Gustavo Martin - Monólogos (2017)

Mexican violoncello player Gustavo Martin has a busy career as chamber musician and educator. He has played in the main Mexican concert halls, as well as in auditoriums in the United States, Canada, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy and Japan. He has recorded 10 albums, focusing on Mexican concert repertoire. Among his records, his recordings of Mexican and Brazilian music stand out. He has also recorded Mexican music for string quartet with the String Quartet of Mexico City, and is a member of Croma ensemble, which is devoted to chamber music for strings. He was a founding member of the Coghlan string trio and Ensemble Acustico Arcana. As a composer, Gustavo Martin has made music for two plays and his catalogue of compositions includes works for various chamber ensembles and vocal works. In 2005, he was granted the National University Award for Young Academicians in Arts Teaching. He is Full professor at UNAM’s Faculty of Music, teaching violoncello and chamber music. On this new release, Martin performs Mexican concert music for solo cello, featuring works by Leticia Armijo, Daniel Martinez, Leticia Cuen, Lucia Alvarez, Maria Granilla, Alexis Aranda, Diana Syrse, and Enrique Santos.