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Composer / Arranger / Conductor of Classical and Pop
A.k.a. Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro Gutiérrez Frank Ferrar Nicholas Ferraro
Waldo de los Rios (7 September 1934 - 28 March 1977) was an Argentinian composer, conductor and arranger. De los Rios was a native of Buenos Aires who relocated to the USA in 1958 and then Spain in 1962. He is best-remembered for his ability to transform European classical music into pop music. This includes a 1971 update of Mozart's Symphony No. 40. De los Rios' compositions were heard in the 1967 film Pampa Salvaje, for which he received a prestigious award from the Argentine Cinemagraphic Association. His record Mozart in the Seventies rearranged famous Mozart pieces in a contemporary style, with a large percussion section. Several tracks from it were used as theme tunes to BBC programmes of that era, including the theme to the BBC's coverage of the Horse of the Year show. He also issued an album "Symphonies for the Seventies" which included Mozart's Symphony no. 40 and other major composers including Dvořák's New World. He was married to journalist Isabel Pisano who later wrote about part of his life in "El Amado Fantasma" (2002). De los Rios committed suicide in 1977.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Clásico Vol.1 (1970-1974) | Waldo De Los Rios | 2010 | Compil. |
A Town Called Hell/Savage Pampas | Waldo De Los Rios | 2009 | Album |
Who Can Kill A Child? (¿Quién Puede Matar A Un Niño?) / The House That Screamed (La Residencia) | Waldo De Los Rios | 2009 | Compil. |
Musica de Cine | Waldo De Los Rios | 2007 | Compil. |
Su Música y Su Quinteto (Circa 1964) | Waldo De Los Rios | 2007 | Compil. |
Grandes Exitos | Waldo De Los Rios | 2003 | Compil. |
Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 2002 | Single |
Music And Romance | Waldo De Los Rios | 1999 | Compil. |
Golden Sounds Of Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1996 | Compil. |
Classics | Waldo De Los Rios | 1994 | Compil. |
Sinfonias - Mozarmania | Waldo De Los Rios | 1994 | Album |
Mozart In The House | Waldo De Los Rios | 1991 | Album |
Mozart In The House (Broma Musical) | Waldo De Los Rios | 1991 | Single |
Mozart In The House | Waldo De Los Rios | 1991 | Album |
Mozart In The House (Broma Musical) | Waldo De Los Rios | 1991 | Single |
Sinfonia Nº 40 | DNA & Waldo De Los Rios | 1991 | Single |
Encore | Waldo De Los Rios | 1984 | Compil. |
Grandes Exitos De | Waldo De Los Rios | 1983 | Compil. |
Grandes Canciones de Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1983 | Compil. |
The Very Best Of Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1979 | Compil. |
El Sonido De Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1978 | Compil. |
Carmina Burana | Waldo De Los Rios | 1977 | Single |
Corales | Waldo De Los Rios | 1977 | Album |
Evelyn | Waldo De Los Rios | 1977 | Single |
Le Trouvere | Waldo De Los Rios | 1977 | Single |
Corales | Waldo De Los Rios | 1977 | Album |
Conciertos | Waldo De Los Rios | 1976 | Album |
¿Quién Puede Matar A Un Niño? | Waldo De Los Rios | 1976 | Album |
Sinfonias 2 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1975 | Album |
Classic Dreams | Waldo De Los Rios | 1975 | Album |
Pop In Opera | Waldo De Los Rios | 1975 | Album |
Oberturas | Waldo De Los Rios | 1975 | Compil. |
Festival Of Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1975 | Album |
Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1975 | Compil. |
Aranjuez Mon Amour | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Compil. |
The Bitch Is Back / Nabucco Va Pensiero | Elton John / Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Single |
SYMPHONIES-OPERAS | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Album |
Arias De Operas Inolvidables | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Album |
Beethoven Symfonie No 1. | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Single |
Sinfonias 2 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Album |
Sinfonias 2 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Album |
Banda Sonora Original De La Pelicula "Boquitas Pintadas" | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Album |
"Symphonie" N° 1 Opus 21, Beethoven / Symphonie Fantastique, Berlioz | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Single |
Sinfonias 2 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1974 | Single |
Operas | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Single |
The Magic Sound Of | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Compil. |
Pampa Salvaje | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Album |
Navidad Con Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Album |
Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Compil. |
The Best Of Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Compil. |
Operas | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Album |
Operas | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Album |
Hits By Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Album |
Nabucco - "Va...Pensiero (Chorus Of The Slaves) | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Single |
Symphonies For The Seventies / Therapy For The Seventies | Waldo De Los Rios / Åke Hjalmarsson | 1973 | Single |
In Concert Featuring Ernesto Bitetti Guitar | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Album |
Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1973 | Compil. |
Wonderful World | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Album |
Waldopop | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Album |
Sugar, Sugar | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Single |
La Spagna Di Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Compil. |
A Musical Joke - 4th Movement | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Single |
Mozart: 13 Rondò | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Single |
The Winfield Theme | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Single |
Waldo De Los Rios Conducts "Songs Of Our Time" | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Album |
Waldo De Los Rios Conducts The Great Movie Themes Of Our Time | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Album |
Mozart 13 / Allegro/Rondo / Obertura 492 / Broma Musical | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Single |
Mozart No 40 And Other Classical Hits | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Album |
Credo | Waldo De Los Rios | 1972 | Single |
Lu Primmo Ammore / Mozart Sinfonia N. 40 In Sol Min. K 550 | Ombretta Colli / Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Maria Ostiz With Orchestra Conducted By Waldo De Los Rios | Maria Ostiz With Orchestra Conducted By Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Album |
Mozartmania | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor K.550 1° Movement | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
In A Romantic Mood With Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Compil. |
Sinfonias | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Mozartmania | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Mozartmania | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Album |
Mozart 13 / Obertura 492 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Classics For The Seventies | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Album |
Petite Musique De Nuit | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Mozart - Symphony N° 40 / Beethoven -Song Of Joy | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Disco Sorpresa Fundador | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
Mozartmania | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Album |
Rondo | Waldo De Los Rios, Manuel De Falla Orchestra | 1971 | Single |
In A Romantic Mood | Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Compil. |
Symphonies | Waldo De Los Rios / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Franz Schubert | 1971 | Single |
Symphonies | Waldo De Los Rios / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Joseph Haydn | 1971 | Single |
First Movement Symphony No.40 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Waldo De Los Rios | 1971 | Single |
El Sonido Magico De Waldo De Los Rios - Vol. 2 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1970 | Compil. |
Jean / Something | Waldo De Los Rios | 1970 | Single |
La Residencia / Everybody's Talkin' | Waldo De Los Rios | 1970 | Single |
Sinfonias | Waldo De Los Rios | 1970 | Album |
1st Movement From Symphony No. 40 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1970 | Single |
Sinfonia N.º 9 Opus 95 «Nuevo Mundo» | Waldo De Los Rios, Antonín Dvořák | 1970 | Single |
Las Bicicletas De Belsize / Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da | Waldo De Los Rios | 1969 | Single |
Alguien Canto | Waldo De Los Rios | 1969 | Single |
El Sonido Magico De Waldo De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1969 | Album |
(Sentado En) El Muelle De La Bahia / Help Yourself / Que Tiempo Tan Feliz / Alguien Cantó | Waldo De Los Rios | 1969 | Single |
España En Tercera Dimensión | Waldo De Los Rios | 1968 | Album |
Waldo De Los Rios En T.V.E. | Waldo De Los Rios | 1968 | Compil. |
Seguimos Bailando Folklore? | Waldo De Los Rios | 1968 | Album |
Folklore Dinámico | Waldo De Los Rios | 1967 | Album |
España Electrodinámica / 1 | Waldo De Los Rios | 1966 | Album |
Escala En Hi-Fi | Waldo De Los Rios | 1963 | Single |
South American Suite | Waldo De Los Rios | 1961 | Album |
Kiss Of Fire, The Exotic Sound Of De Los Rios | Waldo De Los Rios | 1957 | Album |
The 2 Of Us | Waldo De Los Rios | Compil. | |
Songclassics | Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
The Little Drummer Boy / White Christmas | Waldo De Los Rios | Single | |
Choros N°1 | Waldo De Los Rios & Ernesto Bitetti | Single | |
Grabado En Madrid (Espana) | Facundo Cabral Acompañamiento Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
Hits by Waldo de Los Rios Vol. 2 | Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
Elvira Madigan & Other Hits | Waldo De Los Rios | Compil. | |
Os Seus 16 Maiores êxitos | Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
Waldo En Al - Fi | Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
Those Were The Days | Waldo De Los Rios | Single | |
Classics | Waldo De Los Rios, Ludwig van Beethoven · Johannes Brahms · Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy · Giuseppe Verdi · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Antonín Dvořák · Gaetano Donizetti · Joseph Haydn | Compil. | |
¿Bailamos Folklore? | Waldo De Los Rios | Single | |
Aus Berühmten Symphonien | Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
Konzerte | Waldo De Los Rios | Album | |
Esperanto / Tannhauser ( Cœur Des Pélerins ) | Waldo De Los Rios | Single |
Waldo De Los Rios And His Orchestra Pop and Jazz |
Waldo De Los Rios Y Su Orquesta |