[p]ers[on]a mis[ce]llanea (Works of Manuel M. Ponce) Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete

• Manuel M. Ponce (1882 - 1948): Sonata III:
• 1 Sonata III: I. Allegro moderato 08:09
• 2 Sonata III : II. Canción. Andante 03:17
• 3 Sonata III: III. Allegro non troppo 05:20
• 4 Sonata I 'Mexicana': I. Allegro moderato 04:03
• 5 Sonata I 'Mexicana': II. Andantino affettuoso 03:48
• 6 Sonata I 'Mexicana': III. Allegretto, quasi serenata 01:07
• 7 Sonata I 'Mexicana': IV. Allegretto un poco vivace 03:27
• Tres canciones mexicanas:
• 8 Tres canciones mexicanas: I. La pajarera 01:05
• 9 Tres canciones mexicanas: II. Por ti mi corazón 04:11
• 10 Tres canciones mexicanas: III. La Valentina 01:42
• Seis preludios cortos:
• 11 Seis preludios cortos: Moderato 1 01:35
• 12 Seis preludios cortos: Andante 00:36
• 13 Seis preludios cortos: Moderato 2 00:49
• 14 Seis preludios cortos: Allegretto espressivo 01:09
• 15 Seis preludios cortos: Allegretto con moto 00:26
• 16 Seis preludios cortos: Allegretto 00:52
• Manuel M. Ponce:
• 17 Preludio 01:42
• Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue:
• 18 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Theme. Lento 01:05
• 19 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 1. Poco vivo 00:39
• 20 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 2. Allegretto mosso 01:06
• 21 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 3. Lento 02:03
• 22 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 4. Un po agitato 00:36
• 23 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 5. Andantino 01:15
• 24 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 6. Allegretto espressivo 00:47
• 25 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 7. Andante 01:36
• 26 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 8. Moderato 00:55
• 27 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 9. Andantino affettuoso 01:51
• 28 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 10. Prestissimo 00:37
• 29 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 11. Andantino 01:46
• 30 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 12. Animato 00:48
• 31 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 13. Sostenuto 01:11
• 32 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 14. Allegro non troppo 00:35
• 33 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 15. Allegro moderato energico 00:38
• 34 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 16. Moderato 01:22
• 35 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 17. Allegro ma non troppo 00:35
• 36 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 18. Allegro scherzando 00:42
• 37 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 19. Vivo e marcato 00:43
• 38 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Variation 20. Andante 01:25
• 39 Variations sur 'Folía de España' et Fugue: Fuga. Moderato 02:59
• Total Runtime 01:08:32

Info for [p]ers[on]a mis[ce]llanea (Works of Manuel M. Ponce)

Following his fascinating Odradek debut, 'Carpere fide(s)', innovative guitarist Bertrand Chavarra-Aldrete returns with an album exploring the music of one of the greatest of all composers for guitar, and Mexico's first "nationalist" composer, Manuel Mara Ponce.

According to his close friend and inspiration, the great Spanish guitarist Andrs Segovia, Ponce was the most significant composer in the modern revival of guitar music, rejuvenating the instrument's reputation and vastly enriching its repertoire. Ponce's body of guitar music is almost unparalleled in the 20th century, and his style embraces an eclectic range of influences, from romanticism to bitonality and atonality. He was Mexico's first nationalist composer, a status reflected in the Mexican titles and characteristics of many of his works, but he also drew upon Spanish and Cuban styles, as well as European and American impressionism.

This release brings together some of Ponce's finest guitar works, carefully selected and sensitively performed by Bertrand Chavarra-Aldrete. The album opens with a 'Preludio' written not long after Ponce arrived in Paris, characterised by modal and whole tone inflections that lend the piece an impressionistic quality. The release also includes the later set of 'Seis preludios cortos' ('Six short preludes'), written shortly before the composer's death and exuding a soulful sophistication showing Ponce at the peak of his powers.

The 'Tres canciones populares mexicanas' ('Three popular Mexican songs') represent a fine example of Ponce's characteristically Mexican style. The 'Sonata I', "Mexicana" was composed in the wake of Ponce's first meeting with Segovia, but its style also reflects the composer's enjoyment of life in jazz-age Paris. The 'Sonata III' was composed in 1927, by which time Ponce was immersed in Parisian life and his studies with Dukas.

Ponce composed his 'Variations sur "Fola de Espaa" et fugue' ('Variations and fugue on the Spanish Folia') in 1930, and his treatment of this ancient theme is masterful, constituting one of his most significant contributions to the guitar repertoire.

Bertrand Chavarría-Aldrete, classical guitar

No biography found.

This album contains no booklet.