1940		World Premiere of Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Barcelona, conducted by César Mendoza Lasalle, with soloist Regino Sainz de la Maza, in Barcelona on November 9.
1941		Birth of his daughter, Cecilia, on January 27.
1942		National Music Prize for the Concierto heroico, for piano and orchestra. Music critic for "Pueblo" newspaper, later for "Marca" and "Madrid".
1943		World premiere of Concierto heroico, for piano and orchestra, by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Ernesto Halffter, with soloist Leopoldo Querol, in Lisbon, Portugal on April 3.
1944		Advisor for Music and Head of Music broadcasts for Radio Nacional de España. World premiere of Concierto de estío, for violin and orchestra, by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Bartolomé Pérez Casas, with soloist Enrique Iniesta, in Lisbon, Portugal on April 1.
1945		Awarded the Encomienda de Alfonso X el Sabio.
1947		Named Professor of  Music History  at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Complutense University of Madrid.
1948		First prize for Ausencias de Dulcinea in the Cervantes Competition (commemorating the 400th anniversary of the birth of Cervantes.
1949		Commissioned by Gaspar Cassadó, premiere in Madrid of Concerto in modo galante for cello and orchestra by the National Orchestra of Spain, conducted by Ataúlfo Argenta, with soloist Gaspar Cassadó. Trip to Argentina.