Lecuona Plays Lecuona

 

Ante El Escorial 

Lecuona Plays Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona At The Piano

RCA Victor LPM 1055

1955

From the back cover: Perhaps it is not often that one asks the question, "Who is Cuba's leading composer?", but when it is asked there is only one answer – Ernesto Lecuona. Indeed, Señor Lecuona is easily on of the giants among musicians of world-wide standing, and certainly one of the most versatile – he has written in almost every musical form, and in each has magnificently enriched our experience and broadened our pleasure. He is a serious composer whose popular music is in no way affected by "classical" mannerisms, and a popular composer whose gifts for melody is carried unerringly into his more intellectually significant work.

Since it is generally conceded that no one interprets a composer's work with quite the same enthusiasm and understanding as the composer himself, Señor Lecuona was flown to New York for the express purpose of making these recordings. His keyboard technique is equally as imposing as the talent he lavishes on his varied composition – it is all-embracing, warm and sure, with a light-hearted touch which kindles a unique personal glow. – Bill Zeitung

Malaguena 

Noche Azul

Ante El Escorial 

La Comparsa

Danza Negra

Siempre En Mi Corazon

Siboney

Andalucia 

San Francisco El Grande

Danza Lucumi

En Tres Por Cuatro

A La Antigua

Canto Del Guajiro 

Maria La O

La Habanera

Damisela Encantadora

Crisantemo

Romantico