until the late 1950s. During the early 1940s, was associated with the Opera and Ballet of
Montevideo[''The Teatro Solís: 150 Years of Opera, Concert and Ballet in Montevideo,'' by Susana Salgado, ]Wesleyan University Press
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History and overview
Founded (in its present form ...
(2003); and had soloed with important orchestras of Latin America.
[''Exploring the Musical Mind,'' by Jacob Kwalwasser (1894–1977), Coleman-Ross Co. (1955); ][''Gran Enciclopedia Argentina'' (in vol. 6 of 8 vols.), ]Diego Abad de Santillán
Diego Abad de Santillán (20 May 1897 – 18 October 1983), also known as his born name Sinesio Baudilio García Fernández, was an anarcho-syndicalist activist and economist.
Selected works
* ''After the Revolution: Economic Reconstructi ...
(ed.), Buenos Aires
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: Ediar (1956–1963); ,
Músicos exiliados del nazismo en la Argentina (1932–1943)
'' by Josefina Irurzun, ''Revista Brasileira de História das Religiões'' (journal), Vol. 5, No. 15, January 2013
Mauricio Odnoposoff had emigrated from Russia to Argentina with his father. When Ricardo, Adolfo, and Nélida were studying music in Germany, Mauricio and Juana Odnoposoff moved to Germany.
Marriage
Adolfo met his wife, Berthe ''(né'' Huberman; born in
Paris
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) in Cuba in 1941, when he was principal cellist with the Havana Symphony.
Berthe was a young aspiring concert pianist. She is a
first cousin once removed
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of the violinist
Bronislaw Huberman and also the
sister-in-law
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of Mexican poet
Angelina Muñiz-Huberman, PhD.
Odnoposoff's wife, Berthe ''(also spelled'' Berte and Berta; ''née'' Huberman born in
Paris
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on May 19, 1925) was a widely acclaimed piano virtuoso. Since 1941, when they met in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. , until his retirement in 1988, she had been his accompanist and chief musical collaborator. In concerts and on recordings, they were often billed as a duo. Composers often inscribed dedications to both Adolfo and Berthe. She was also an influential piano
pedagogue
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.
She joined the faculty at the
University of North Texas College of Music
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in 1976. She held a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Degree, a Diploma in piano, and a Diploma in theory and harmony from the Ministry of Education, Havana, Cuba. She not only mentored aspiring performing artists at the conservatory and collegiate levels, she developed effective pedagogical approaches for gifted pianists at primary and secondary school ages. Berthe Huberman de Odnoposoff died on July 1, 2019 at the age of 94.
Adolfo, his wife, and his brother performed their final concert together in May 1987— and billed it as a farewell — playing
Beethoven's ''
Triple Concerto
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'' with the National Symphony Orchestra of Guatemala under the direction of Ricardo del Carmen.
Other information
Adolfo Odnoposoff maintained his Argentine citizenship; although, in 1977
Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe made him an honorary citizen of the State of Texas, and presented him a commemorative plaque.
The surname, Odnoposoff, has various spellings (typically "z" instead of "s" and "v" instead of "ff"). But under this particular spelling, the name faces extinction in the
Western Hemisphere
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. Of the two males born to Mauricio and Juana Odnoposoff, (i)
Ricardo Odnoposoff
Ricardo Odnoposoff (February 24, 1914 – October 26, 2004) was a Jewish Argentine-Austrian-American violinist of the 20th century. He was a former concertmaster of the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic. He was dismissed on September 1, 19 ...
(de) and his wife Hilde had one daughter, Henriette Helene Odnoposoff, who, in 1978, married David Mark Hume (born 1952); (ii) Adolfo and Berthe had one daughter, Alina M. Odnoposoff (born 1954), who married Mark J. Heller (born 1954).
Musical output
Selected discography
*
Beethoven
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, ''
Cello Sonata No. 1, in F Major,'' Op. 5,
RCA Victor (Chile) (1945)
Record Review: Discos-Radio
'' ''Revista Musical Chilena'' (chronicle) (), Vol. 1, No. 6, October 1945, pg. 41;
: Odnoposoff, cello;
Elvira Savi (es) (1920–1913)
: The record also includes
Mozart's ''
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A Minor'', performed by
Rosita Renard
*
Alberto Ginastera, "Pampeana No. 2" for cello and piano, Op. 21,
Victor
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* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
(Argentina) 68 8047 (
78 rpm
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)
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
* ''At The Center,'' New York:
Center For Inter-American Relations
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* Center (algebra), used in various contexts
** Center (group theory)
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,
33- LP (1970);
: Side B
#
Alberto Ginastera, "Pampeana No. 2" for cello and piano, Op. 21
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
: Recorded on November 21, 1968
* Saint-Saëns, "Allegro Appassionata," Op. 43, for cello and piano, Victor
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* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
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Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
68 8046 (1953)
:: Granados, "Intermezzo" from the opera ''Goyescas
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''
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
* ''Cuban Contemporary Music,'' Panart Records
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(1954);
: Odnoposoff, cello, Huberman, pianist,
# José Ardévol
José Ardévol (13 March 1911, in Barcelona – 7 January 1981, in Havana) was a Cuban composer and conductor of Spanish derivation.
As a child, Ardévol studied under his father, Fernando, who was a musician and conductor. He emigrated to Cub ...
, "Sonatina For Cello And Piano"
:: a) "Andantino"
:: b) "Slow-vivo"
:: c) "Alegretto"
# Amadeo Roldán
Amadeo Roldán y Gardes (Paris, 12 June 1900 – Havana, 7 March 1939) was a Cuban composer and violinist. Roldán was born in Paris to a Cuban mulatta and a Spanish father. It was his mother, the pianist Albertina Gardes, who initiated her ch ...
: Two Popular Songs
:: a) "Cuban Point"
:: b) "Vueltabajo Guajira" ("The Babbling Brook")
# Aurelio de la Vega, "Legend of Ariel Criollo"
# Pedro Menéndez, "Black Canto"
: String Orchestra of CMZ Radio, Havana, José Ardévol
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As a child, Ardévol studied under his father, Fernando, who was a musician and conductor. He emigrated to Cub ...
, conductor
# Harold Gramatges, "Serenade For String Orchestra"
:: a) "Allegretto"
:: b) "Andante Moderato"
:: c) "Allegro"
: National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba is the main institution dedicated to the performance of classical music in Cuba
History
Heir to the tradition of excellency established by its ancestor, the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Symp ...
conducted by Jean Constantinesco
: Live performance, Auditorium Theatre
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in 1960
# John White, "Elegy"
* ''In Memory of Pablo Casals,'' Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
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, 33- LP (1974);
:: Unnamed composition of Pablo Casals
: Olga Iglesias, soprano; Emilio Belaval, tenor; Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano, Jesús María Sanromá, piano
* ''In Memory of Pablo Casals,'' Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture ( es, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña), or ICP, for short, is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment of the cultural policies required in order to study, preser ...
, 33- LP (1975); ,
:: "Reverie," for cello and piano, Odnoposoff; cello, Huberman, piano
: Recorded 1974–1975 at the Ochoa and Echo Sound Studios, Puerto Rico
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* Aurelio de la Vega
Aurelio de la Vega (November 28, 1925 – February 12, 2022) was a Cuban-American composer, lecturer, essayist, and poet. He wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the United States musical ...
(de), ''Legend of the Creole Ariel'' (audiotape) (no date); Hans Moldenhauer Collection, Harvard University
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, Call No. MS Mus 261, Item 2091
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
: Includes also Quintet for winds (1959), with the Westwood Woodwind Quintet
: Moldenhauer, Hans, collector. The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University
* Third Music Festival of Caracas, digital files (WAV
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; 96–kHz, 24 bit)
: (works 1–3), (works 4–5), (work 4), (work 5), (work 5)
: Live performance, Third Music Festival of Caracas, Venezuela
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, May 12, 1966
# Halffter: "Sonata," Op. 26
:: a) "Allegro deciso"
:: b) "Tempo de siciliana"
:: c) "Rondó: Allegro"
# Vega
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(de): "Legend of Ariel Criollo"
# Ginastera
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentinian composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas.
Biography
Ginastera was born in Buen ...
, "Pampeana No. 2"
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
# Sergio Cervetti (es), "Cinco Episodios Para Trio" ("Five Movements For Trio")
# Salas
Salas, from Spanish ''salas'' (rooms, halls), is a Spanish surname and a common family name in the Hispanic-speaking world. It is ranked amongst the most common surnames found in Costa Rica and in Mexico.
People
* Ada Salas (born 1965), Spanis ...
, "Trio" Op. 58
: José Figueroa, violin; Odnoposoff, cello; Elias López, piano
* Héctor Campos Parsi
Héctor Campos Parsi (October 1, 1922 – January 30, 1998) was a Puerto Rican composer. He studied at the New England Conservatory with Francis Judd Cooke, he also studied with Paul Hindemith. In Tanglewood he studied with Olivier Messiaen ...
, "Serenade," for string trio, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
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ICP MC-4, 33- LP (197?); ,
: José Madera, violin; Guillermo Figueroa, viola; Odnoposoff, cello
* ''Seis piezas breves (Six Short Pieces),'' Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
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ICP C-8 (197?); ,
# Luis Antonio Ramírez (1923–1995): "Sonata Elegiaca," for cello and piano
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
: Recorded July & August 1971 at the Ochoa Sound Studio
# Hector Campos Parsi
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...
: "Petroglifos," for violin, cello and piano
: José Figueroa, violin; Odnoposoff, cello; Jesús María Sanromá
Jesús María Sanromá (November 7, 1902 – October 12, 1984) was a Puerto Rican pianist who is one of the 20th century's most accomplished and important pianists. In 1932 he gave the first North American performance of Maurice Ravel's Concert ...
, piano
: Recorded in concert at the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña
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, October 8, 1967
* ''Adolfo Odnoposoff: Obras De Galindo- Halffter- Ponce- Revueltas- Sandi,'' Mexico: Musart
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MCD-3027, Serie SACM (es), 33- LP (1962);
: Side A
# Galindo: "Sonata"
# Ponce: "Tres preludios"
: Side B
# Halffter: "Sonata," Op. 26
:: a) "Allegro deciso"
:: b) "Tempo de siciliana"
:: c) "Rondó: Allegro"
# Revueltas: two selections from "Siete canciones" ("Seven Children's Songs")
:: a) "Canción de cuna" ("Cradle Song")
:: b) "Las cinco horas" ("The Five Hours")
# Sandi: "Hoja de albúm" ("Sheet album")
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
:
Liner notes
Liner notes (also sleeve notes or album notes) are the writings found on the sleeves of LP record albums and in booklets that come inserted into the compact disc jewel case or the equivalent packaging for cassettes.
Origin
Liner notes are desc ...
by
Otto Mayer-Serra
Otto Mayer-Serra (1904 in Barcelona, Spain – 1968 in Mexico City), was a Spanish-Mexican musicologist known for being one of the first musicologist to write a systematic study of 20th century Mexican music.
Life
His father was a German ...
*
Ginastera
Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentinian composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical composers of the Americas.
Biography
Ginastera was born in Buen ...
, "Rhapsody for Cello and Piano" (last movement) (recording date not known);
: Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
Selected dedicated works
Works dedicated to Adolfo and Berthe Odnoposoff
Cuban composers
*
Aurelio de la Vega
Aurelio de la Vega (November 28, 1925 – February 12, 2022) was a Cuban-American composer, lecturer, essayist, and poet. He wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the United States musical ...
(de) (
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
): "Legend of Ariel Criollo" (1953);
:: Premiered by Adolfo and Berthe in Havana in 1954 at a concert of the Sociedad de Conciertos; it was immediately recorded by
Panart
Panart was one of the first and most successful independent record labels in Cuba, founded in 1944 by engineer Ramón Sabat. In 1961, its studios were seized by Fidel Castro's communist regime and the label was nationalized, becoming "Panart Nacio ...
as an
LP that included works by other Cuban composers, such as
Amadeo Roldán
Amadeo Roldán y Gardes (Paris, 12 June 1900 – Havana, 7 March 1939) was a Cuban composer and violinist. Roldán was born in Paris to a Cuban mulatta and a Spanish father. It was his mother, the pianist Albertina Gardes, who initiated her ch ...
, Pedro Menéndez, and
José Ardévol
José Ardévol (13 March 1911, in Barcelona – 7 January 1981, in Havana) was a Cuban composer and conductor of Spanish derivation.
As a child, Ardévol studied under his father, Fernando, who was a musician and conductor. He emigrated to Cub ...
(see Selected discography above);
Vega
Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, a ...
(de) dedicated the work to the marriage of Odnoposoff and Huberman.
The work was published in the Washington, D.C., in 1955 by the
Pan American Union
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*
José Ardévol
José Ardévol (13 March 1911, in Barcelona – 7 January 1981, in Havana) was a Cuban composer and conductor of Spanish derivation.
As a child, Ardévol studied under his father, Fernando, who was a musician and conductor. He emigrated to Cub ...
(
Cuba
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): "Sonatina," for cello and piano,
Buenos Aires
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: Ricordi Americana (publisher) (1955);
Mexican composers
*
Simón Tapia Colman (ca): "Sonata," for cello and piano, Ediciones Mexicanas de Música (publisher) (1961); (2nd reference is a manuscript copy)
*
Rodolfo Halffter
Rodolfo Halffter Escriche (October 20, 1900 – October 14, 1987) was a Spanish composer.
Early years
Born in Madrid, Spain, into a family of musicians, Rodolfo Halffter was the brother of Ernesto Halffter and uncle of Cristóbal Halffter, also c ...
: "Sonata," Op. 26,
Peer International (publisher) (1962);
*
Blas Galindo
Blas Galindo Dimas (February 3, 1910 – April 19, 1993) was a Mexican composer.
Biography
Born in San Gabriel, Jalisco, Galindo studied intermittently from 1931 to 1944 at the National Conservatory in Mexico City, studying with Carlos Chávez ...
: "Sonata," Ediciones Mexicanas de Música (publisher) (1962);
*
Manuel Enríquez: "Sonatina" (manuscript copy) (1962);
*
Luis Sandi
Luis Sandi Meneses (22 February 1905, Mexico City – 1996), was a musician, teacher and composer.
Biography
The complete name is Luis Sandi Meneses. Born February 22, 1905 in Mexico City, the only child of Genaro Sandi and María Meneses. ...
: "Hoja de Album," for cello and piano, Ediciones Mexicanas de Música (publisher) (1963); ,
*
Luis Sandi
Luis Sandi Meneses (22 February 1905, Mexico City – 1996), was a musician, teacher and composer.
Biography
The complete name is Luis Sandi Meneses. Born February 22, 1905 in Mexico City, the only child of Genaro Sandi and María Meneses. ...
: "Sonatina," for cello and piano, Ediciones Mexicanas de Musica (publisher) (1965);
*
Eduardo Mata
Eduardo Mata (5 September 19425 January 1995) was a Mexican conductor and composer.
Career
Mata was born in Mexico City. He studied guitar privately for three years before enrolling in the National Conservatory of Music. From 1960 to 1963 he ...
: "Sonata" (1966)
Argentine composers
*
Guillermo Graetzer (de): "Concierto para Cello y Orquesta"
*
Julio César Brero: "Variaciones sobre un tema italiano";
*
Floro Ugarte (es): "Elegia"
*
Antonío Tauriello (es): "Diferencias No. 3"
Puerto Rican composers
*
Hector Campos Parsi
In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...
: "Arawak para Cello and Electronic Sounds"
*
Luis Antonio Ramírez: "Sonata Elegiaca," for cello and piano (1970)
*
Roberto Sierra
Roberto Sierra (born 9 October 1953) is a Puerto Rican composer of contemporary classical music.
Life
Sierra was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He studied composition in Europe, notably with György Ligeti in Hamburg (1979–1982), Germany. Af ...
: "Dialogo No. 1"
*
Roberto Sierra
Roberto Sierra (born 9 October 1953) is a Puerto Rican composer of contemporary classical music.
Life
Sierra was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. He studied composition in Europe, notably with György Ligeti in Hamburg (1979–1982), Germany. Af ...
: "Salsa on the C String," for cello and piano (1981);
Elsewhere
*
Paul Csonka (
Austria
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): "Serenata for Cello and Orchestra" (1954);
*
Roque Cordero
Roque Cordero (August 16, 1917 – December 27, 2008) was a Panamanian composer.De Lerma, Dominique-Rene"African Heritage Symphonic Series" Liner note essay. Cedille Records CDR061.
Life
Born in Panama City, he studied composition under Ern ...
(
Panama
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): "Sonata for Violoncello and Piano,"
Peer International (publisher) (1963) (commissioned by Odnoposoff);
*
Federico Heinlein (es) (
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
): "Sonatina"
*
Ninón de Brouwer Lapeiretta (
Santo Domingo
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, area_code_type = Area codes
, area_code = 809, 829, 849
, postal_code_type = Postal codes
, postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional)
, webs ...
): "Romanza"
*
Martin Mailman
Martin S. Mailman (30 June 1932, in New York City – 18 April 2000, in Denton, Texas) was an American composer noted for his music for orchestra, chorus, multimedia, and winds.
Biography
He was born in New York City on June 30, 1932. He studie ...
(
United States
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): "Clastics: Formations for Solo Cello," Op. 61
*
German Borda (es) (
Colombia): "Movimiento de Sonata"
Notable performances
* 1947: Odnoposoff debuted in New York at
Town Hall, January 29, 1947.
* 1949:
Aurelio de la Vega
Aurelio de la Vega (November 28, 1925 – February 12, 2022) was a Cuban-American composer, lecturer, essayist, and poet. He wrote numerous works in many forms and media and, from the early 1960s, was an active force on the United States musical ...
(de): "Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano" (1949), performed in Havana by Odnoposoff, Alexander Prilutchi (violin), and Rafael Morales (1905–1990) (piano). The trio was sponsored by the Sociedad de Música de Cámara (Chamber Music Society)
* 1957: Odnoposoff, as guest soloist with the
Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile (es), performed
Ernest Bloch's ''
Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra'',
Victor Tevah, conductor
* 1961:
Rodolfo Halffter's "Cello Sonata," Op. 26, was composed between 1959 and 1960 for the second Inter-American Festival, held in Washington in 1961. The composer dedicated it to Adolfo Odnoposoff and his wife, Berthe Huberman. Odnoposoff performed the premiere with Mexican pianist and composer
Alicia Urreta on 26 April 1961 in the
Library of Congress's Coolidge Auditorium
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;
* 1963–1964 season,
Brahms's "
Double Concerto
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,"
Endre Wolf, violin, and Adolfo Odnoposoff, cello,
Palestine Symphony Orchestra, George Singer conducting
* March 1966:
Mario Davidovsky's "Synchronisms No. 3" (1964), for cello and electronic sound,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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* 1966:
Rházes Hernández-López, "Tres Espacios Para Trio," Third Music Festival of
Caracas, Venezuela
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, performed by Jose Figueroa (violin), Odnoposoff,
Héctor Tosar
Héctor Alberto Tosar Errecart ( Montevideo, Uruguay
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(es) (piano)
* 1988:
Wigmore Hall
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,
London
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, March 19, at 7:30, Odnoposoff, cello, with
Aldo Ciccolini
Aldo Ciccolini (; 15 August 1925 – 1 February 2015) was an Italian pianist who became a naturalized French citizen in 1971.
Biography
Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples. His father, who bore the title of Marquis of Macerata, worked as a typogr ...
:: "Fantasia for Cello and Piano" –
Gerard Schurmann
Gerard Schurmann (19 January 1924 – 24 March 2020) was a Dutch-born British composer and conductor. He lived in the United States from 1981 until his death. He composed music for many film soundtracks. Schurmann was also the orchestrator for th ...
(fr)
::: (other works were performed by Ciccolini)
:: "Fantasia" was composed in 1967 and premiered March 1967 by Odnoposoff and Ciccolini at the
Salle Pleyel
The Salle Pleyel (, meaning "Pleyel Hall") is a concert hall in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France, designed by acoustician Gustave Lyon together with architect Jacques Marcel Auburtin, who died in 1926, and the work was completed in 1927 by ...
,
Paris
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– Odnoposoff and Ciccolini also performed the work at
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 milli ...
,
Manhattan
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Instrument
* Odnoposoff owned and performed on a compound
Amati
Amati (, ) is the last name of a family of Italian violin makers who lived at Cremona from about 1538 to 1740. Their importance is considered equal to those of the Bergonzi, Guarneri, and Stradivari families. Today, violins created by Nicolò ...
cello, ''
circa'' 1680.
List of former students
* Christopher Adkins (born 1959), principal cellist with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (1987–present); former principal cellist with the
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The orchestra performs primarily at the Bradley Symphony Center in Allen-Bradley Hall. The orchestra also serves as the orchestra for Florentine ...
* Fabio Landa (born 1924), cellist, composer, studied with Odnoposoff in
Havana, Cuba
* Deborah Petty Brooks (born 1955), Associate Principal Cellist with the
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Fort Worth, Texas. The orchestra is resident at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall. In addition to its symphonic and pops concert series, the FWSO a ...
(1985-1999) and solo cellist of
Casa Mañana
Casa Mañana Theatre (also known as the "House of Tomorrow") is located in the Fort Worth Cultural District, Texas. Originally an outdoor amphitheater, Casa opened in 1936 as part of the official Texas Centennial Celebration. Casa Mañana is a ...
Musicals (1981–present) and Dallas Summer Musicals (1998–present).
References and further reading
External links
Conciertos Daniel, an artist management agency, managed the concert tours of Adolfo Odnoposoff. Primarily a family business, three generations of family members managed Odnoposoff.
Adolfo Odnoposoff photoat the
Conciertos Daniel website
Berthe Odnoposoff's bio at the University of North Texas* Audio sample:
Amadeo Roldan (1900–1939), "Punto cubano,"Odnoposoff, cello; Huberman, piano
References
Notes
Inline citations
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1917 births
1992 deaths
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Jewish Argentine musicians
Jewish American musicians
Argentine emigrants to the United States
American people of Argentine-Jewish descent
American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Argentine Jews
Argentine people of Russian-Jewish descent
University of North Texas College of Music faculty
Texas classical music
20th-century American Jews
20th-century cellists