Ataulfo Argenta – Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique by Ataúlfo Argenta (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ataulfo Argenta – Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique by Ataúlfo Argenta (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:56 minutes | 935 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Alexandre Bak – Classical Music Reference Recording

Ataúlfo Argenta Maza (November 19, 1913 in Castro-Urdiales, Cantabria – January 21, 1958 in Los Molinos, Madrid) was a Spanish pianist and conductor. He married Juana Pallares Guisasola, with whom he had five children, one of these, Fernando Argenta (1945-2013), was a popular presenter and popularizer of classical music in RNE in the second half of the twentieth century.

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Ataulfo Argenta – Rimsky-Korsakov, Granados, Chabrier, Moszkowski – Espana (1958/2017) DSF DSD64

Ataulfo Argenta – Rimsky-Korsakov, Granados, Chabrier, Moszkowski – Espana (1958/2017)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82 MHz | Time – 39:19 minutes | 1,55 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Decca

Most classical devotees know that Espana! features legendary Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta leading the London Symphony Orchestra in a program of so-called “Spanish” blockbusters. But, ironically, only one piece is penned by a Spanish composer (Granados, “Danza Espanola”) while the others are by a Russian (Rimsky Korsakov, “Capriccio Espagnol”), German (Moszkowski, “5 Spanish Dances”), and Frenchman (Chabrier, “Espaa”). The LP version was initially issued in the United States as one of the index recordings of London Records’ vaunted “blueback” series, known for its demonstration-quality sound.

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Ataulfo Argenta & The London Symphony Orchestra – Espana (1958/2015) DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Ataulfo Argenta & The London Symphony Orchestra – Espana (1958/2015)
DSD64 Stereo (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time: 39:19 min | 1,55 GB
or FLAC Stereo (tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | 39:19 minutes | 879 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Decca

Most classical devotees know that Espana! features legendary Spanish conductor Ataulfo Argenta leading the London Symphony Orchestra in a program of so-called “Spanish” blockbusters. But, ironically, only one piece is penned by a Spanish composer (Granados, “Danza Espanola”) while the others are by a Russian (Rimsky Korsakov, “Capriccio Espagnol”), German (Moszkowski, “5 Spanish Dances”), and Frenchman (Chabrier, “España”). The original LP version was initially issued in the United States as one of the index recordings of London Records’ vaunted “blueback” series, known for its demonstration-quality sound.

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