Short bio Silvestre Revueltas
Birthday:
1899 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Mexico
Died:
1940 in Mexico City, Mexico
Active:
1920s - 1930s
Genre:
Classical,Easy Listening,Avant-Garde
Period:
20th Century, Modern
Full biography Silvestre Revueltas
Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez was a Mexican composer, conductor, and violinist who lived from December 31, 1899, to October 5, 1940. He is known for his contributions to Mexican classical music and his innovative style, which incorporated elements of Mexican folk music and modernist trends. Revueltas wrote a variety of works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, and film, as well as scores for ballet and other dance forms.
Revueltas began his music studies at a young age, and later went on to study music in the United States in the 1920s. He spent some time in New York City, where he was exposed to the latest musical trends, including modernist composers like Igor Stravinsky. He returned to Mexico in the 1930s, where he became involved in the country's cultural and political scene. He worked as a conductor with the National Symphony Orchestra, and taught at the National Conservatory of Music.
Revueltas' music often reflects his social and political views, and he was known for his support of workers' rights and other social justice causes. Some of his most notable works include "Sensemaya," "La noche de los mayas," and "Redes," which he wrote for a film about the hardships of the fishing industry. His works are characterized by their intense rhythms, use of percussion, and incorporation of Mexican folk music motifs.
Despite his contributions to Mexican music, Revueltas remained relatively unknown outside of his native country until the late 20th century. However, his music has since gained international recognition and his works are now regularly performed by orchestras around the world. Today, Revueltas is considered one of Mexico's most important composers and cultural figures.
Compositions featuring Silvestre Revueltas
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hora de Junio, for narrator & orchestra (edited by José Limantour) | 10:55 min | Orchestral | 1958 |
| 2 | Este era un rey, suite for chamber orchestra | 5:39 min | Orchestral | 1940 |
| 3 | Dos Pequeñas Piezas Serias, pieces (2) for wind quintet | 4:22 min | Chamber Music | 1940 |
| 4 | La Coronela, ballet for orchestra | 34:10 min | Ballet | 1940 |
| 5 | La Noche de los Mayas, film score | 27:36 min | Film Score | 1939 |
| 6 | La Noche de los Mayas, suite for orchestra (compiled by José Limantour from the film score) | 28:40 min | Orchestral | 1939 |
| 7 | Cinco Canciones para Niños y Dos Canciones Profanas (7), song cycle for voice & chamber orchestra | 8:58 min | Vocal Music | 1939 |
| 8 | Canción, for piano | 0:40 min | Keyboard | 1939 |
| 9 | Allegro, for piano | 0:56 min | Keyboard | 1939 |
| 10 | Cinco Canciones para Niños y Dos Canciones Profanas (7), song cycle for voice & piano | Vocal Music | 1938 | |
| 11 | Tres Sonetos, for chamber ensemble (Hora de Junio) | 5:59 min | Orchestral | 1938 |
| 12 | Música para charlar, concert version of film score for orchestra | 14:49 min | Orchestral | 1938 |
| 13 | Itinerarios, for orchestra | 9:43 min | Orchestral | 1938 |
| 14 | Sensemaya, for orchestra | 6:21 min | Orchestral | 1938 |
| 15 | Escenas infantiles, for chamber orchestra | 2:30 min | Orchestral | 1938 |
| 16 | Caminando, for 2 voices & instrumental ensemble | 3:45 min | Vocal Music | 1937 |
| 17 | Sensemaya, for chamber orchestra | 6:12 min | Orchestral | 1937 |
| 18 | No sé por qué piensas tú, song for voice & instrumental ensemble | 3:19 min | Vocal Music | 1937 |
| 19 | Homenaje a Federico García Lorca, for chamber orchestra | 11:04 min | Orchestral | 1936 |
| 20 | Redes, suite for orchestra (compiled by Erich Kleiber from the film score) | 22:08 min | Orchestral | 1935 |
| 21 | Planos, for small orchestra | 7:34 min | Orchestral | 1934 |
| 22 | Redes, film score for orchestra | 26:28 min | Film Score | 1934 |
| 23 | Danza geométrica, for orchestra | 8:53 min | Orchestral | 1934 |
| 24 | Caminos, for orchestra | 8:35 min | Orchestral | 1934 |
| 25 | El renacuajo paseador, children's pantomime for instrumental ensemble | 4:28 min | Show/Musical | 1933 |
| 26 | Janitzio, for orchestra | 7:05 min | Orchestral | 1933 |
| 27 | Toccata (sin Fuga), for solo violin, 6 wind instruments & 3 perucssionists | 3:48 min | Chamber Music | 1933 |
| 28 | Troka: Dance Pantomime for Children, for orchestra | 9:01 min | Show/Musical | 1933 |
| 29 | Ocho por radio, for chamber orchestra | 5:10 min | Orchestral | 1933 |
| 30 | String Quartet No. 4 ("Música de Feria") | 9:06 min | Chamber Music | 1932 |
| 31 | Tres Piezas, pieces (3) for violin & piano | 7:36 min | Chamber Music | 1932 |
| 32 | Ranas, for voice & instrumental ensemble | 3:32 min | Vocal Music | 1932 |
| 33 | Alcancias, for orchestra | 10:12 min | Orchestral | 1932 |
| 34 | Parián, for voice, mixed chorus & chamber orchestra | 3:09 min | Choral | 1932 |
| 35 | El tecolote, song for voice & instrumental ensemble | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | 1932 |
| 36 | Duo para pato y canario, for voice & instrumental ensemble | 3:40 min | Vocal Music | 1932 |
| 37 | Colorines, for chamber orchestra | 7:19 min | Orchestral | 1932 |
| 38 | String Quartet No. 2 ("Magueyes") | 10:20 min | Chamber Music | 1931 |
| 39 | String Quartet No. 3 | 13:05 min | Chamber Music | 1931 |
| 40 | Cuauhnáhuac, for string orchestra | 14:50 min | Orchestral | 1931 |
| 41 | Cuauhnáhuac, for orchestra | 10:15 min | Orchestral | 1931 |
| 42 | Ventanas, for orchestra | 10:27 min | Orchestral | 1931 |
| 43 | String Quartet No. 1 | 10:31 min | Chamber Music | 1930 |
| 44 | Pieza para Doce Instrumentos, for instrumental ensemble | 6:10 min | Orchestral | 1929 |
| 45 | El afilador, for wind septet | 3:15 min | Chamber Music | 1929 |
| 46 | Cuatro Pequeños trozos, little pieces (4) for 2 violins & cello | 6:06 min | Chamber Music | 1929 |
| 47 | El afilador, for violin & piano | 2:31 min | Chamber Music | 1924 |
| 48 | Tierra p'a las macetas, for violin & piano | 2:13 min | Chamber Music | 1924 |
| 49 | Adagio, for piano | 2:00 min | Keyboard | 1918 |
Albums featuring Silvestre Revueltas
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Revueltas, Copland – Two Classic Political Film Scores(CD, ) | 2022 | Naxos |
| 2 |  |
Moncayo, Vázquez, Castro, Revueltas, Iannarelli, Orquesta Juvenil Universitaria Eduardo Mata, Pablo Garibay, Gustavo Rivero Weber – El Árbol De La Vida - Music From Mexico(CD, ) | 2019 | Naxos |
| 3 |  |
Bernstein, Gershwin, Revueltas, Piazzolla, Houston Symphony, Andrés Orozco-Estrada – Music Of The Americas(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album) | 2018 | PentaTone |
| 4 |  |
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sibelius, Bartok, Ligeti, Stravinsky, Lutoslawski, Nielsen, Revueltas, Herrmann, Salonen – Untitled(3×CD, Compilation) | 2015 | Sony Classical |
| 5 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Ensemble KNM Berlin • Gabriel Urrutia • Roland Kluttig – Ensemble Works(CD, Album) | 2015 | Neos |
| 6 |  |
Fernández, Ginastera, Hung, Márquez, Moncayo, Revueltas, Romero, Orquesta Sinfónica De Venezuela, Theodore Kuchar – Latin American Classics(CD, ) | 2012 | Brilliant Classics |
| 7 |  |
Stravinsky | Revueltas | Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra Of Venezuela | Gustavo Dudamel – Rite | 2010 | |
| 8 |  |
Varèse / Chávez / Revueltas / Messiaen / Harrison – The View From The Edge(CD, Compilation) | 2009 | Él |
| 9 |  |
Bizet / Serebrier, Ginastera • Villa Lobos • Revueltas • 'The President's Own' United States Marine Band – Carmen Symphony | 2008 | Naxos |
| 10 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Ebony Band Amsterdam, Werner Herbers, Juan Carlos Tajes – Homenaje A Revueltas(SACD, Multichannel) | 2004 | Channel Classics |
| 11 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – OSUG, José Luis Castillo – Esquinas / Redes / Esquinas / Toccata (Sin Fuga)(CD, ) | 2004 | Quindecim Recordings |
| 12 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, Ricardo Tacuchian, Max Lifchitz, Raoul Pleskow, Joanne Kuchera-Morin, Allan Crossman – Mélange(CD, ) | 2004 | North/South Consonance |
| 13 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra, Enrique Barrios – Orchestral Music: La Noche De Los Mayas / Sensemayá / La Coronela | 2002 | Naxos |
| 14 |  |
Sylvia-Elisabeth Viertel, Andreas Frölich (2), Robert Schumann, Enrique Granados, Astor Piazzolla, Silvestre Revueltas, Franz Schubert – Works For Violin & Piano(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2000 | Signum |
| 15 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas - Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group – Sensemayá · The Music Of Silvestre Revueltas | 1999 | Sony Classical |
| 16 |  |
Centennial Anthology (1899-1999) | 1999 | RCA Red Seal |
| 17 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Gisèle Ben-Dor, Santa Barbara Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra – La Coronela / Itinerarios / Colorines | 1998 | Koch International Classics |
| 18 |  |
Revueltas / Moncayo / Márquez, Enrique Arturo Diemecke – La Coronela / Sinfonía / Danzón 2(CD, Stereo) | 1997 | Spartacus |
| 19 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Enrique Arturo Diemecke Conducting Camerata De Las Américas – Sensemayá: The Unknown Revueltas(CD, ) | 1996 | Dorian Recordings |
| 20 |  |
Herrera De La Fuente, Orquesta Sinfonic De Xalapa / Orquesta Sinfónica De Minería – Moncayo • Revueltas • Halffter • Galindo • Chávez – Huapango(CD, Compilation) | 1995 | Opus Magnum International |
| 21 |  |
Chávez / Galindo / Halffter / Ponce / Revueltas / Villanueva – Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Batiz – Musica Mexicana, Vol. 5(CD, Compilation) | 1995 | ASV Digital |
| 22 |  |
Chávez, Revueltas, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Enrique Batiz – Musica Mexicana Volume 8(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1995 | ASV Digital |
| 23 |  |
Halffter / Moncayo / Ponce / Revueltas – Henryk Szeryng, Alfonso Moreno, Enrique Batiz – Musica Mexicana, Vol. 3(CD, Compilation) | 1994 | ASV |
| 24 |  |
Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, José Pablo Moncayo, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional De México – Revueltas - Redes - Diemecke OSN(CD, Album) | 1994 | Sony Masterworks |
| 25 |  |
Galindo, Moncayo, Revueltas, Rosas, Villanueva / Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México , Director : Herrera De La Fuente – México Clásico(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1994 | Spartacus (6) |
| 26 |  |
Night Of The Mayas | 1994 | Catalyst |
| 27 |  |
Castro / Chávez / Galindo / Jiménez / Revueltas – Enrique Batiz – Musica Mexicana, Vol. 4(CD, Compilation) | 1994 | ASV Digital |
| 28 |  |
Chávez / Revueltas / Villa-Lobos / Mabarak / Quintanar / Galindo / Halffter / Moncayo – Orchestre Philharmonique De Mexico, Fernando Lozano – Musique Mexicaine(2×CD, Compilation) | 1993 | Forlane |
| 29 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas / Cuarteto Latinoamericano – Musica De Feria – The String Quartets(CD, Album) | 1993 | New Albion |
| 30 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas / Julián Orbón / Alberto Ginastera – Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela, Eduardo Mata, Cuarteto Latinoamericano – Redes / Sensemayá / Concerto Grosso / Pampeana No. 3(CD, Album) | 1993 | Dorian Recordings |
| 31 |  |
Chávez / Revueltas – Enrique Bátiz – Bátiz Conducts Music Of His Country(CD, ) | 1993 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 32 |  |
Enrique Batiz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México - Carlos Chávez, Silvestre Revueltas – Sinfonia De Antigona · Symphony No. 4 "Sinfonia Romantica" | Caminos · Musica Para Charlar · Ventanas(Cassette, Stereo) | 1993 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 33 |  |
Chávez / Ponce / Revueltas – Szeryng, Bátiz – Musica Mexicana, Vol. 2(CD, Compilation) | 1993 | ASV |
| 34 |  |
Herrera De La Fuente, Orquesta Sinfonic De Xalapa / Orquesta Sinfónica De Minería – Moncayo • Revueltas • Halffter • Galindo • Chávez – Huapango | 1992 | Opus Magnum International |
| 35 |  |
Piazzolla, Copland, Chávez, Revueltas, Ginastera, New World Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas – Latin American Classics(CD, Compilation) | 1992 | Decca |
| 36 |  |
Messiaen, Revueltas, Ruggles - Ensemble 21 (4), Arthur Weisberg – Et Expecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum / Homenaje A Federico Garcia Lorca / Angels For Muted Brass(CD, Stereo) | 1991 | Summit Records (3) |
| 37 |  |
Chávez / Ponce / Revueltas – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Batiz – Musica Mexicana(CD, Album) | 1990 | ASV Digital |
| 38 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Fernando Lozano, Orchestre Philharmonique De Mexico – Hommage À Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) - 50e Anniversaire(CD, Album) | 1990 | Forlane |
| 39 |  |
Chávez / Revueltas – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de Mexico, Bátiz – Sinfonia de Antigona / Symphony No. 4 / Caminos / Musica Para Charlar / Ventanas | 1989 | ASV Digital |
| 40 |  |
Ginastera • Revueltas • Villa-Lobos - Cuarteto Latinoamericano – String Quartets | Cuartetos Para Cuerdas(CD, ) | 1989 | Elan Recordings |
| 41 |  |
Carrillo, Revueltas, Quintanar, Hernandez Moncada, Muench – Maricarmen Higuera - Piano(12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album) | 1988 | Fondo INBA-SACM |
| 42 |  |
La Noche De Los Mayas / Caminos / Música Para Charlar / Ventanas(LP, Album) | 1985 | Departamento Del Distrito Federal |
| 43 |  |
Bernal Jiménez / Galindo / Halffter / Revueltas – Enrique Bátiz, Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México – Música Mexicana(LP, Album, Special Edition) | 1984 | Departamento Del Distrito Federal |
| 44 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas, Cuarteto De Cuerdas Latinoamericano – Los Cuarteto De Cuerdas De Silvestre Revueltas(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1984 | Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico |
| 45 |  |
Moncayo / Revueltas / Chávez / Galindo – Xalapa Symphony Orchestra, Herrera De La Fuente – Huapango | 1982 | Vox Cum Laude |
| 46 |  |
Revueltas – Orchestre Philharmonique De Mexico, Fernando Lozano – La Nuit Des Mayas / Hommage À Federico Garcia Lorca | 1981 | Forlane |
| 47 |  |
Chavez / Moncayo / Revueltas, Enrique Batiz, Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico – Symphony No. 2 / Huapango / Sensemaya / Homage To Garcia Lorca | 1981 | Varèse Sarabande |
| 48 |  |
Carlos Chávez, Carlos Jiménez Mabarak, José Pablo Moncayo, Silvestre Revueltas – 4 Compositores Mexicanos | 1980 | Forlane |
| 49 |  |
Revueltas, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton (2) – Musica De Camara(LP, Album) | 1980 | RCA Victor |
| 50 |  |
Геннадий Рождественский – Симфонические Миниатюры | 1980 | Мелодия |
| 51 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – Orquesta Sinfónica De Xalapa, Luis Herrera De La Fuente – La Noche De Los Mayas(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1980 | RCA Victor |
| 52 |  |
Revueltas – Eduardo Mata, New Philharmonia Orchestra – Music Of Revueltas | 1977 | RCA Red Seal |
| 53 |  |
Carlos Chávez, Silvestre Revueltas, Eduardo Mata, Orquesta De La Universidad – Discovery - Sensemayá - Sinfonía No. 3(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1971 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 54 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas / Alberto Ginastera, The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester – Redes / "Ollantay", a Symphonic Triptych | 1969 | First Edition Records |
| 55 |  |
José Rolón / Blas Galindo / Silvestre Revueltas – Miguel Garcia Mora, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, Luis Herrera De La Fuente – Concierto Para Piano Y Orquesta / Sones De Mariachi / Janitzio(LP) | 1969 | RCA Victor |
| 56 |  |
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic / Villa-Lobos – Latin American Fiesta | 1969 | Columbia Masterworks |
| 57 |  |
Revueltas – Orquesta Sinfonica De Guadalajara , Director Limantour – La Noche De Los Mayas / Musica Para Charlar(LP, Stereo) | 1960 | Musart |
| 58 |  |
Revueltas / Bernal / Ponce – Limantour, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional – Janitzio / Tres Cartas De Mexico / Ferial | 1958 | Musart |
| 59 |  |
Carlos Surinach / Carlos Chavez / Silvestre Revueltas – Maro Ajemian, Anahid Ajemian – Doppio Concertino / Sonatina / Three Pieces | 1956 | MGM Records |
| 60 |  |
Chabrier / Honegger / Mossolov / Revueltas - Argeo Quadri, Hermann Scherchen, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of London – Pacific 231 / Iron Foundry / Sensemaya / España / Study In Percussion(Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Mono, 7" Cine Reel, Album) | 1956 | Sonotape |
| 61 |  |
Silvestre Revueltas – The M-G-M Chamber Orchestra, Carlos Surinach – The Music Of Silvestre Revueltas | 1956 | MGM Records |
| 62 |  |
Revueltas / Mossolov / Chabrier - Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of London Conducted By Argeo Quadri – Sensemaya, Cuauhnahuac / Iron Foundry / España | 1955 | Westminster |
| 63 |  |
Chávez / Revueltas / Surinach / Villa-Lobos – Izler Solomon, The M-G-M Chamber Orchestra – Spanish And Latin-American Music For Unusual Instrumental Combinations | 1955 | MGM Records |
| 64 |  |
Grofé / Revueltas - Leonard Bernstein, New Yorker Philharmoniker – Grand Canyon Suite / Sensemayá(LP, Stereo) | - | CBS |
| 65 |  |
Jacqueline Greissle / Josef Wolman, Silvestre Revueltas / Charles Ives – Songs(LP, Album, Mono) | - | SPA Records |
| 66 |  |
Revueltas / Chávez / Moncayo – Orquesta Filarmónica De La Cuidad De México, Herrera de la Fuente – Nacionalismo Musical Mexicano(CD, ) | - | Clásicos Mexicanos |
| 67 |  |
Alex Blin, Alberto Ginastera, Antonio Tauriello, José Maria Castro, Amadeo Roldán, Silvestre Revueltas, Heitor Villa-Lobos – Iberoamerikanische Klaviermusik In 20. Jahrhundert(LP, Album) | - | Da Camera |
Videos featuring Silvestre Revueltas
Mexico: Moncayo/Revueltas/Chávez - Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico (1981)
This special album featuring Mexican composers and their works was associated with the Mexico exhibit held at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. This was one of the early LPs to have been digitally recorded and mastered.
José Pablo Moncay
Chavez/Moncayo/Revueltas - Enrique Batiz,Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico 1/2
Chavez / Moncayo / Revueltas - Enrique Batiz / Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico -- Music Of Mexico: Symphony No. 2 / Huapango / Sensemaya / Homage To Garcia Lorca
Tracklist:
A1 Huapango - Composed By -- José Pablo Moncayo 6:29
A2 Sensemayá - Com
Carlos Chávez: Sinfonia No.2, "Sinfonía India" (1935/1936)
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Sensemaya
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Sensemaya · Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
Revueltas: Orchestral Music
℗ 2002 Naxos
Released on: 2002-11-12
Orchestra: Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Enrique Barrios
Composer: Silvestre Revuelt
Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya)
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Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya) · Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
Revueltas: Orchestral Music
℗ 2002 Naxos
Released on: 2002-11-12
Orchestra: Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Enrique Barrio
Chavez/Moncayo/Revueltas - Enrique Batiz,Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico 2/2
Chavez / Moncayo / Revueltas - Enrique Batiz / Orquesta Sinfonica Del Estado De Mexico -- Music Of Mexico: Symphony No. 2 / Huapango / Sensemaya / Homage To Garcia Lorca
Tracklist:
B1 Homage To Federico Garcia Lorca - Composed By -- Silvestre Revuelt
Noche de jaranas (Night of the Revelry)
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Noche de jaranas (Night of the Revelry) · Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
Revueltas: Orchestral Music
℗ 2002 Naxos
Released on: 2002-11-12
Orchestra: Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Enrique Barri
La Coronela
Provided to YouTube by MNRK Music Group
La Coronela · Santa Barbara Symphony · Gisele Ben-dor
Revueltas: Itinerarios; Colorines; La Coronela
℗ 1998 KOCH INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS
Released on: 1998-07-21
Composer: Silvestre Revueltas
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