Carlos Chávez - The 6 Symphonies of Carlos Chávez (2023 Remastered Version) (1967/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Carlos Chávez is one of Mexico’s most important and prolific 20th-century composers. He championed the symphony form at a time when it was generally neglected by other Latin American composers, and the results are magnificent: when his first symphony Sinfonía de Antígona was premiered in 1933, invoking the best of Mexican tradition in a revived symphonic form, it received a rapturous reception, and led to a burst of inspiration for Chávez, who went on to compose five more symphonies before his death in 1978. He became a master of the symphony, developing and improving his style over the course of his life to great effect; the last movement of his Symphony No.6, a breathtakingly rapid Passacaglia, contains an astonishing 34 variations. This recording also includes his work Sinfonía india, arguably Chávez’s best-known piece, which features his use of indigenous Mexican instruments, played here with extraordinary lyricism and sensitivity.

"More than any other single body of Chávez’s work, it is his six symphonies – composed between 1933 and 1962 – that capture and encapsulate his musical interests and compositional techniques. In their character, they are remarkably different from one another, yet they are still clearly the work of the same composer."

Tracklist
01. Chávez: Symphony No. 2 "Sinfonía india" (2023 Remastered Version)
02. Chávez: Symphony No. 1 "Sinfonía de Antígona" (2023 Remastered Version)
03. Chávez: Symphony No. 3: I. Introduzione. Andante moderato (2023 Remastered Version)
04. Chávez: Symphony No. 3: II. Allegro. Allegro non troppo (2023 Remastered Version)
05. Chávez: Symphony No. 3: III. Scherzo (2023 Remastered Version)
06. Chávez: Symphony No. 3: IV. Finale. Molto lento (2023 Remastered Version)
07. Chávez: Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonía Romántica": I. Allegro (2023 Remastered Version)
08. Chávez: Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonía Romántica": II. Molto lento (2023 Remastered Version)
09. Chávez: Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonía Romántica": III. Vivo non troppo mosso (2023 Remastered Version)
10. Chávez: Symphony No. 5 for Strings: I. Allegro molto moderato (2023 Remastered Version)
11. Chávez: Symphony No. 5 for Strings: II. Molto lento (2023 Remastered Version)
12. Chávez: Symphony No. 5 for Strings: III. Allegro con brio (2023 Remastered Version)
13. Chávez: Symphony No. 6: I. Allegro energico (2023 Remastered Version)
14. Chávez: Symphony No. 6: II. Adagio molto cantabile (2023 Remastered Version)
15. Chávez: Symphony No. 6: III. Con anima (2023 Remastered Version)