Antonio Gomezanda on Youtube!

[edurban]

Well, here's something unusual (and, if you love Mexico, pretty irresistable.)  Four of the Seis Danzas Mexicanas for piano and orchestra by Sr. Antonio Gomezanda (1894-1961)...set to images of the area in Mexico where each dance originates:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChfChgb8anI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch-RDum5iiU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC51ki3F16U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWRREgoAhig

The pianist is Alan Marks, the conductor is the late Jorge Velazco.  The Danzas were written 1945-47, but despite a few weird modernist flourishes they are downright old-fashioned and delightful.  I especially like the Waldteufel-ish waltz from Chiapas.

David

[Marcus]

Hello edurban,
Another name to add to my list of unknowns. We don't hear much Mexican classical music, these days, apart from Chavez, Revueltas,Ponce, & perhaps Castro.
You may be interested in a couple of discs of Mexican orchestral music which I bought a few years ago:
Composers featured :  CD1  (Mexico Sinfonico) Moncayo, Carrasco, J.M.Chavez, Marquez, Castro, Galindo, & Zyman. (Urtext JBCC -020)
                                    CD2 (Musica Sinfonica Mexicana) Revueltas, Ibarra, Ortiz, Enriquez,Moncayo,Heras, Lavista, Rodriguez, Marquez, & C.Chavez. (Urtext JBCC003/4 -2CD set)
                                    CD3  (tres siglos) Three Mexican Cello concertos by Heras, Zyman & Castro (Urtext JBCC 178)
If you are a Mexican music enthusiast I recommend the Cello concerto disc & the 2nd Symphony of Ibarra.
Marcus.