Exiles and Émigrés
Displacement due to political causes has been sadly common throughout history. By force or by choice composers (and other artists) have abandoned their homeland to become exiles or migrants in a different country. Fiesta! examines the cases of Manuel de Falla exile in Argentina, Rodolfo Halfler in Spain and Mexico, and Conlon Nancarrow becoming an American-Mexican composer.
Playlist:
Yehuda Ha-Levi (Spain, 1075-1141)
-Muwashash: Rase am et bitasef
Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble
DIS-80151
Ibn Zuhr (Spain, 1113-1198)
-Ma li-l-muwallah
Altramar Medieval Music Ensemble
DIS-80151
Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
-Homenajes (16:39)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
Telarc CD-80149
Rodolfo Halfter (Spain 1900, Mexico 1987)
-Three Movements for String Quartet, Op.28
Cuarteto Assai
Recorded by RNE (Radio Nacional de España)
Naxos 8.555039
Julián Orbón (Spain 1925, US 1991)
-String Quartet No.1 13:17
Kaia String Quartet
Recorded at NIU (Northwestern Illinois University)
Conlon Nancarrow (United States 1912, Mexico 1997)
-First Piece for Small Orchestra 6:42
Camerata de las Americas
Joel Sachs, conductor