Lecuona: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 3

Featuring

Thomas Tirino
Michael Bartos
Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia NOSPR
Ernesto Lecuona

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Composer Biography

Lecuona, despite his birth certificate and Cuban passport stating August 6, 1895, always celebrated his birthday on August 7, 1896.

Composer Biography

A child prodigy, Lecuona began piano studies with his sister Ernestina and gave his first recital at the age of five.

Performer Biography

Thomas Tirino, the pianist on this album, is recognized as a leading authority and one of the finest interpreters of Ernesto Lecuona's music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Lecuona possessed a prodigious gift for melody and wrote in many popular idioms, which tended to overshadow his more serious compositions.

Recording & Production

This recording is part of a series commemorating the centenary of Lecuona's birth and includes all his extant works for piano, many of which have never been recorded or made public.

Composer Biography

Ernesto Lecuona, a Cuban composer and pianist, had an international career that extended to the United States, Canada, Spain, France, and all of Latin and Central America.

Composer Biography

Lecuona founded the Havana Symphony Orchestra, La Orquesta de leL Habana, and the Lecuona Cuban Boys Band, and served as an honorary cultural attaché to the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C.