Revueltas: La Coronela - Caminos (Itinerarios) - Colorines
10/27/2010, 15 Tracks, 50:09
Featuring
Gisele Ben-Dor
Santa Barbara Symphony
English Chamber Orchestra
Silvestre Revueltas
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Performer Biography
The English Chamber Orchestra, formed in 1960, was influenced by its first patron, Benjamin Britten, and is the resident orchestra for Grange Park Opera's summer season.
Composition History
Revueltas's ballet, La Coronela, was left unfinished at his death and completed by composers Blas Galindo and Candelario Huízar for its 1940 premiere.
Composer Biography
Silvestre Revueltas, a Mexican composer, lived hard and died young in poverty at the age of 40, leaving a substantial body of revolutionary work.
Recording & Production
This recording of La Coronela is a world premiere recording of the Limantour/Hernández Moncada version, which is the only surviving version of the work.
Performer Biography
Gisèle Ben-Dor, the conductor, was born and raised in Uruguay and is a persuasive champion of Latin American composers, including Revueltas.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Revueltas's music was deeply intertwined with Mexican national identity, much like the paintings of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
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