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Latin-American Classics - Revueltas: Orchestral Music
Naxos

Latin-American Classics - Revueltas: Orchestral Music

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Details

Composer
REVUELTAS
Artist
Enrique, Barrios
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Nov 01, 2002
Catalog #
8555917
UPC
747313591725

About

Sensemayá • La noche de los Mayas • La coronela

Silvestre Revueltas was born in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, a small town in the north of Mexico. As a child, he showed great interest in music, his early artistic bent apparent by 1906. When his family moved to Mexico City, he entered the National Conservatory of Music, studying the violin with José Rocabruna and composition with Rafael J. Tello.

In 1917 he moved to the United States to study at St Edward College in San Antonio, Texas, and later in Chicago, remaining there until 1924. After a rather long concert tour in Mexico and in the United States, he returned to his home country, where he remained from 1929 onwards. In 1929 Carlos Chávez offered him the position of assistant conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de México, which he held until 1936. Working together they were able to do much to promote Mexican music, offering a rich repertoire including works by the most outstanding and prominent names of the period. At the same time Revueltas began a very successful career as a prolific composer, activity which brought Cuauhnahuc (Cuernavaca) (1930), Esquinas (Corners) (1931), Ventanas (Windows) and Colorines (Coloured Beads) (1932), Janitzio (1933), Caminos (Roads) (1934), Homenaje a Federico García Lorca (Hommage to Federico García Lorca) (1936), Itinerarios (Routes) (1937) and Sensemayá (1938). This series of works constitutes a vivid example of his extraordinary contribution to the form of the national Mexican symphonic poem, with compositions that show his originality and freshness of inspiration, together with his technical mastery.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Sensemaya 06:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sensemaya
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  2. 2 Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya) 06:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya)
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  3. 3 Noche de jaranas (Night of the Revelry) 05:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    Noche de jaranas (Night of the Revelry)
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  4. 4 Noche de Yucatan (Yucatan Night) 05:57
    Track
    4
    Title
    Noche de Yucatan (Yucatan Night)
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  5. 5 Noche de encantamiento (Night of Enchantment) 10:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    Noche de encantamiento (Night of Enchantment)
    Duration
    10:26
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  6. 6 Los privilegiados (The Privileged) 05:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    Los privilegiados (The Privileged)
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  7. 7 Los desheredados (The Disinherited) 07:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Los desheredados (The Disinherited)
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  8. 8 La pesadilla de Don Ferruco (Don Ferruco's Nightmare) 07:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    La pesadilla de Don Ferruco (Don Ferruco's Nightmare)
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios
  9. 9 El juicio final (The Last Judgement) 10:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    El juicio final (The Last Judgement)
    Duration
    10:41
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Enrique Barrios