Mexican and Spanish Composers

Music of Mexican composers Carlos Chávez and Manuel Ponce, plus Spaniard Manuel de Falla conducted by Leonard Bernstein, José Serebrier, and Pierre Boulez. Hear soloists Sharon Isbin (guitar) Jan DeGaetani (mezzo-soprano), and Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano).

Bernstein, Serebrier, and Boulez Conduct Works by Spanish and Mexican Composers

Music by Carlos Chávez, Manuel Ponce, and Manuel de Falla.

20th Century Masters

Many of the most intense and valuable musical works of the past century, including works by Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Astor Piazzolla, and more.

Romantic Nationalism

Combining the techniques of 19th-century western music with the regional and national flavor.

Playlist: Soprano Ailyn Pérez Shares the Music and Singers Close to Her Heart

Chicago native soprano Ailyn Pérez speaks to us about some of her favorite Latin American and Spanish music and shares a playlist of influential singers and music.

Cultures in Concert: Four Latin American Composers Who Fused Folk and Classical Music

WFMT’s 2020 ITW David Speer Academy intern reflects on his personal connection to Latin American classical music.

Playlist: 5 Mexican Composers You Should Know

Learn more about Mexico’s most celebrated composers of the past and present. Here are 5 Mexican composers you should know because of their incredible contributions to the world of music.