Lecuona, Ernesto 1896 - 1963
Author: Higuchi, Ai
Last updated：October 1, 2007
Author: Higuchi, Ai
Born in Guanabacoa, near Havana, in 1896, he was a composer, pianist, and bandleader. He gave his first public performance as a pianist at the age of five. In 1910, he enrolled in the National Conservatory of Music in Havana, where he studied composition under Joaquín Nin. He debuted in New York in 1916. While settling in the United States, he formed the band "Lecuona Cuban Boys" and achieved success touring from the United States to South America and Europe.
He left behind numerous works across a wide range of genres, including not only classical music but also shows, musicals, and film scores. Regarding his style, while the influence of 19th-century French modernism, particularly Fauré, can be observed in his salon pieces, his piano suites incorporating Cuban folk music show a resemblance to the style of the Spanish composer Albéniz.
Works(64)
Concerto (1)
Works with orchestral accompaniment (4)
Piano Solo (6)
pieces (9)
waltz (13)
Various works (34)