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Ataulfo ArgentaAtaulfo Argenta was born in November 1913 in the northern Spanish fishing village of Castro Urdiales. He studied the piano at the Madrid Conservatory, and, after winning first prize, spent ten years as a concert pianist in Spain. In 1941 he undertook further studies at Kassel in Germany and there met Carl Schuricht, who encouraged him to conduct. In 1945 Argenta joined the Spanish Orquesta Nacional as orchestra pianist; in 1945 he founded the Madrid Orquesta de Camara; and in 1947 he became chief conductor of the Orquesta Nacional. For the next decade he was Spain's leading conductor, founding festivals in Santander and Granada. He also perfomed in Geneva, Paris, Vienna and Argentina. His recordings include nearly 50 Zarzuelas and other Spanish repertoire for the Spanish Columbia Label, and he recorded mainstream Romantic works in Paris, London and Geneva, principally for Decca. His developing career was tragically cut short in January 1958.
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