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José María Usandizaga
José María Usandizaga (31 March 1887–5 October 1915) was a Spanish Basque composer. A native of San Sebastián, Usandizaga began his musical studies in his hometown before moving to the Schola Cantorum in Paris. There, he was a composition pupil of Vincent d'Indy, and he took piano lessons from Gabriel Grovlez. From 1906 he was back in Spain, where he won success with his works for the stage and a number of other pieces. Usandizaga succumbed to tuberculosis in 1915. Most of Usandizaga's music is based on Basque themes; among his works are several chamber pieces, some rhapsodies, and the operas Mendi Mendiyan ("High in the Mountains", a Basque language folk opera) and Las golondrinas (The Swallows), initially a zarzuela which was arranged as an opera after the composer's death by his brother). A third opera, the lyric drama La llama ("The Flame"), was left incomplete after his death; this, too was completed by his brother. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 31, 1887 (Donostia-San Sebastian), Died October 5, 1915 (Donostia-San Sebastian)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-67429 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Caminar, caminar | Juan Pulido | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-67430 | 10-in. | 1/30/1931 | Se reia | Juan Pulido | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-Test-698 | 10-in. | 3/3/1930 | Mendi-mendiyan | Juan R. Pison | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 38048 | 12-in. | between 1910 and 1917 | Caminar, caminar | Vicente Ballester | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 48348 | 10-in. | approximately 1917 | Se reia | Vicente Ballester | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | E31966 | 10-in. | 1/23/1930 | Se reia | Rodolfo Hoyos | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 02899½v | 12-in. | 2/28/1914 | Serenata de Pierrot | Emilio Sagi-Barba | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 02900v | 12-in. | 2/28/1914 | Caminar, caminar | Emilio Sagi-Barba | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 02901½v | 12-in. | 2/28/1914 | Pantomino - Act 2 | Orquesta del Gramofono de Madrid | Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Gramophone | 02902½v | 12-in. | 3/1/1914 | Las golondrinas : Prelude to Act 3 | Orquesta del Gramofono de Madrid | Orchestra | composer, conductor | |
Gramophone | 02907½v | 12-in. | 3/14/1914 | Oh Puck, por il mi corazón | Emilio Sagi-Barba ; Luisa Vela | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 02908v | 12-in. | 3/16/1914 | Las golondrinas : Final del acto I | Emilio Sagi-Barba ; Luisa Vela | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 18715u | 10-in. | 2/28/1914 | Se reía | Emilio Sagi-Barba | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 18716u | 10-in. | 2/28/1914 | Juanito, Juanito | Compañía Sagi-Barba | Mixed vocal quartet, with chorus and orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 18746u | 10-in. | 3/14/1914 | Canción del Acto I | Luisa Vela | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, composer | |
Gramophone | 18747u | 10-in. | 3/14/1914 | Risa infernal | Emilio Sagi-Barba ; Luisa Vela | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | conductor, composer | |
Gramophone | 18748u | 10-in. | 3/14/1914 | Canción la primavera | Luisa Vela | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor, composer | |
Gramophone | 18749u | 10-in. | 3/16/1914 | Duo final, Acto III | Emilio Sagi-Barba ; Luisa Vela | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | conductor, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Usandizaga, José María," accessed September 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103476.
Usandizaga, José María. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103476.
"Usandizaga, José María." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Usandizaga, José María, 1887-1915 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82020513
Wikidata: José María Usandizaga - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2280662
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/27247007
MusicBrainz: José María Usandizaga - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/83763369-2500-4eb1-aba6-fb426b1c59ce
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