Mexican Piano Music by Manuel M. Ponce
Jorge Federico Osorio
- CDR 90000 086
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Celebrated Mexican-born pianist Jorge Federico Osorio showcases solo piano works by his countryman, Manuel Ponce (1882-1948), who revolutionized Mexican music by fusing indigenous native and Spanish sounds with European classical forms.
Osorio's persuasive performances show why Ponce's eloquent landmarks of Mexican Romanticism deserve to be as popular in the U.S. as they are in Latin America and Europe.
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"Osorio plays all of these pieces masterfully, with virtuosity to spare and a natural expressiveness that never compromises the music's freshness and spontaneity. If I had to choose one highlight, it would probably be the Suite cubana, a marvelous exploration of Latino musical folklore cast as a triptych in the manner of Debussy's Images. But then, there are no dead spots, musically or interpretively, and the engineering offers the last word in sonic realism. In short, this is an absolutely wonderful disc by any measure."
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Album Details
Total Time: 74:40
Producer: James Ginsburg
Engineer: Bill Maylone
Recorded: July 12 & 13, 2005 at WFMT-Chicago
Steinway Piano/ Piano Technician: William Schwartz
Microphones: Sennheiser MKH 40, Schoeps MK 21
Graphic Design: Melanie Germond & Pete Goldlust
Front Cover: "Recoleccion de cosecha" ("Taking in the Harvest") by Inocencio Jimenez Chino (Oapan, Mexico), 1994
© 2005 Cedille Records/Cedille Chicago