Violin Concerto (Ponce)
Manuel Ponce's Violin Concerto was composed in 1943 and premiered on August 20 by Henryk Szeryng and the Mexico Symphony conducted by Ponce's former pupil Carlos Chávez.[1] It was the last of his three concertos, written five years before his death. It lasts c. 30 minutes and consists of an eclectic Allegro, a lyrical Andante discreetly quoting his 1910 song Estrellita and a joyful Vivo. Mexican dance elements are integrated in the first movement's framework and evident in the finale.[2]
- Allegro non troppo
- Andante espressivo
- Vivo giocoso
Discography
- Henryk Szeryng // Polish National Radio Symphony — Jan Krenz. Prelude.
- Henryk Szeryng // Royal Philharmonic — Enrique Bátiz. EMI, 1985
- Miranda Cuckson // Czech National Symphony — Paul Freeman. Centaur, 1999
References
- ^ Profile of the work in Apreciación Musical, by Julio Ravelo de la Fuente, page 458
- ^ Review of the Centaur release by Jonathan Woolf in Musicweb-international.com
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