MARTHA MARCHENA

• Aurelio De La Vega / Martha Marchena

"Martha Marchena's performances are poetic and assertive; the recording has lots of presence"

AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE [September/October 2004]

"A compelling musical biography, to be sure, a reflection of a most interesting time...Martha Marchena delivers the story with great passion and skill"

FANFARE [March/April 2004]

 

Cuban composer Aurelio de la Vega has been a leading figure in Latin-American art music for over a half century, receiving numerous prizes, commissions & awards throughout this hemisphere. His musical style is dramatic, intense & expressive, and the evolution of his compositional craft is clearly evident in this CD, a complete anthology of his works for solo piano.

Pianist Martha Marchena (also a Cuban artist) is an innovative and versatile performer, and a powerful interpreter of de la Vega’s music. The composer himself asserts that “Marchena’s devotion to the works contained in this recording brings out all the nuances, facets & contrasts they exhibit”. This is a top-notch performance of fascinating music.

AURELIO DE LA VEGA
Preludio No.1 (1944)
Preludio No.2 (1944)
Preludio No.3 (1944)
Rondo (1948)
Danza Lenta (1956)
Toccata (1957)
Minue (1957)
Antinomies (1967)
Homenagem ("In Memoriam Heitor Villa-Lobos") (1985-86)
Epigrama (1953)



MSR Classics