Carlos Chávez - Violin Concerto; Piano Concerto (Pablo Roberto Diemecke; Jorge Federico Osorio)

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Composer: Carlos Chávez

• Violin Concerto
• Piano Concerto

Pablo Roberto Diemecke, violin

Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México

Enrique Arturo Diemecke, conductor

Date: 2001

Label: Clásicos Mexicanos

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Carlos Chávez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer and conductor. He wrote his first symphony at 16 and gained early recognition with the ballet El fuego nuevo (1921). After traveling in Europe and the United States, he founded the Symphony Orchestra of Mexico in 1928 and served as director of Mexico's national conservatory. Chávez's music reflects indigenous rhythms, percussion and melodic patterns, alongside influences from composers such as Stravinsky and Schoenberg. His notable works include Sinfonía India, Sinfonía de Antígona, concertos, ballets and influential writings on Mexican music.

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Pablo Diemecke is a Canadian virtuoso violinist. Showing remarkable talent at an early age, he studied in Mexico City with Henryk Szeryng and Enrique Espin Yepez, later continuing his training in Washington, D.C., and Cleveland. Diemecke performs all major violin concertos and is especially noted for championing Latin American works, including concertos by composers such as Manuel Ponce, Carlos Chávez and others, two of which were written for and premiered by him. He has toured extensively worldwide and received major honors, including a Grammy Award for Best Classical Album in 2002.

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Jorge Federico Osorio (born 22 March 1951 in Mexico City) is a Mexican pianist. Raised in a musical family, he studied at the National Conservatory before continuing in Paris, Moscow, New York and Italy with renowned teachers including Monique Haas, Jacob Milstein and Wilhelm Kempff. He has won major international prizes and appeared with leading orchestras worldwide, including the Chicago Symphony and Concertgebouw. Celebrated for his interpretations of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Mexican composers, Osorio has an extensive discography. He is a professor at Roosevelt University in Chicago.

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