Latin American Music Nationalism is often understood as a 20th-century movement represented by composers such as Silvestre Revueltas (Mexico), Alberto Ginastera (Argentina) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil) among others. In this episode, SE favorite Karin Cuellar-Rendon and the Ximenez Quartet trace the early nation-building efforts of 19th-century Latin American composers Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado (Bolivia-Peru), José Bernardo Alzedo (Chile), and Chiquinha Gonzaga (Brazil) who integrated elements of the European classical tradition with local musical genres.
Debra Nagy, host & executive producer
Karin Cuellar, guest curator
Shelby Yamin, associate producer
Hannah De Priest, podcast producer
violin
musicologist
Wikipedia entry for Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado
Watch Ximenez Quartet perform their 2022 Emerging Artist Showcase for Early Music America
Learn more about pianist and composer Chiquinha Gonzaga
Read this article about the discovery of Pedro Ximénez’s manuscripts by José Manuel Izquierdo König
SEASON UNDERWRITERS
Joe Sopko & Elizabeth Macintyre
Greg Nosan & Brandon Ruud
David Porter & Margaret Poutasse
Bonnie Baker
EPISODE SPONSOR
Bonnie Baker
REMOTE ARTIST SPONSORS
Bonnie Baker for Karin Cuellar Rendon
PEDRO XIMENEZ ABRILL TIRADO (1784-1856)
Meditación para el Quinario Dia 4
Adagio con Sordina from Quarteto op. 55
Vals al estilo Americano
JOSÉ BERNARDO ALZEDO (1788-1878)
“La Chicha” – Cancion Patriotica
CHIQUINHA GONZAGA (1847-1935)
Corta-Jaca
