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Carlos Fariñas

1934-2002 CU, Cienfuegos
Composer of Classical and Electronic

Carlos Fariñas (1934 in Cienfuegos – 2002 in La Habana) was a Cuban composer. He was one of the most important masters of the Cuban avant-garde in the 1960s along with Leo Brouwer and Juan Blanco.He received his firsts musical orientations in the family. After that he moved to La Habana, Cuba, and was a disciple of the masters Jose Ardevol, Harold Gramatges and Enrique Gonzales Mántici. In 1956 he attended to the courses taught by Aaron Copland on the Tanglewood Music Center in the United States. Between 1961 and 1963 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
Cancion triste (Sad Song) on Guitar Music From Cuba by Marco Tamayo
Son Sencillo No. 7 on Piano Cubano by Carlos Fariñas & Yamilé Cruz Montero
Fariñas: Canción triste on Cuba! by Manuel Barrueco
Preludio on Cuba! by Manuel Barrueco
Preludio on Guitar Music From Cuba by Marco Tamayo
Son Sencillo No. 7 on Piano Cubano by Yamilé Cruz Montero
6 Sones Sencillos: No. 1, — on Piano Cubano by Yamilé Cruz Montero
Fariñas: Preludio for Guitar on Cuba Classics by Leo Brouwer
Canción Triste on En Silencio by Ricardo Gallén
6 Sones Sencillos: No. 2, — on Piano Cubano by Yamilé Cruz Montero

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Aguas Territoriales, CaballosCarlos Fariñas, Juan Marcos Blanco2016Album
Cuban Symphonic MusicAlejandro García Caturla, Carlos Fariñas, Enrique González Mántici, Guido López Gavilán, Alfredo Diez Nieto - Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De Cuba, Enrique Pérez Mesa2014Album
Musica LatinoAmericanaAlberto Ginastera, Arturo Márquez, Carlos Fariñas, Leonard Bernstein, Cecilio Cupido, Mario Kuri-Aldana, Manuel Enríquez, Orquesta Sinfónica Carlos Chávez, Fernando Lozano1994Album
Musica Cubana ContemporaneaRobby Faverey / Harold Gramatges, Hector Angulo, Carlos Fariñas, Leo Brouwer1985Album
Aguas Territoriales / Musica ElectroacusticaCarlos Fariñas1981Album
Música NuevaLeo Brouwer / Carlos FariñasAlbum
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