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PONCE, M.M.: Guitar Music, Vol. 3 - Guitar Sonatas (Tsiboulski)
Although he was already an established figure in Mexico City, Manuel Ponce’s life was transformed after meeting the guitar virtuoso Andrés Segovia in 1923. Their subsequent life-long friendship and artistic collaboration started with the sprightly wit and airy playfulness of the Sonata ‘Mexicana’. The Third Sonata reveals Ponce’s romantic-era roots and his affinity for Chopin, while the Sonata clásica is both an homage to Fernando Sor and Mozart’s delightful Italian operatic style. The remarkable Sonate romantique is almost like a lost work by Schubert. Peeling aside Segovia’s editorial changes, Aleksandr Tsiboulski’s performances return as much as possible to Ponce’s original manuscripts.
Tracklist
|  | 1 | I. Allegro moderato | 03:55 |
| | 2 | II. Andantino affettuoso | 03:10 |
| | 3 | III. Intermezzo: Allegretto, quasi serenata | 01:22 |
| | 4 | IV. Allegretto un poco vivace | 03:33 |
| | 5 | I. Allegro | 06:02 |
| | 6 | II. Andante | 03:44 |
| | 7 | III. Menuet - Trio | 03:40 |
| | 8 | IV. Allegro: Rondo on a Theme by Sor | 03:29 |
| | 9 | I. Allegro moderato | 06:15 |
| | 10 | II. Chanson: Andantino molto espressivo | 02:56 |
| | 11 | III. Allegro non troppo | 05:28 |
| | 12 | I. Allegro non troppo, semplice | 08:22 |
| | 13 | II. Andante | 05:30 |
| | 14 | III. Moment musical: Vivo | 03:14 |
| | 15 | IV. Allegro non troppo e serioso | 07:21 |
A former Fulbright Scholar, Aleksandr Tsiboulski has won numerous major competitions, including the 2006 Tokyo International Guitar Competition which led to an extensive Japan-wide tour. His musical interests range from Bach to Brazilian choros, research into the music of Manuel Ponce, contemporary chamber collaborations, early childhood music education, and working with the younger generation of Australian guitarists. His principal teachers were Timothy Kain, Ernesto Bitetti and Adam Holzman, while residencies at Canada’s Banff Centre provided further significant mentoring opportunities. Aleksandr Tsiboulski maintains a rigorous performing schedule, as well as dedicated teaching studios in Adelaide and Melbourne. His first disc with Naxos, Australian Guitar Music (2010) [8.570949] was nominated for Best Classical Album at the ARIA awards. Current projects include recording a groundbreaking new guitar transcription of Bach’s Cello Suites.
The Mexican pianist and composer Manuel Ponce studied in Italy and Germany, returning home finally to establish himself as a writer, teacher and composer and a leading figure in the musical life of the country.
Orchestral Music
Ponce’s characteristically Mexican music includes an important addition to guitar repertoire: his Concierto del sur (‘Concerto of the South’), written for the guitarist Segovia. Two years later, in 1943, he wrote an effective Violin Concerto, in which he makes use of the best known of his songs, the popular Estrellita.
Guitar Music
As Kreisler did for the violin, so Ponce wrote a series of pastiche pieces for the guitar, attributing them to various composers of the past (this at the request of Segovia, who needed a more extensive repertoire). His compositions for guitar include sonatas, preludes, and a set of variations with a fugue on the traditional melody La folia.
Piano Music
Ponce’s piano music, coloured by national elements, reflects his own interest in the instrument.
