la mà de guido
Eduard Toldrà (1895-1962)
In
the field of music, Eduard Toldrà developed a triple activity as
violinist, composer and orchestra conductor. As a violinist, his career
had to be relegated from 1943, the year in which he started to devote
himself to the foundation and conduction of the Municipal Orchestra of
Barcelona (today’s OBC), with which he gave an average of 35 to 40
annual concerts until the year previous to his death. Most works by
Toldrà are previous to his period as conductor. His music may be
situated in the sphere of Noucentisme
(Catalan cultural movement from the beginning of the twentieth
century). In it we find lyricism, naturalness and brightness. Quite a
lot of works by him came from contact with literature. This piece is a glossa of popular
dances of the hometown of the composer (Vilanova i la Geltrú).
- String Orchestra & Soloist
Les danses de Vilanova (strings and piano) 4'05"
(pdf
score) 
(mp3
music)