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Piano Classics

Revueltas: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 1

$21.99

Details

Composer
Silvestre Revueltas
Artist
Rodolfo Ritter
Format
CD
Label
Piano Classics
Released
Feb 27, 2026
Catalog #
PCL10353
UPC
5063758103534

About

World-premiere recordings of early works that shed new light on a foundational figure in Mexican classical music. Until recently, it was widely believed that Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) only began composing in his thirties-during the final decade of a life tragically cut short by alcoholism and pneumonia. By the age of 39, he had already secured his place as the most important Mexican composer of his generation, with orchestral masterpieces such as Sensemayá and La noche de los Mayos: works notably less indebted to European models than those of his elders and contemporaries, including Carlos Chávez. The rediscovery of these manuscripts, as recently as 2024, reveals that Revueltas had in fact been composing from his teenage years, and that he was an accomplished pianist as well as a violinist. This pioneering album presents 24 piano pieces, none exceeding four minutes except for a two-movement Sonatina, with the longest being a Lento doloroso. Most date from 1915, when Revueltas studied at the National Conservatoire, though later works stem from his years in Chicago (1919) and 1924, when he wrote his final piano piece, a Satie-like caprice titled Tragedia en forma de rábano (Tragedy in the Form of a Radish). Together, these works form a kind of musical diary, reflecting both the influence of his teachers, Manuel Ponce and Felipe Villanueva, and the emergence of a distinctly Mexican voice evolving between romanticism and modernism. Of Mexican and German heritage, pianist Rodolfo Ritter-professor at the Conservatoire in Mexico City-is a leading advocate for the music of his homeland. As performer, editor, and musicologist, he has premiered numerous works by Mexican composers while also performing the concerto repertoire from Chopin to Bartók. His combination of scholarship and artistry makes him the ideal interpreter to bring these long-forgotten piano works by Revueltas to international attention.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Margarita 03:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Margarita
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  2. 2 Feuille d'album 02:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Feuille d'album
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  3. 3 Prelude 02:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  4. 4 Allegro 01:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  5. 5 Andantino casi allegretto 02:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Andantino casi allegretto
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  6. 6 Danza de salón 02:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Danza de salón
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  7. 7 Lento doloroso 03:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    Lento doloroso
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  8. 8 Canción 01:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Canción
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  9. 9 Valsette 02:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Valsette
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  10. 10 Estudio in B-Flat Minor 00:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Estudio in B-Flat Minor
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  11. 11 Hoja de albúm 01:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    Hoja de albúm
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  12. 12 Invernal 01:43
    Track
    12
    Title
    Invernal
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  13. 13 Otoñal 02:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    Otoñal
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  14. 14 Capricho Húngaro 01:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Capricho Húngaro
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  15. 15 Mattinata 03:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Mattinata
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  16. 16 Momento musical 00:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    Momento musical
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  17. 17 Añorando 01:17
    Track
    17
    Title
    Añorando
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  18. 18 Lied I 01:06
    Track
    18
    Title
    Lied I
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  19. 19 I. Allegretto quasi allegro 01:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allegretto quasi allegro
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  20. 20 II. Andantino 01:04
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Andantino
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  21. 21 Albumblat 02:17
    Track
    21
    Title
    Albumblat
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  22. 22 Poema 01:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    Poema
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  23. 23 Lied II 02:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    Lied II
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  24. 24 Tragedia en forma de rábano (No Es Plagio) 03:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    Tragedia en forma de rábano (No Es Plagio)
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter
  25. 25 Vespertina 01:38
    Track
    25
    Title
    Vespertina
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Performer
    Rodolfo Ritter