Eduard Toldrà Soler (;
Vilanova i la Geltrú 7 April 1895 –
Barcelona
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, 31 May 1962) was a
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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
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, 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
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.
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
Joan Maragall i Gorina (; 10 October 1860 – 20 December 1911) was a Catalan poet, journalist and translator, the foremost member of the movement in literature. His manuscripts are preserved in the Joan Maragall Archive of Barcelona.
Li ...
)
* 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
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); ''Cantarcillo''; ''Madre, unos ojuelos vi'' (
Lope de Vega
Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio (; 25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Spanish Baroque literature, Baroque literature. In the literature of ...
)
* 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)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Toldra, Eduardo
1895 births
1962 deaths
People from Vilanova i la Geltrú
Spanish violinists
Spanish male violinists
Conductors (music) from Catalonia
Spanish male conductors (music)
Composers from Catalonia
20th-century Spanish conductors (music)
20th-century Spanish composers
20th-century male composers
20th-century violinists
Sardana
20th-century Spanish male musicians