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Mexican composer, born in 1904 And tragic death in 1958, he wrote 3 wonderfuls piano concerts, the third inconcluse (only one movement), please listen the first in Youtube, is very Romantic piano concert, he wrote very beautiful melodies in this work. The pianist isn't very good, but the piano concert is fascinating! I wish read your comments.

Dear David
  Ok about your comment for Castro new release! Returning to Ponce, he death in 1948, two months before in one mexican (And USA) newspapers appeared one articule where he mentioned two works that near to finished: the second piano concert dedicated to his discipule Pablo Castellanos, And one quintet with guitar dedicated to Andrés Segovia. He death without finished them  , in the case of piano concert, only two movements were registered by his wife Clema. Ponce finished the piano part, the instrumentation And the principal structure of the movements in the full score. The third movement stayed inconcluse And her comissioned to Ruth Schonthal for finished the orchestration ... 

Dear friend that wish to know more about Fuchs, in recordsinternational.com there are some cd's very interesting that show us, Fuchs talent for charming miniatures. Sommermarchen op 39 was one of his first works for Simrock where Brahms recomended him, this cycle is dedicated to Eduardo Hanslick, the famous critic! Friend of Brahms but don't of Bruckner.. ,  , Op 43 Herbsblatter, Impromptus op 11 & op 30, Phantasieskizzen op 49 (first book) And Neu Phantasiestuck op 89 (first book), preludes And fugues op 34 dedicated to great Alfred Grunfeld (If my memory don't fail me, the first pianist in recorded (around 1897). He was teacher of very importants composer as Sibelius, Mahler, Melartin, Wolf, Zemlinski, etc. Surely for interesting reasons they searched him. It's Sade that some much pianist don't turn to his legacy..

Dear friends, I recomended the Sinfonía Brevis , is in Youtube, it's a powerful And dramatic work, I can fell a great anxiety in this piece, it's a vigorous work. I wish read your comments about this interesting work by Braunfels!

Dear friends that wait listen Haarklou, in Youtube there are few pieces from him, but it's the third symphony! It's a beautiful work in late romanticism, I like very much this work, I fell one deep sorrow (nostalgie).  Soon, We will can listen his piano concert, 4th symphony And one Overture. it's one composer that deserve to be rescue And listen him!

Dear Arban,
   Congratulations for You knowledgment And interesting comments, Ritter And the OSSLP with the conductor José Miramontes Zapata, have some plans for rescue importants works of the past, unjustified forgotten!! The first piano concert by Castro, the first mexican cello concert (too Ricardo Castro!), And Oithona (the first mexican symphonic poem, too wrote by Castro!), very soon we have notices about this wonderful works! Ponce needs be revival! The great guitarra concert " del Sur", was dedicated to great Andrés Segovia, the violín concert was dedicated to Szeryng was previously will be dedicated to Heifetz!! But Szeryng arrived first to Ponce. The second piano concert is inconclusa, Ponce death before ended it. , was dedicated to his discípulo Pablo Castellanos. Ferial it's Other magical work! Mix with two melodies the past of the mexican people, the indigenous And spanish heritage. The work is dedicated to Mexican people. Soon more surprises about Ponce: Merlin inspired in Albeniz opera (Dukas recomended for this work to Ponce!), La verdad sospechosa And of course the Other concerts today doesn't available.

Dear Alan
    You are very kind for your words! This symphony was dedicated to great Joachim, in few days I will share with you one very interesting situation about Bargiel. It's curious that Bargiel death the same year that Brahms in 1897.

Sterling always is working in importants projects. Ponce was the Father of Mexican Nationalism, studied with Martín Krauze in Stern, more later with Dukas in París. His first piano concert named "Romantic", is a great treasure! It's the second mexican concert of 1912, the first is the Ricardo Castro's piano concert dedicated to Reinecke. I hope that Yours listen it !

Dear friends, it's increíble that these fascinating works don't released before! Toccata&Sterling, etc, to do important saves of these masters of the past. Toccata may be release Bargiel in november?