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Manuel Ponce
Person · male · Mexico · Fresnillo · born 1886 · died 1948 · recording since 1972
Mexican composer (1886–1948)
Also known as M. M. Ponce · Manual Ponce · Manuel M. Ponce · Manuel M. Ponce · Manuel María Ponce · Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar · +3 more
Timeline
25 events▣ Album 21◦ Birth 1✦ Award 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1880s
1940s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Music for Guitar and Harpsichord
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography1,608 words · 14 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378535584
Biography
Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948), known in Mexico as Manuel M. Ponce, was a 20th-century Mexican composer, music educator, and scholar whose work connected the concert scene with a mostly forgotten tradition of popular song and Mexican folklore. Many of his compositions are strongly influenced by the harmonies and form of traditional songs.
Early years
Born in Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Manuel Maria Ponce moved with his family to the city of Aguascalientes only a few weeks after his birth and lived there until he was 15 years old.
He was famous for being a musical prodigy; according to his biographers, he was barely four years of age when, after having listened to the piano classes received by his sister, Josefina, he sat in front of the instrument and interpreted one of the pieces that he had heard. Immediately, his parents had him receive classes in piano and musical notation.
Traveling years
In 1901 Ponce entered the National Conservatory of Music, already with a certain prestige as a pianist and composer. There he remained until 1903, the year in which he returned to the city of Aguascalientes. This was only the beginning of his travels. In 1904 he traveled to Italy for advanced musical studies at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini in Bologna.
He studied in Germany as a pupil of Martin Krause at the Stern conservatory in Berlin between 1906 and 1908.
Years at the National Conservatory
After his years abroad, Ponce returned to Mexico to teach piano and music history at the National Conservatory of Music from 1909 to 1915 and from 1917 to 1922. He spent the intervening years of 1915 to 1917 in Havana, Cuba.
In 1912 he composed his most famous work "Estrellita" (little star), which is not a normal love song, as is usually thought, but "Nostalgia Viva" (live nostalgia).
That same year, Ponce gave in the "Arbeau Theater" a memorable concert of Mexican popular music which, though it scandalized ardent defenders of European classical music, became a landmark in the history of the national song.
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), who met Ponce in Paris in the 1920s, wrote I remember that I asked him at that time if the composers of his country were as yet taking an interest in native music, as I had been doing since 1912, and he answered that he himself had been working in that direction. It gave me great joy to learn that in that distant part of my continent there was another artist who was arming himself with the resources of the folklore of his people in the struggle for the future musical independence of his country.
With valuable activity promoting music of the country and writing melodías like "Estrellita", "A la orilla de un palmar", "Alevántate", "La Pajarera", "Marchita el Alma" and "Una Multitud Más", Ponce gained the honorific title Creator of the Modern Mexican Song. He was also the first Mexican composer to project popular music onto the world stage: "Estrellita", for example, has been part of the repertoire of the main orchestras of the world and countless singers, although quite often the interpreter ignores the origin of the song as well as its author.
In 1947 he received the National Science and Arts Prize.
He was married to Clementina Maurel, next to whom he died in Mexico City.
His body was buried in the Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men in the Pantheon of Dolores in Mexico City. A prominent monument to Ponce is found in the main square of Aguascalientes, the city where he grew up and first studied music.
Recordings by Ponce
Ponce participated in the following recordings:
Manuel María Ponce: Concierto para piano y orquesta (Ponce on piano; Orquesta Sinfónica de México; conducted by Carlos Chávez) (Radio Mil, 1942)
Ponce recorded the following works on Duo-Art piano rolls between 1916 and 1920:
5789 Ponce - Mexican Barcarolle
5807 Ponce - Cuban Serenade
5924 Ponce - Mexican Serenade
5930 Ponce - Moonlight
5937 Ponce - Soñó mi Mente-Loca (Cuban Song)
6294 Ponce - Cuando viene la Primavera (When Spring Comes)
Music
Ponce wrote music for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, and orchestra. His piano and guitar works outnumber those dedicated to other solo instruments within the set of pieces we know. Estrellita is Ponce's best known work.
Guitar music
Ponce's guitar music is a core part of the instrument's repertory, the best-known works being Variations and Fugue on 'La Folia' (1929) and Sonatina meridional (1939). He also wrote a guitar concerto Concierto del Sur, which is dedicated to his long-time friend and guitar virtuoso Andrés Segovia. His last known work dedicated to Father Antonio Brambila, Variations on a Theme of Cabezón, was written in 1948, a few months before his death. It is unclear whether the variations are indeed based upon a theme by Antonio de Cabezón or if the theme was the work of Ponce's teacher, the organist Enrico Bossi. The following is only a select number of his most significant contributions.
Scherzino Mexicano (1909) (originally written for piano)
24 Preludes
Canciones populares mexicanas: La pajarera, Por ti mi corazón, La valentina (ca. 1925–1926)
Sonata mexicana (1923)
Thème varié et Finale (1926)
Sonata No. 3 (1927)
Sonata clásica (1928)
Sonata romántica (1929)
Suite in A minor (1929)
Cuatro Piezas, including Mazurka and Valse
Variations and Fugue on 'La Folia' (1929)
Valse (1937)
Sonatina meridional (1939)
Variations on a Theme of Cabezón (1948)
Dos Viñetas (posthumous)
It was Ponce who anonymously created the striking arrangement for guitar of J. S. Bach's Prelude from the first cello suite as performed and recorded by Segovia.
Ponce also composed a "Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord." Segovia ascribed the Sonata's prelude to the lutenist and Bach contemporary S. L. Weiss. Segovia recorded this piece both as a solo and as a duet, performed with harpsichordist Rafael Puyana.
Ponce is also, rather famously, the composer of "Suite Antigua in D by Alessandro Scarlatti" recorded by Segovia, for whom it was (knowingly) written, and also in part by John Williams and Manuel Lopez Ramoz amongst others. This deception finally came to light when it was observed that one of the movements went rather higher than was possible on the lute for which it was supposedly composed. The suite is, nevertheless, ravishingly beautiful. Alessandro Scarlatti was apparently chosen as the author because he had a creditable name but was (then) virtually unknown. A better bet than Sylvius Leopold Weiss, the purported composer of an earlier Ponce/Segovia pastiche, who alas turned out to be not, as supposed, unknown, but a friend of J S Bach and the pre-eminent composer of baroque lute works.
Piano works
Suite Cubana
Cuatro Danzas Mexicanas
3 Intermezzi
Balada Mexicana (versions for piano solo and for piano & orchestra)
Mazurcas
Concierto romántico para piano y orquesta
4 Scherzinos
Estudios de concierto
Elegía de la ausencia
Tema mexicano variado
Rapsodia Cubana
Rapsodias Mexicanas
Preludio y fuga sobre un tema de Handel
Preludios y fuga sobre un tema de Bach
Sonata No. 2
5 Evocaciones
Romanza de amor
Suite bitonal
Songs
"Adiós mi bien"
"Aleluya"
"Alevántate"
"Cerca de tí"
Cinco poemas chinos
Cuatro poemas de F.A. de Icaza
Dos poemas alemanes
Dos poemas de B. Dávalos
"Estrellita" (1912)
"Forse"
"Ho bisogno"
"Insomnio"
"Isaura de mi amor"
"La pajarera"
"Lejos de tí"
"Lejos de tí" II
"Marchita el alma"
"Necesito"
"Ofrenda"
"Poema de primavera"
"Por tí mi corazón"
"Romanzeta"
"Sperando, sognando"
Seis poemas aracáicos
Serenata mexicana
"Soñó mi mente loca"
"Tal vez"
"Toi"
Tres poemas de E. González Martínez
Tres poemas de M. Brull
Tres poemas de Lermontow
Tres poemas de R. Tagore
Tres poemas franceses
"Tú"
"Último ensueño"
"Una multitud más"
Folk song arrangements
"A la orilla de un palmar"
"A ti va"
"Acuérdate de mí"
"Adiós mi bien"
"Ah, que bonito"
"Cerca de mí"
"Cielito lindo"
"Cuiden su vida"
"China de mi alma"
"De tres flores"
"Dolores hay"
"Dos seres hay"
"El bracero"
"El desterrado"
"Estrella del norte"
"Hace ocho meses"
"La barca del marino"
"La despedida"
"La ola"
"Palomita"
"La palma"
"La peña"
"La visita"
"Nunca, nunca"
"Ojitos aceitunados"
"Oye la voz"
"Para amar sin consuelo"
"Para qué quiero la vida"
"Perdí un amor"
"Perdida ya toda esperanza"
"Pobre del hombre pobre"
"Por esas calles"
"Por tí mujer"
"Que chulos ojos"
"Que lejos ando"
"Que pronto"
"Quisiera morir"
"Si alguna vez"
"Si eres receuerdo"
"Si alguna ser"
"Son las horas"
"Soy paloma errante"
"Te amo"
"Todo pasó"
"Trigueña hermosa"
"Valentina"
"Ven oh luna"
"Vengo a saber si tú me amas"
"Voy a partir"
"Ya sin tu amor"
"Yo me propuse"
"Yo mismo no comprendo"
"Yo te quiero"
Chamber music
Miniatures for string trio (1927)
String Quartet (1932)
Petite suite dans le style ancien (1933) for string trio
Sonata a dúo for violin and viola (1936–1938)
String Trio (1943)
Trio romántico for piano trio
Canción de otoño for violin and piano
Cello Sonata
Sonata for guitar and harpsichord
Quartet for guitar and strings
Orchestral works
Chapultepec
Cantos y danzas de los antiguos mexicanos
Estampas Nocturnas
Instantáneas mexicanas
Poema elegíaco
Ferial
Concertos
Concierto Romántico for piano and orchestra (1910)
Concierto para piano No. 2 (1946, incomplete)
Concierto del Sur for guitar and orchestra (1941)
Violin Concerto (1943)
Notes about the works
An important group of Ponce's works were previously unknown to the public, as self-proclaimed heir Carlos Vázquez, a Mexican piano performer and educator who studied with Ponce, kept most of the original manuscripts in his possession. Most of them were finally donated to the National School of Music (UNAM) in Mexico City, as an analytic catalogue of his works could still be published.
Additionally, Vazquez donated parts of Ponce's belongings to the Manuel M. Ponce Museum in Zacatecas. Unfortunately, Vazquez died a few months before the opening of the museum.
One of Ponce's melodies still heard today in various arrangements is "Estrellita" (1912).
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 21 | 96.7th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -24 | 7.9th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (22 release groups · 21 studio albums)
Albums · 21
Music for Guitar and Harpsichord
1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 44:25
1Sonata for guitar & harpsichord no. 1: I. Largo3:192Sonata for guitar & harpsichord no. 1: II. Allegro moderato3:243Sonata for guitar & harpsichord no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazione7:494Preludio, for guitar (in the style of Weiss)2:265Sonata no. 2 for guitar & continuo in C major: I. Largo4:406Duo Concertante, for guitar & harpsichord13:447Sonata no. 3 for guitar & continuo in F major: I. Larghetto3:488Sonata no. 3 for guitar & continuo in F major: II. Allegretto2:129Sonata no. 3 for guitar & continuo in F major: III. Tempo di menuetto3:03Paul Galbraith Plays Music for Solo Guitar by Manuel M. Ponce
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 48 tracks · 54:50
1Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Theme: Lento1:082Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation I: Poco vivo1:023Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation II: Allegretto mosso1:034Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation III: Lento1:405Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation IV: Un più agitato0:576Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation V: Andantino1:107Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation VI: Allegretto espressivo0:588Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation VII: Andante1:269Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation VIII: Moderato1:1110Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation IX: Andantino affettuoso1:3511Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation X: Prestissimo0:4712Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XI: Andantino1:3513Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XII: Animato1:0414Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XIII: Sostenuto1:2115Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XIV: Allegro non troppo0:4616Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XV: Allegro moderato energico0:4817Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XVI: Moderato1:2118Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XVII: Allegro Ma Non Troopo0:4719Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XVIII: Allegro Scherzando0:4620Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XIX: Vivo e marcato0:5521Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Variation XX: Andante1:4222Variations and Fugue on "Las folias de España": Fugue: Moderato4:352324 Preludes: C major1:462424 Preludes: A minor0:282524 Preludes: G major0:412624 Preludes: E minor0:532724 Preludes: Andante - D major0:502824 Preludes: B minor0:312924 Preludes: Vivo - A major0:463024 Preludes: Tranquillo - F# minor part 11:153124 Preludes: Tranquillo - F# minor part 20:563224 Preludes: E major0:533324 Preludes: Moderato - C# minor part 11:033424 Preludes: Moderato - C# minor part 20:453524 Preludes: Vivo B major1:053624 Preludes: Un po' animato - G# minor0:583724 Preludes: Andante - F# major1:393824 Preludes: D# minor1:113924 Preludes: Db major0:444024 Preludes: Allegretto - Bb minor0:484124 Preludes: Allegro - F major0:504224 Preludes: Chant populaire espagnol - D minor1:314324 Preludes: Bb major1:004424 Preludes: Agitato - G minor0:524524 Preludes: Chant populaire mexicain - Eb major0:444624 Preludes: C minor0:494724 Preludes: Andantino Mosso - Ab major0:554824 Preludes: Andante F minor2:201992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 47:06
1Intermezzo3:162Mexican Scherzino1:583Romance of Love3:534Mexican Ballad7:445Gavotte3:406Full Moon4:397Mazurka no. 24:138Love Song7:419Bluette Waltz2:3910Capriccio Waltz7:231994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:03:58
1Violin Concerto, op. 11: I. Recitativo. Tranquillo (liberamente) – allegro8:012Violin Concerto, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile6:513Violin Concerto, op. 11: III. Allegro vivace5:464Huapango8:065Cuauhnáhuac10:026Concierto del sur: I. Allegretto12:557Concierto del sur: II. Andante7:028Concierto del sur: III. Allegro moderato e festivo5:15Estrellita / Sonatas para cuerdas / Suite para cuerdas
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:09:25
1Estrellita4:222Sonata breve10:553Sonata para violonchelo28:114Sonata a dúo15:195Pequeña suite en estilo antiguo10:381998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 47 tracks · 1:02:56
1Vespertina2:442Matinal2:153Tres canciones populares mexicanas: La pajarera1:034Tres canciones populares mexicanas: Por ti mi corazón2:565Tres canciones populares mexicanas: La Valentina1:406Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 1 in C major1:137Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 2 in A minor0:298Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 3 in G major0:349Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 4 in E minor0:2310Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 5 in D major0:4011Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 6 in B minor0:2312Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 7 in A major0:5013Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 8 in F-sharp minor1:1714Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 9 in E major0:4515Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 10 in C-sharp minor1:2116Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 11 in B major0:4817Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 12 in G-sharp minor0:5818Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 13 in F-sharp major1:0719Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 14 in D-sharp minor0:4520Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 15 in D-flat major0:5021Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 16 in B-flat major0:3822Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 17 in A-flat major0:4123Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 18 in F minor0:4924Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 19 in E-flat major0:4325Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 20 in C minor0:5026Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 21 in B-flat major0:5427Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 22 in G minor0:4628Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 23 in F major0:5129Twenty-Four Preludes: No. 24 in D minor1:4630Four Pieces: Valse2:2931Four Pieces: Tropico2:5132Four Pieces: Mazurka4:3933Four Pieces: Rumba1:5634Scherzino mexicano2:3635Postlude2:0336Alborada1:2637Canción1:5038Prelude0:3639Prelude1:4240Courante2:4741Six Short Preludes: Moderato0:5442Six Short Preludes: Andante0:3943Six Short Preludes: Moderato0:4044Six Short Preludes: Allegretto espressivo0:5945Six Short Preludes: Allegretto con moto0:3246Six Short Preludes: Allegretto0:5547Estrellita2:231999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:11:01
1Rapsodia cubana11:262Suite cubana: I. Plenilunio5:153Suite cubana: II. Serenata marina3:184Suite cubana: III. Paz de ocaso5:445Guateque3:116Scherzino2:397Preludios encadenados7:458Dos estudios para piano: I. Allegretto mosso ma expressivo2:409Dos estudios para piano: II. Allegro non troppo1:1710Cuatro danzas mexicanas: I. Vivo1:0611Cuatro danzas mexicanas: II. Vivo1:3112Cuatro danzas mexicanas: III. Vivo1:3813Cuatro danzas mexicanas: IV. Vivo1:5014Sonata: I. Allegro12:4915Sonata: II. Allegro – Scherzo8:521999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 58:57
1Preludio2:152Suite in D major: Preambule4:063Suite in D major: Courante2:164Suite in D major: Sarabande4:575Suite in D major: Gavotte I3:086Suite in D major: Gavotte II2:387Suite in A major: Preludio1:528Suite in A major: Allemande2:439Suite in A major: Sarabande4:0810Suite in A major: Gavotte3:1611Suite in A major: Gigue4:5412Preludio for Guitar and Harpsichord2:3013Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord: I. Allegro moderato6:1414Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord: II. Andantino4:4215Sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord: III. Allegro non troppo e piacevole3:1616Balletto3:0117Homenaje a Tárrega3:012000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 41 tracks · 55:13
1Sonatina meridional: Allegro non troppo4:162Sonatina meridional: Andante2:263Sonatina meridional: Vivace2:164Theme varié et Finale: 10:485Theme varié et Finale: 20:216Theme varié et Finale: 30:257Theme varié et Finale: 40:518Theme varié et Finale: 50:249Theme varié et Finale: 60:2010Theme varié et Finale: 70:2911Theme varié et Finale: 80:1812Theme varié et Finale: 90:2313Theme varié et Finale: 100:3914Theme varié et Finale: 112:43158 Preludes: 10:55168 Preludes: 20:47178 Preludes: 31:06188 Preludes: 40:29198 Preludes: 51:04208 Preludes: 60:26218 Preludes: 71:08228 Preludes: 80:5123Sonata III: Allegro moderato6:4024Sonata III: Andante (Chanson)3:1925Sonata III: Allegro non troppo5:1126Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Theme. Lento0:5727Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 10:4728Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 20:4329Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 30:4130Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 41:3731Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 50:3732Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 61:0733Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 70:2734Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 80:3535Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 91:3336Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 101:0437Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 110:5538Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 120:4139Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 130:3340Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Variation 140:4241Variationen & Fuge über "La folia de España": Fuga. Moderato3:39Mexican Piano Music by Manuel M. Ponce
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:13:08
1Canciones mexicanas: "Estrellita"2:362Canciones mexicanas: "La barca del marino"2:283Canciones mexicanas: "Cuiden su vida"4:144Estudios de concierto: No. 7 "Juventud"2:095Estudios de concierto: No. 12 "La vida sonrie"5:076Estudios de concierto: No. 3 "Hacia la cima"3:367Trozos románticos: Souvenir1:508Trozos románticos: Quimera2:079Trozos románticos: Deseo1:5510Trozos románticos: Hoja de álbum2:3911Legende5:3812Mazurcas: No. 3 in A-flat major2:3113Mazurcas: No. 8 in C-sharp minor2:4614Mazurcas: No. 9 in G minor2:4915Mazurcas: No. 11 in A minor2:5716Mazurcas: No. 13 in F minor2:2217Mazurcas: No. 14 in D-flat major2:2718Mazurcas: No. 16 in B-flat minor3:1819Mazurcas: No. 23 in A minor3:2720Suite Cubana: 1. Serenata marina3:0621Suite Cubana: 2. Plenilunio4:1122Suite Cubana: 3. Paz de ocaso5:0323Deux études pour piano (À Artur Rubinstein): I. Allegretto mosso ma espressivo2:4324Deux études pour piano (À Artur Rubinstein): II. Allegro non troppo1:09Romantic Sonatas for Cello and Piano
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:24:25
Disc 11Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: I. Allegro selvaggio9:402Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: II. Allegro5:553Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: III. Arietta. Andantino affettuoso4:394Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: IV. Allegro burlesco6:435Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: I. Dans un style paisible et fluide7:316Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: II. Sarabande. Adagio5:307Sonate pour violoncelle et piano: III. Allegro2:39Disc 21Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en sol mineur, op. 19: I. Lento - Allegro moderato14:542Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en sol mineur, op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando, un poco meno messo8:063Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en sol mineur, op. 19: III. Andante7:084Sonate pour violoncelle et piano en sol mineur, op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso - Moderato11:40Guitar Music: Complete Variations / 24 Preludes
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:09:43
1Variations on "Folia de España" and Fugue25:20224 Preludes: 1 in C0:42324 Preludes: 2 in A minor0:29424 Preludes: 3 in G0:28524 Preludes: 4 in E minor1:02624 Preludes: 5 in D0:32724 Preludes: 6 in B minor0:28824 Preludes: 7 in A0:39924 Preludes: 8 in F-sharp minor2:001024 Preludes: 9 in E0:391124 Preludes: 10 in C-sharp minor1:291224 Preludes: 11 in B0:451324 Preludes: 12 in G-sharp minor0:511424 Preludes: 13 in F-sharp1:261524 Preludes: 14 in D-sharp minor0:541624 Preludes: 15 in D-flat0:571724 Preludes: 16 in B-flat minor0:281824 Preludes: 17 in A-flat1:081924 Preludes: 18 in F minor1:202024 Preludes: 19 in E-flat0:352124 Preludes: 20 in C minor0:482224 Preludes: 21 in B-flat0:412324 Preludes: 22 in G minor0:402424 Preludes: 23 in F0:452524 Preludes: 24 in D minor2:1826Theme, Variations and Finale9:0327Variations on a Theme of Paganini8:1428Variations on a Theme of Cabezón5:022013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 59:28
1Estrellia "Metamorfosis De Concierto"3:422Preludio Mexicano "Cielito Lindo"0:573A La Orilla De Una Palmar3:434Serenata Mexicana "Alevantate"2:355Valentina1:136Ven Oh Luna2:407Preludio Mexicano "Ciuden Su Vida"3:528Arrulladora Mexicana "La Racherita"2:289Barcarola Mexicana "Xochimilco"2:4010Mananitas0:4111Scherzino Mexicano1:3112Scherzino Maya0:5013Intermezzo No. 12:5614Mazurka De Salon In A-Flat Major1:5615Mazurka In D Minor2:3216Mazurka A la Española3:1617Preludo Romantico1:50182 Etudes: No. 1. Allegretto mosso ma espressivo2:11192 Etudes: No. 2. Allegro non troppo1:1720Sonatine: I. Semplice, in tempo d'allegretto5:4021Sonatine: II. Andante, alla maniera d'un notturno2:2122Sonatine: III. Allegro2:24234 Danzas mexicanas: No. 1. Vivo. Meno messo, espressivo1:11244 Danzas mexicanas: No. 2. Vivo. Più lento1:21254 Danzas mexicanas: No. 3. Vivo. Meno mosso1:39264 Danzas mexicanas: No. 4. Vivo. Poco meno2:022015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:08:01
1Sonata I, 'Mexicana': I. Allegro Moderato3:552Sonata I, 'Mexicana': II. Andantino Affettuoso3:103Sonata I, 'Mexicana': III. Intermezzo: Allegretto, Quasi Serenata1:224Sonata I, 'Mexicana': IV. Allegretto Un Poco Vivace3:335Sonata Clasica (Hommage à Fernando Sor): I. Allegro6:026Sonata Clasica (Hommage à Fernando Sor): II. Andante3:447Sonata Clasica (Hommage à Fernando Sor): III. Menuet - Trio3:408Sonata Clasica (Hommage à Fernando Sor): IV. Allegro: Rondo On A Theme By Sor3:299Sonata III: I. Allegro Moderato6:1510Sonata III: II. Chanson: Andantino Molto Espressivo2:5611Sonata III: III. Allegro Non Troppo5:2812Sonate Romantique (Hommage à Schubert): I. Allegro Non Troppo, Semplice8:2213Sonate Romantique (Hommage à Schubert): II. Andante5:3014Sonate Romantique (Hommage à Schubert): III. Moment Musical: Vivo3:1415Sonate Romantique (Hommage à Schubert): IV. Allegro Non Troppo E Serioso7:212016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:18
1Sonatina meridional: I. Campo: Allegro non troppo4:162Sonatina meridional: II. Copla: Andante2:403Sonatina meridional: III. Fiesta: Vivace2:134Théme varié et Finale (2nd version, 1928)8:285Variations sur "Folia de España et Fugue"23:226Variations on a Theme of Cabezón4:537Théme varié et Finale (1st version, 1926)7:458Andante dalla Sonata II4:412017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:08
1Rapsodia cubana I12:062Guateque2:373Suite cubana: I. Serenata marina3:104Suite cubana: II. Plenilunio4:265Suite cubana: III. Paz de ocaso5:376Preludio cubano1:247Elegía de la ausencia2:578Cubana (Danza de salón)1:419Moderato malinconico2:2010Scherzino (Homenaje a Debussy)3:0311Intermezzo no. 24:3412Preludios encadenados7:01134 Piezas "Suite bitonal": I. Preludio scherzoso3:12144 Piezas "Suite bitonal": II. Arietta2:26154 Piezas "Suite bitonal": III. Sarabande3:58164 Piezas "Suite bitonal": IV. Gigue2:362020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:37
1Toccata in E minor, BWV 914: (Toccata)0:542Toccata in E minor, BWV 914: Un poco allegro1:563Toccata in E minor, BWV 914: Adagio2:154Toccata in E minor, BWV 914: Fuga: Allegro3:455Diferencias sobre la folía de España y fuga22:496Guitar Concertino8:027Nocturnal after John Dowland, op. 7016:358Les Reflets de l’obscurité: III. Sables stellaires4:21Ponce: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 3
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 33 tracks · 1:10:31
1Étude de Moscheles2:442Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 1. Preludio trágico5:263Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 3. Hacia la cima5:014Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 6. Alma en primavera2:185Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 7. Juventud3:416Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 8. Preludio galante2:577Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 10. Jarabe6:078Estudios de concierto (Excerpts): No. 12. La vida sonríe5:39920 Piezas fáciles: No. 1. Canción de los tamales0:301020 Piezas fáciles: No. 2. Danza yaqui0:301120 Piezas fáciles: No. 3. Los xtoles0:271220 Piezas fáciles: No. 4. Danza de la lluvia0:381320 Piezas fáciles: No. 5. Canción de la lluvia0:471420 Piezas fáciles: No. 6. Danza de los tecuanes0:191520 Piezas fáciles: No. 7. Canción campesina1:471620 Piezas fáciles: No. 8. Cielito lindo1:021720 Piezas fáciles: No. 9. Las mañanitas1:301820 Piezas fáciles: No. 10. Yo no sé que decir0:481920 Piezas fáciles: No. 11. La pasadita0:312020 Piezas fáciles: No. 12. La sandunga1:082120 Piezas fáciles: No. 13. Ven, ¡Oh, Luna!1:252220 Piezas fáciles: No. 14. Homenaje a Villanueva0:462320 Piezas fáciles: No. 15. Arrullo popular0:462420 Piezas fáciles: No. 16. La posada0:382520 Piezas fáciles: No. 17. La revolución1:282620 Piezas fáciles: No. 18. La cucaracha0:552720 Piezas fáciles: No. 19. Primavera1:232820 Piezas fáciles: No. 20. La patria1:0029Vespertina for Piano4:5230Mayo3:0131Mazurka no. 19 in C-sharp minor for Piano2:5732Mazurka no. 23 in A minor for Piano4:4533Bersagliera2:452023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:14:29
1Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 22: I. Allegro moderato7:592Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 22: II. Andante8:343Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 22: III. Polonaise: Allegro7:284Berceuse, op. 36 no. 13:465Canto de amor6:316Plainte, op. 38 no. 23:117Piano Concerto no. 1 “Romantico”: Allegro appassionato –6:468Piano Concerto no. 1 “Romantico”: Andantino amoroso –11:159Piano Concerto no. 1 “Romantico”: Finale. Allegro4:5310Arrulladora mexicana3:4011Gavota4:1512Romanza de amor3:3413Intermezzo no. 12:372024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:12:01
1Sonata romántica: I. Allegro non troppo, semplice7:432Sonata romántica: II. Andante6:103Sonata romántica: III. Moment Musical. Vivo3:334Sonata romántica: IV. Allegro non troppo e serioso6:265Sonata clásica: I. Allegro6:186Sonata clásica: II. Andante3:557Sonata clásica: III. Menuet4:108Sonata clásica: IV. Allegro3:479Guitar Sonata no. 3 in D minor: I. Allegro moderato7:0410Guitar Sonata no. 3 in D minor: II. Chanson. Andante3:4811Guitar Sonata no. 3 in D minor: III. Allegro non troppo5:5412Sonata mexicana: I. Allegro moderato4:1913Sonata mexicana: II. Andantino affettuoso3:4914Sonata mexicana: III. Allegretto in tempo di serenata1:1615Sonata mexicana: IV. Allegretto un poco vivace3:492026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 59:43
1Rapsodia Mexicana no. 17:052Preludio y Fuga Sobre un Tema de Handel5:403Tema Mexicano Variado3:104Gavota y Museta3:395Preludios Encadenados6:366Scherzino a Debussy3:037Scherzino Mexicano1:578Scherzino Maya0:529Canto Maya1:0010Preludio y Fuga para la Mano Izquierda Sola4:2511Gavota3:4912Misterio Doloroso0:5413Malgré Tout (Danza para la Mano Izquierda)3:2414Vals Lento "Pasionadamente"3:2115Marcha Fúnebre1:0316Momento Doloroso1:5317Arrulladora Mexicana (La Rancherita)2:4018Leyenda5:12
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2025 | Complete Guitar SonatasSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 2:00:28Disc 1 1Sonata mexicana: I. Allegro moderato5:00 2Sonata mexicana: II. Andantino affettuoso3:42 3Sonata mexicana: III. Allegretto, quasi serenata2:06 4Sonata mexicana: IV. Allegretto un poco vivace4:11 5Guitar Sonata no. 3 in D minor: I. Allegro moderato7:30 6Guitar Sonata no. 3 in D minor: II. Cancion. Andante3:34 7Guitar Sonata no. 3 in D minor: III. Allegro non troppo6:08 8Sonatina meridional: I. Campo. Allergetto4:41 9Sonatina meridional: II. Copla. Andante2:54 10Sonatina meridional: III. Fiesta. Allegro con brio2:37 11Guitar Sonata no. 2: II. Andante6:46 12Homenaje à Tárrega: III. Final3:45 Disc 21Sonata clásica "Hommage à Fernando Sor": I. Allegro7:10 2Sonata clásica "Hommage à Fernando Sor": II. Andante3:27 3Sonata clásica "Hommage à Fernando Sor": III. Menuet4:14 4Sonata clásica "Hommage à Fernando Sor": IV. Allegro3:40 5Sonata romantica "Hommage à Franz Schubert qui aimait la guitare": I. Allegro moderato8:30 6Sonata romantica "Hommage à Franz Schubert qui aimait la guitare": II. Andante5:55 7Sonata romantica "Hommage à Franz Schubert qui aimait la guitare": III. Allegretto vivo3:44 8Sonata romantica "Hommage à Franz Schubert qui aimait la guitare": IV. Allegro non troppo e serioso7:23 9Guitar Sonata no. 6 "Paganini": I. Allegro risoluto10:37 10Guitar Sonata no. 6 "Paganini": II. Romanza. Più tosto largo3:35 11Guitar Sonata no. 6 "Paganini": III. Andantino variato9:19 | Compilation | 4 July 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Manuel Ponce head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 22 | 87.8th |
| Studio albums | 21 | 96.7th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 25 | 95.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -24 | 7.9th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | National Prize for Arts and Sciences | won |
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