Eduard Toldrà

Eduard Toldrà Soler (; Vilanova i la Geltrú 7 April 1895 – Barcelona, 31 May 1962) was a Spanish Catalan composer and conductor.

Toldrà played an important role in the Culture of Barcelona. In 1944 he founded the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra at the Palau de la Música Catalana, where his deputy in 1957 was his friend Ricardo Lamote de Grignon. Toldrà was a regular juror on the Maria Canals International Music Competition. His students included Antoni Ros-Marbà and Xavier Montsalvatge.

The personal papers of Eduard Toldrà are preserved in the Biblioteca de Catalunya.

Works

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Theatrical

* 1924 four musical illustrations for the play de Lluís Masriera: ''Un idil·li prop del cel o, pel juny, carabasses''.
* 1928 '' El giravolt de maig'' – The May Sunflower, comic opera in one act with libretto by Josep Carner
* 1951 ''Oh, Tossa!'', hymn for the theatrical spectacle by Joan Oliver: ''Quasi un paradís'' – almost paradise.

Chamber music

* 1914 Quartet in C minor, for string quartet
* 1920 ''Vistes al mar'' – sea views, for string quartet, later arranged for chamber orchestra
* 1921 Six sonnets, for violin and piano. One of them, Ave Maria, also adapted for orchestra
* 1931 ''Les danses de Vilanova'', for string quartet, piano and bass, adaption of the ''glossa'' of 1921

Symphonic music

* 1919 Suite in E Major
* 1926 ''Empúries'' (Invocacion to Empordà) a ''sardana lliure'' for orchestra
* 1930 ''La maledicció del comte Arnau'' The Curse of Count Arnau, lyrical impression for orchestra, from the sardana of 1926
* 1934 ''La filla del marxant'' – the merchant's daughter, suite written for the drama in three acts of Adrià Gual ''Lionor o la filla del marxant''.

Songs

In the opinion of Michael Oliver the songs of Toldrá are "mostly brief, simple and warmly lyrical, often with a touch of what Mompou has called 'urban popularism'"Michael Oliver in ''Song on Record'' Volume 2 ed. Alan Blyth 2006 p141 For piano accompaniment unless orchestra indicated.
* 1915 ''Menta i farigola'' – Ca. mint and thyme; ''El rei Lear'' – King Lear; ''Els obercocs'' Ca.; ''Les petites collidores'' – the little collectors ( Josep Carner), ''Festeig'' – Ca. courtship; ''Romança sense paraules'' – song without words (Joan Maragall)
* 1916 ''Matinal'' – morning (Maragall)
* 1920 ''L'hort'' (Maragall); ''Maig'' – May; ''Abril'' – April; ''Cançó d'un bell amor'' – song of a sweet love ( Trinitat Catasús)
* 1923 ''Canticel'' (Carner); ''Les garbes dormen al camp'' – the sheaves sleep in the field ( Josep Maria de Sagarra)
* 1924 ''A l'ombra del lledoner'' – Ca. in the shadow of a hackberry bush ( Tomàs Garcés) for voice and orchestra; ''Romanç de santa Llúcia'' – Song of Saint Lucia; ''Vinyes verdes vora el mar'' (Sagarra)
* 1925 ''El gessamí i la rosa'' – the jasmine and the rose (Carner); Cançó de l'amor que passa – song of love which passes (Garcés)
* 1926 ''A muntanya, Cocorococ!'' – in a mountain, cuckoo!; ''Recança'' – Regret (Carner); ''Camins de fada'' – Sp. fairy paths (Garcés); ''Cançó de vela'' – song of sailing (Sagarra)
* 1927 ''Garba'', Concepció Rabell prize cycle of six songs: ''Platxèria'' Ca. (Salvat-Papasseit), ''La mar estava alegre'' – Sp. the sea was glad (Maragall), ''Cançó incerta'' – uncertain song (Carner), ''Cançó de l'oblit'' – song of forgetting (Garcés), ''Cançó de passar cantant'' – song of passing by singing (Sagarra); ''Anacreòntica'' – Anacreotic fragments ( Clementina Arderiu) with version for voice and orchestra.
* 1929 ''Floreix l'ametller'' = Ca. the almond tree flowers, ''Esplai'' recreation ( Ignasi Iglésias); ''Divendres Sant'' – Ca. Good Friday (Carner)
* 1936 ''La rosa als llavis'' – the rose to the lips ( Joan Salvat-Papasseit), voice and orchestra, Albèniz prize.
* 1940 ''La zagala alegre'' – Sp. the happy girl (Pablo de Jérica); ''Mañanita de San Juan'' Sp. on the morning of the Feast of Saint John (Anon 16th century)
* 1941 ''Nadie puede ser dichoso'' – Sp. Nobody can be happy ( Garcilaso de la Vega); ''Después que te conocí'' – Since I've known you (Francisco de Quevedo); ''Cantarcillo''; ''Madre, unos ojuelos vi'' (Lope de Vega)
* 1947 ''Muntanya d'amor'' – mountain of love ( Manuel Bertran i Oriola)
* 1951 ''As froliñas dos toxos'' ( Antonio Noriega)
* 1958 ''Cançó per a fer dormir l'Eduard i Villancet'' – song to put Eduard i Villancet to sleep, dedicated to his family.
* 1960 ''Aquarel·la del Montseny'' – a watercolour of Montseney ( Mossèn Pere Ribot), with string quartet.

Sardanes

Sardanes and music for brass.
* 1912 Sardana for flute and piano
* 1917 ''Sol ponent'' – setting sun
* 1918 ''Gentil Antònia'' – gentle Antònia
* 1919 ''Marinera'' – the sailor
* 1920 Sardana revessa no.1 ''Nuvolada'' – the clouds.
* 1921 Sardana revessa no.2 ''Lluna plena'' – full moon
* 1921 Sardana revessa no.3 ''Mariona''; the glossa ''Les danses de Vilanova'' – The dances of Vilanova.
* 1922 ''L'hereu i la pubilla'' – The heir and heiress, ''La Nevada'' – Snow, ''Esperança'' – Hope, Caterina d'Alió; Sol ixent –
* 1923 ''Camperola'' – the farm
* 1924 ''La Ciseta''; ''L'Hostal de la Peira''; ''El bac de les ginesteres'', sardana for piano; ''Virolet''
* 1925 ''Ofrena'' – offering; ''La fageda d'en Jordà'' – the Jordan fig tree; ''Puig Neulós'' – Mt. Neulós
* 1926 ''El roserar'' – The rose garden; ''el poema per a tres cobles i timbales'' – poem for 3 brass instruments and cymbals; ''La maledicció del Comte Arnau'' – the curse of count Arnau.
* 1929 ''Atzavares i baladres'' – agaves and oleandres
* 1930 Tamariu
* 1931 Cantallops
* 1932 ''Coll Forcat i Salou''
* 1934 ''Faluga''
* 1935 ''Perafita i Capvespre'' – sunset at Perafita
* 1946 Vilanovina i Maria Isabel
* 1948 ''Mariàngela''
* 1950 Vallgorguina

Many of his works are published by La Mà de Guido.

Selected Recordings of Toldrá as conductor

* '' El retablo de maese Pedro''

References

External links

Fons Eduard Toldrà de la Biblioteca de Catalunya
(Catalan)

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1895 births
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