Cristóbal Halffter, born in Madrid in 1930, is an electro-acoustician of the old school, a couple years the junior of pioneers such as Boulez and Stockhausen. He lived in Spain during the Franco ...
Both the Penderecki (1982) and Halffter (1985) cello concertos were written for Mstislav Rostropovich and are further tributes to that artist`s unwavering commitment to the contemporary cello ...