Carlos Chávez | The Complete Columbia Album Collection | 7CD

Carlos Chávez was a Mexican composer and conductor whose music connected modern orchestral writing with elements of Mexican musical heritage. His work also included conducting and the development of musical institutions.

This seven-CD collection gathers his Columbia album recordings. The programme documents Chávez as both composer and conductor, bringing orchestral, vocal and instrumental repertoire together from the label's recording archive.

Track List

CD 1

1. Sones Mariachi (Jalisco)
2. La Paloma Azul
3. Xochipili-Macuilzochitl
4. Los Cuatro Soles: Danza A Centeotl
5. Yaqui Music (Sonora)
6. Huapango (Vera Cruz)
7. Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2)
8. Sinfonia De Antigona (Symphony No. 1)
9. Chaconne In E Minor, Buxwv 160

CD 2

1. Los Cuatro Soles: Danza A Centeotl
2. Xochipilli - An Imagined Aztec Music
3. El Venado
4. La Paloma Azul
5. Sones Mariachi
6. La Bamba

CD 3

1. Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2)
2. Sinfonia De Antigona (Symphony No. 1)
3. Symphony No. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante Moderato
4. Symphony No. 3: Ii. Allegro. Allegro Non Troppo
5. Symphony No. 3: Iii. Scherzo
6. Symphony No. 3: Iv. Finale. Molto Lento

CD 4

1. Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia Romantica): I. Allegro
2. Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia Romantica): Ii. Molto Lento
3. Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia Romantica): Iii. Vivo Non Troppo Mosso
4. Symphony No. 5: I. Allegro Molto Moderato
5. Symphony No. 5: Ii. Molto Lento
6. Symphony No. 5: Iii. Allegro Con Brio
7. Symphony No. 6: I. Allegro Energico
8. Symphony No. 6: Ii. Adagio Molto Cantabile
9. Symphony No. 6: Iii. Con Anima

CD 5

1. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: I. Largo - Allegro Moderato -
2. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Ii. Poco Meno Mosso -
3. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Iii. Lo Stesso Tempo -
4. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Iv. Meno Mosso -
5. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: V. Cadenza -
6. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Vi. Tempo Primo -
7. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Vii. Poco Meno Mosso -
8. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Viii. Lo Stesso Tempo -
9. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: Ix. Lo Stesso Tempo
10. Chaconne In E Minor, Buxwv 160

CD 6

1. Soli I: Sciolto E Ritmato -
2. Soli I: Moderato -
3. Soli I: Molto Lento -
4. Soli I: Vivo
5. Soli Iv: ♩ = 84 -
6. Soli Iv: ♩ = 38 -
7. Soli Iv: ♩ = 76 -
8. Soli Iv: ♩ = 72 -
9. Soli Iv: ♩ = 50 -
10. Soli Iv: ♩ = 144 -
11. Soli Iv: ♩ = 84
12. Soli Ii: Preludio. Lento -
13. Soli Ii: Rondo. Animato -
14. Soli Ii: Aria. Largo -
15. Soli Ii: Sonatina. Poco Mosso -
16. Soli Ii: Finale. Largo

CD 7

1. Pirámide: Act Iii. The Elements: Wind, Water, Earth, Fire
2. Pirámide: Act Iv. General Dance
3. Los Cuatro Soles