Not only was Manuel Ponce the leading figure in the emergence of Mexican nationalism but his music embodies a wide variety of influences. Nowhere is this more evident than in his writing for solo piano, and this album, the third of eight volumes, explores three specific facets. The first is his youthful concert studies, which are virtuosic, atmospheric and memorably evocative. The second, the Veinte piezas fĂĄciles (âTwenty Easy Piecesâ), consist of ingenious pianistic adaptations of Mexican folk songs and dances, some indigenous. The third element is his personalised use of Romanticism in the form of mazurkas, character pieces and the dazzling Bersagliera. Ălvaro Cendoya continues his acclaimed cycle dedicated to the complete piano music of Manuel Ponce.
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Ponce, Manuel MarĂa
 Ătude de Moscheles (Moscheles Etude)
1 Ătude de Moscheles (Moscheles Etude) 02:45
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 1. Preludio trågico (Tragic Prelude)
2 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 1. Preludio trĂĄgico (Tragic Prelude) 05:27
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 3. Hacia la cima (Towards the Summit)
3 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 3. Hacia la cima (Towards the Summit) 04:59
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 6. Alma en primavera (The Soul in Spring)
4 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 6. Alma en primavera (The Soul in Spring) 02:18
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 7. Juventud (Youth)
5 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 7. Juventud (Youth) 03:38
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 8. Preludio galante (Gallant Prelude)
6 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 8. Preludio galante (Gallant Prelude) 02:56
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 10. Jarabe
7 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 10. Jarabe 06:04
 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 12. La vida sonrĂe (Life Smiles)
8 12 Estudios de concierto (12 Concert Studies): No. 12. La vida sonrĂe (Life Smiles) 05:36
 20 Piezas fåciles (20 Easy Pieces)
9 No. 1. CanciĂłn de los tamales (Tamales Song) 00:29
10 No. 2. Danza yaqui (Yaqui Dance) 00:30
11 No. 3. Los xtoles (The Xtoles) 00:25
12 No. 4. Danza de la lluvia (Rain Dance) 00:36
13 No. 5. CanciĂłn de la lluvia (Rain Song) 00:45
14 No. 6. Danza de los tecuanes (Tecuanes Dance) 00:18
15 No. 7. CanciĂłn campesina (Peasant Song) 01:45
16 No. 8. Cielito lindo 00:59
17 No. 9. Las maĂąanitas 01:28
18 No. 10. Yo no sĂŠ que decir (I Don't Know What to Say) 00:47
19 No. 11. La pasadita 00:29
20 No. 12. La sandunga 01:06
21 No. 13. Ven, ÂĄOh, Luna! (Come, Oh Moon!) 01:22
22 No. 14. Homenaje a Villanueva (Homage to Villanueva) 00:44
23 No. 15. Arrullo popular (Popular Lullaby) 00:45
24 No. 16. La posada 00:35
25 No. 17. La revoluciĂłn (The Revolution) 01:25
26 No. 18. La cucaracha (The Cockroach) 00:54
27 No. 19. Primavera (Spring) 01:19
28 No. 20. La patria (Homeland) 00:57
 Vespertina for Piano
29 Vespertina for Piano 04:46
 Mayo (May)
30 Mayo (May) 02:56
 Mazurka No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor
31 Mazurka No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor 02:50
 Mazurka No. 23 (20) in A Minor
32 Mazurka No. 23 (20) in A Minor 04:39
 Bersagliera
33 Bersagliera 02:43
