Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo aˈðolfo ˈβekeɾ]), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented in drawing. Today he is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature, and is considered by some as the most read writer after Miguel de Cervantes. He adopted the alias of Bécquer as his brother Valeriano Bécquer, a painter, had done earlier. He was associated with the romanticism and post-romanticism movements and wrote while realism was enjoying success in Spain. He was moderately well known during his life, but it was after his death that most of his works were published. His best known works are the Rhymes and the Legends, usually published together as Rimas y leyendas. These poems and tales are essential to the study of Spanish literature and common reading for high-school students in Spanish-speaking countries. His work approached the traditional poetry and themes in a modern way, and he is considered the founder of modern Spanish lyricism. Bécquer's influence on 20th-century poets of the Spanish language can be felt in the works of Luis Cernuda, Octavio Paz, Giannina Braschi, Antonio Machado, and Juan Ramón Jiménez. Bécquer himself was influenced – both directly and indirectly — by Cervantes, Shakespeare, Goethe, and Heinrich Heine. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 1927 | 7-in. | Before Feb. 1899 | Como, yo to he querido | Arthur B. Adamini | Male vocal solo | author | |
Victor | B-24892 | 10-in. | 2/24/1921 | Tus labios | Joaquín Forero | Male vocal solo, with tiple and guitar | author | |
Victor | BVE-50767 | 10-in. | 3/21/1929 | Brillante rienda de oro | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50768 | 10-in. | 3/21/1929 | Saeta que voladora | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50772 | 10-in. | 3/22/1929 | Como la brisa que la sangre orea | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50773 | 10-in. | 3/22/1929 | Cendal flotante de leve bruma | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50774 | 10-in. | 3/22/1929 | Es tu mejilla temprana | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50782 | 10-in. | 3/28/1929 | Sacudimiento extraño | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50783 | 10-in. | 3/28/1929 | Las ondas tienen vaga armonía | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50787 | 10-in. | 3/29/1929 | Despierta, tiemblo al mirarte | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-50788 | 10-in. | 3/29/1929 | No digais que agotado su tesoro | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-51200 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Cuando sobre el pecho inclinas | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-51201 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | Si al mecer las azules campanillas | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-51202 | 10-in. | 4/5/1929 | No sé lo que he soñado | Carlos Mejía | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | author | |
Victor | BVE-63344 | 10-in. | 8/21/1930 | Esa es | Juan Pulido | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | author | |
Victor | R-499 | 10-in. | 3/4/1910 | Las golondrinas | Carlos M. Pacheco | Male vocal solo, with guitar | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102566.
Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102566.
"Bécquer, Gustavo Adolfo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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