Carlos Païta
Carlos Païta (10 March 1932 – 19 December 2015) was an Argentine conductor. He was born in Buenos Aires.
His father was originally from Hungary, his mother was a singer from Italy. At a young age Païta attended rehearsals by Wilhelm Furtwängler at the Teatro Colón. Later he studied conducting with Artur Rodziński. He started his professional career at the Colón Theater in Buenos Aires. He first conducted the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra in 1966[1] and moved permanently to Europe in 1968. He made his US debut with the Houston Symphony Orchestra in 1979.[1] As of 2003, he was resident in Geneva.[1]
He is noted for a series of recordings issued on his own label. As of 2006, the label is out of business and his recordings are highly sought-after collectors' items.[citation needed] His 1978 recording of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique with the London Symphony Orchestra was awarded the Grand Prix du Disque.[2]
He died in Geneva, Switzerland on 19 December 2015 at the age of 83.[3]
Discography[]
- Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Beethoven, Leonore Overture III, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
- Beethoven, Third Symphony ("Eroica"), Scottish National Orchestra
- Beethoven, Fifth Symphony,
- Beethoven, Seventh Symphony,
- Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, London Symphony Orchestra
- Borodin, In the Steppes of Central Asia,
- Brahms, First Symphony, National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bruckner, Eighth Symphony,
- Dvořák, Seventh Symphony,
- Dvořák, Eighth Symphony, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Dvořák, Ninth Symphony ("From the New World"), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmilla (overture), National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mahler, First Symphony ("Titan"), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Rossini, Overtures, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Schubert, Ninth Symphony ("Great"), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky, Hamlet Overture-Fantasia, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky, Marche Slave, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Tchaikovsky, Fourth Symphony,
- Tchaikovsky, Sixth Symphony ("Pathetique"), National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Verdi, Requiem, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Wagner, Götterdämmerung (extracts), Ute Vinzing, James King, Philharmonia Orchestra
- Wagner, Die Meistersinger Overture,
- Wagner, Rienzi Overture, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
- Wagner, The Flying Dutchman Overture,
- Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (Prelude and Liebestod),
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cummings, David M. (2003). International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003 (19th ed.). London; New York: Europa. p. 590. ISBN 1-85743-174-X.
- ^ Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique (CD liner). Geneva: Lodia. 1978. LO-CD 777.
- ^ Death of a record maestro
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- Argentine conductors (music)
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- 2015 deaths
- Musicians from Buenos Aires
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- Argentine people of Hungarian descent
- Argentine people of Italian descent
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