Manuel Infante
Manuel Infante (born July 29, 1883 in Osuna near Seville , † April 21, 1958 in Paris ) was a Spanish composer and conductor .
life and work
Infante studied piano with Enric Morera in Barcelona and moved to Paris in 1909 , where he conducted concerts of Spanish music and devoted himself to composition. In France he also married the cellist Yvonne Cassadesus . The pianist José Iturbi was particularly committed to Infante's own compositions .
Among other things, Infante wrote an opera ( Almanza ), but his compositional focus was on the piano, for which he composed virtuoso dance and works influenced by Spanish folk music (especially his Andalusian homeland). His 3 Danzas andaluzas for 2 pianos, composed in 1921, are among the better-known compositions .
literature
- Klaus Wolters: manual of piano literature for two hands. Atlantis-Verl., Zurich a. a. 1994 (4th ed.). ISBN 3-254-00188-5
Web links
- Works by Manuel Infante in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography at naxos.com (engl.)
- Short biography, Fundación Juan March (span.)
- Danzas andaluzas, excerpt (Youtube video)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Infante, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1883 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Osuna (Seville) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1958 |
| Place of death | Paris |