De La Noche
This is classical guitar music at its poetic best; a series of contemporary preludes and nocturnes for the classical guitar by Ernesto García de León, the great composer from Mexico. The programming is nicely complemented by the 3rd Sonata of Manuel Ponce.
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| 01 Preludio (Dos Piezas—Two Pieces, Op.24) | 2:10 | |
| 02 Danza (Op. 24) | 2:09 | |
| 03 Preludio (Preludio y Toccata, Op. 25) | 3:12 | |
| 04 Tocata (Op. 25) | 2:59 | |
| 05 Preludio No. 2–Observando Sombras (24 Preludes Op. 37) | 1:48 | |
| 06 Preludio No. 8–Son para Desarmar (Op. 37) | 2:27 | |
| 07 Preludio No. 21–Grupo de Marañones (Op. 37) | 2:00 | |
| 08 Preludio No. 3–Observando Nubes (Op. 37) | 1:45 | |
| 09 Preludio No. 16–Observando Distancias (Op. 37) | 2:03 | |
| 10 Preludio No. 20–Resignación (Op. 37) | 5:28 | |
| 11 Preludio No. 13–Júramelo (Op. 37) | 2:00 | |
| 12 Preludio No. 19–Por una Calle de Camagüey (Op. 37) | 1:20 | |
| 13 Preludio No. 7–Un Regalo de Poder (Op. 37) | 2:52 | |
| 14 Preludio–Para Adriana (Op. 26) | 2:48 | |
| 15 Nocturno (Fantasía No. 2–De La Noche, Op. 20) | 2:22 | |
| 16 Improvisación (Op. 20) | 2:34 | |
| 17 Danza (Op. 20) | 4:00 | |
| 18 Claro de Luna (Op. 20) | 7:00 | |
| 19 Allegro Moderato (Sonata III—Manuel Ponce) | 8:13 | |
| 20 Chanson (Ponce) | 3:13 | |
| 21 Allegro ma non Troppo (Ponce) | 6:42 | |
| 22 Secret Love (Sammy Fain–Toru Takemitsu) | 4:03 |
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Reviews:
“This is an outstanding release from this relatively new label, the Music is very fresh, mordern but sweet, check out the beautiful chords in the choral like prelude #20 track 10 (Resignation) this is heavenly, hunting beauty and that Fleta guitar sound so rich. Then comes the Nocturne of the De La Noche suite and you are completely transported to the sky by now..in ecstacy. Who is this Composer Ernesto García de León?... Sound quality is superb..definitely 5 stars” Sam George
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Editor's Note: Article and images taken from Ernesto García de León, Collected Works, Volumes 1–6 by Michael Lorimer, ed. Used by permission © 2010 by Adela Publishing (ASCAP).