Pierre Solot - Ernesto Lecuona: Piano Music (2024) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Aragón
02. Preludio en la noche
03. Malagueña
04. Rococo
05. Vals Azul
06. Ante el Escorial
07. Danza lucumi
08. Yo te quiero siempre
09. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 1, La Primera en la frente
10. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 2, A la Antigua
11. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 3, Impromptu
12. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 4, Interrumpida
13. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 5, La Mulata
14. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 6, Arabesque
15. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 7, Ella y yo
16. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 8, La Cardenense
17. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 9, Al fin te vi
18. 19th Century Cuban Dances: No. 10, Minstrels
19. La comparsa
20. Vals de las sombras
21. Gitanerías
22. Canción de luna
23. Merry-go-round whirl
24. Mazurka Glissando
25. Tres Miniaturas: No. 1, Bell-Flower
26. Tres Miniaturas: No. 2, Music Box
27. Tres Miniaturas: No. 3, Polichinelle
28. San Francisco el grande

The pianist Pierre Solot here rediscovers the works of Ernesto Lecuona: their roots lie in many cultures and blend romantic virtuosity, Cuban dances, passionate avowals, evocations of distant lands, and the last decadent traces of 19th-century Vienna.

The Cuban-born Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963), a composer and virtuoso pianist, was acclaimed by both George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel when he toured Europe and the United States, following in the footsteps of the 19th-century piano virtuosi who, driven by their passion, set concert halls and audiences aflame. These were pianists whose charismatic wizardry transformed the piano into an orchestra that could not only set the world ablaze and make it dance, but also evoke solitude and lovelorn exile.

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