Conrado del Campo

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta (28 October 1878 – 17 March 1953) was a Spanish composer, violinist and pedagogue. Career Del Campo was born in Madrid. He became professor at the Madrid Royal Conservatory in 1915, where he was an influential teacher. Among his pupils were Salvador Bacarisse, Julián Bautista, and Fernando Remacha. His compositions were played in the Theatre Real of Madrid for José María Alvira. His opera Lola la Piconera made its debut at the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, 12 December 1952. He was also the principal conductor of the Madrid Symphony Orchestra. Del Campo was a major figure in the conservative musical climate during the period of rule by Francisco Franco, writing in a late Romantic style. He died in Madrid aged 74. Selected works Symphonic works Del Campo’s characteristic symphonic music takes the form of evocative tone poems. * Ante las ruinas (Before the Ruins, 1898) * La dama de Amboto (The Lady of Amboto, 1901) * Two Parts from the Divina Commedia ** Prologue (1908) ** Inferno (1910) * Bocetos castellanos (Castilian Sketches, 1911) * Granada, a symphonic poem (1913) * Fantasía sobre temas del Maestro Chapí (Fantasy on themes of Master Chapi, 1913)