Nocturnes have been composed since the 18th century. Even before the first nocturnes were written, the night and its attributes, like the moon and the stars, have been inspired musicians as well as poets and painters. These romantic endeavors have continued into the 21st century.
Music of the Night
Playlist
“Convidando esta la noche,” by Juan García de Zéspedes
Ensemble Caprice
Nocturno, by Blas Galindo
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Juan Carlos Lomónaco, conductor
Nocturno, by Federico Moreno Torroba
Abel Carlevaro, guitar
Plenilunio, by Manuel Ponce
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
La Conga de Medianoche, by Ernesto Lecuona
Donald Neale, piano
Noche Aguafuerte, by Carlos Chávez
Mauricio Nader, piano
Nocturno, Suite Avileña, by Evencio Castellanos
Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela, Jan Wagner, conductor
Nocturno, by Federico Ruiz
Clara Rodríguez, piano
“Tangata del Alba,” María de Buenos Aires, by Astor Piazzolla
Trío Montevideo
