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Leonardo Balada

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Leonardo Balada (born September 22, 1933 in Barcelona) is a Spanish composer.

He graduated from Conservatorio del Liceu in Barcelona and in 1956 emigrated to the United States, where in 1960, he graduated from the Juilliard School in New York. He studied composition with Vincent Persichetti and Aaron Copland, and studied conducting with Igor Markevitch. In 1981, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Since 1970 he has been teaching at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Naxos record label has released several recordings of his works.

Works

Works for Orchestra

Symphonies

  • Symphony No. 1 Sinfonia en Negro (1968)
  • Symphony No. 2 Cumbres (1972)
  • Symphony No. 3 Steel Symphony (1972)
  • Symphony No. 4 Lausanne (1992)
  • Symphony No. 5 American (2003)
  • Symphony No. 6 Symphony of Sorrows (2005)

Other Works for Orchestra

  • Guernica (1966)
  • Homage to Sarasate (1975)
  • Homage to Casals(1975)
  • Sardana (1979)
  • Fantasias Sonoras (1987)
  • Zapata: Images for Orchestra (1987)
  • Columbus: Images for Orchestra (1991)
  • Celebracio (1992)
  • Folk Dreams (1994-8)
  • Passacaglia (2002)
  • Prague Sinfonietta (2003)

Works for Solo Instrument(s) and Orchestra

  • Piano Concerto No. 1 (1964)
  • Piano Concerto No. 2, for piano, winds, and percussion (1974)
  • Piano Concerto No. 3 (1999)
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 (1982)
  • Cello Concerto No. 1, for cello and nine players (1962)
  • Cello Concerto No. 2 New Orleans (2001)
  • Guitar Concerto No. 1 (1965)
  • Sinfonia Concertante for Guitar and Orchestra Persistencies (1974)
  • Concerto for Four Guitars and Orchestra (1976)
  • Concierto Magico, for guitar and orchestra (1997)
  • Concertino for Castanets and Orchestra Three Anecdotes (1977)
  • Music for Oboe and Orchestra: Lament from the Cradle of the Earth (1993)
  • Music for Flute and Orchestra (2000)

Operas

  • Zapata (1984)
  • Hangman, Hangman!, chamber opera (1982)
  • Christopher Columbus (1986)
  • Death of Columbus (1996)
  • The Town of Greed, chamber opera (1997) (sequel to Hangman, Hangman!)

Choral Works

  • Maria Sabina (1969)
  • No-res (Nothing) (1974)
  • Ebony Fantasies, cantata (2003)
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