Alejandro García Caturla: The Best-Kept Secret in Latin American Music

March 2, 2025, 10:00 pm

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During his short life Alejandro García Caturla (1906‐1940) was both a musician and judge. He built an amazing and forward-looking musical catalog combining the Afro‐Cuban traditions and European classical techniques. Largely unknown outside Cuba until recent times, new recordings have sparked the interest for the music of this “secret” genius.

Playlist

Comparsa, by Alejandro Garcia Caturla
Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano

Obertura cubana, by Alejandro Garcia Caturla
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional; Zenaida Castro Romeu, conductor

Tres danzas cubanas, Piano Version, by Alejandro Garcia Caturla
Juana Zayas, piano

Tres danzas cubanas, Orchestral Version, by Alejandro Garcia Caturla
Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional; Zenaida Castro Romeu, conductor

Islas y Montañas, by Shelley Hanson
Rutgers Wind Ensemble; William Berz, conductor