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Mexican Piano Music - Ponce: Legende, Etc / Osorio

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Composer
PONCE, MANUEL
Artist
Jorge Federico Osorio
Format
CD
Label
Cedille
Released
Jan 01, 2005
Catalog #
CDR 086
UPC
735131908627

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An unexpected treasure! The first track of this hugely enjoyable survey of the piano music of Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce (as he is described in Cedille?s presentation: the M is for Maria) is one of those deliciously ?lazy? numbers that haunts the imagination long after it has been listened to; the rendition here of the first of the Canciones mexicanas , Estrellita , also reveals the total dedication of Jorge Federico Osorio.


Ponce (1882?1948) is not a composer to come my way too often, and, if I am honest, not a composer that I would actively seek out. Yet the music recorded here is captivating: a mix of local color and rhythm (not least from Cuba) with something of the salon and an awareness of European models. I suppose Chopin is in there somewhere (well, he is!), an influence that sits very easily with the ?popular? cut of most of the music here, which is disarmingly inventive, wholly unpretentious, and which offers listening that is undemanding and pleasurable, yet varied enough to sustain 75 minutes of playing time. Estudios de concierto revel in technical display, and Osorio plays brilliantly the three pieces that constitute this set, as he does the whole recital, and he clearly loves the music, too, its song and dance, and its heartfelt (and unpredictable) harmonies. This is lovely music, exuberant and intimate, playful and touching.


This isn?t all of Ponce?s piano music, not by any means, for he wrote about 100 works for the instrument (I take this information from Grove ); here, in addition to those works played complete, we are offered four movements from Trozos romanticos and eight mazurkas (of which there are at least 23 examples). All very insouciant, then, and Osorio is the ideal musician to bring this music alive, which he does with a lilt and demonstration that is natural, convincing, and dedicated. Ponce lived in Paris for eight years; the last movement of Suite cubana reminds of Ravel and Debussy without aping either and the two studies dedicated to Artur Rubinstein contrast the slow and intense first one with the nervous and agitated second. The recording quality is first-class: the piano is forward and vivid but without being dry or boxy, and without compromising dynamic variety or color. I am delighted to add this alluring music to my collection, and to share an enthusiastic recommendation with you!


FANFARE: Colin Anderson

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Estrellita 02:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Estrellita
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  2. 2 II. La barca del marino 02:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. La barca del marino
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  3. 3 III. Cuiden su vida 04:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Cuiden su vida
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  4. 4 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 7. Juventud (Youth) 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 7. Juventud (Youth)
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  5. 5 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 12. La vida sonríe (Life Smiles) 05:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 12. La vida sonríe (Life Smiles)
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  6. 6 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 3. Hacia la cima (Towards the Summit) 03:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 3. Hacia la cima (Towards the Summit)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  7. 7 I. Souvenir 01:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Souvenir
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  8. 8 II. Quimera 02:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Quimera
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  9. 9 III. Deseo 01:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Deseo
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  10. 10 IV. Hoja de album 02:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Hoja de album
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  11. 11 Legende 05:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    Legende
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  12. 12 No. 3 in A-Flat Major 02:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3 in A-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  13. 13 No. 8 in C-Sharp Minor 02:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 8 in C-Sharp Minor
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  14. 14 No. 9 in G Minor 02:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 9 in G Minor
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  15. 15 No. 11 in A Minor 02:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 11 in A Minor
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  16. 16 No. 13 in F Minor 02:22
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 13 in F Minor
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  17. 17 No. 14 in D-Flat Major 02:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 14 in D-Flat Major
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  18. 18 No. 16 in B-Flat Minor 03:18
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  19. 19 No. 23 in A Minor 03:27
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 23 in A Minor
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  20. 20 I. Serenata marina 03:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Serenata marina
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  21. 21 II. Plenilunio 04:11
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Plenilunio
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  22. 22 III. Paz de ocaso 05:03
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Paz de ocaso
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  23. 23 I. Allegretto mosso ma espressivo 02:43
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Allegretto mosso ma espressivo
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio
  24. 24 II. Allegro non troppo 01:09
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Allegro non troppo
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Manuel María Ponce
    Performer
    Jorge Federico Osorio