Olallo Morales (1874-1957)

Javier Perianes

By the beginning of the 20th century, the Swedish music world had matured ­significantly, as can be seen from the work of composers like Natanel Berg, Oscar Lindberg, Kurt Altteberg and another, whose name had a somewhat exotic sound in a country like Sweden: Olallo Morales. Olallo Juan Magnus Morales Wilksman (1874-1957), to give him his full name, was the son of diplomat, astronomer and ­meteorologist Olallo Morales Lupión (1852-1889) and his Swedish wife, Zelma, who was an accomplished pianist. The Morales-Wilksman marriage also produced other musicians: Zelmica who was a ...+ info

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Conductor: Vjekoslav Sutej

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Conductor: Richard Cheetham

"Ave Maris Stella" Music to the blessed Virgin from Seville Cathedral (ca. 1470-1550)   Seville —recovered from the Moors in November 1248 by forces led by Ferdinand III of Castile and Leon— reached the summit of its commercial, literary, and artistic glories during the 16th and 1 7th centuries. The most populous city in the peninsula, it enjoyed a monopoly on trade with the Americas and served as the exclusive embarkation point for passengers to the Spanish-American colonies. The unsurpassed cathedral of Seville, a fitting rival for Sr. Peter's at Rome, not only provid...+ info