A fundamental characteristic of Manuel Ponce’s music is the range of styles and techniques he used throughout his career. The expressive Romanza de amor is a sublime example of his Romantic phase, while his huge contribution to Mexican nationalist music is represented in the folk music that appears in Rapsodia mexicana I and II. Moods of melancholy and nostalgia are evident in the Mazurkas as well as more modernist works such as the Intermezzo (No. 3). This is the fourth volume in Álvaro Cendoya’s critically acclaimed series of Ponce’s complete piano works.
Ponce, Manuel María
Romanza de amor
1 Romanza de amor 04:09
Rapsodia mexicana I
2 Rapsodia mexicana I 09:58
Rapsodia mexicana II
3 Rapsodia mexicana II 09:47
Arrulladora
4 Arrulladora 02:01
2 Danzas: No. 1. Mexicana, Danza romántica
5 2 Danzas: No. 1. Mexicana, Danza romántica 04:29
El Riego
6 El Riego 02:48
Mazurka No. 16 in B-Flat Minor
7 Mazurka No. 16 in B-Flat Minor 03:09
Mazurka No. 17 in E Minor
8 Mazurka No. 17 in E Minor 03:09
Mazurka No. 18 (27) in E Minor
9 Mazurka No. 18 (27) in E Minor 03:53
Melodía (version for piano)
10 Melodía (version for piano) 03:48
Intermezzo [No. 3] (Glosario íntimo: IX. Alma triste)
11 Intermezzo [No. 3] (Glosario íntimo: IX. Alma triste) 02:43
Trozos románticos
12 Cuaderno I: No. 1. Barcaroletta 01:12
13 Cuaderno I: No. 2. Cuando viene la primavera 01:39
14 Cuaderno II: No. 3. Souvenir 02:19
15 Cuaderno II: No. 4. Malinconia 02:22
16 Cuaderno III: No. 5. Quimera 02:04
17 Cuaderno III: No. 6. Su primera mirada 01:03
18 Cuaderno IV: No. 7. Berceuse 02:00
19 Cuaderno IV: No. 8. A toi 02:04
20 Cuaderno V: No. 9. Deseo 02:04
21 Cuaderno V: No. 10. Hoja de álbum 03:21
22 Cuaderno VI: No. 11. Petit prélude 01:14
23 Cuaderno VI: No. 12. Jeunesse 01:16
24 Cuaderno VII: No. 13. Página de álbum 00:53
25 Cuaderno VII: No. 14. Scherzino 02:21
Total Playing Time: 01:15:46
