Program: Four Sonatas by Manuel Ponce: Sonata Clasica (1928), Homage to Fernando Sor Sonata Romantica (1929), Homage to Franz Schubert Sonata No. 3 (1927) Sonata Mexicana (1923) The Uruguayan guitarist Eduardo Fernandez returns with a program of music by Manuel Ponce. The master Uruguayan guitarist is back on Music of the Americas forty-five years after his debut with a concert dedicated to the music of Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, one of the most prolific composers of the last century. Eduardo Fernandez is recognized as one of today's leading guitarists. Born in 1952 in Uruguay, he began his studies of guitar at age seven. His principal teachers were Abel Carlevaro, Guido Santorsola, and Hector Tosar. After being prized in several international competitions, the most notable being the 1972 Porto Alegre (Brazil) and 1975 Radio France (Paris) competitions, he won the first prize of the 1975 Andres Segovia Competition in Mallorca, Spain. The Mexican composer Manuel Maria Ponce Cuellar was musically active in the first half of the 20th century. In a period when folk and popular music was segregated composers like Ponce encouraged national cultural pride in their country's musical heritage.
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