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The sonatas for guitar by the Mexican composer Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948) demonstrate his remarkableability to compose music inspired by a wide variety of styles. From early romantic works like Estrellita (1912)to the more complex harmonic language of his Concierto for violin (1943), Ponce displayed extraordinary versatility.Initially influenced by French modern music and late romantic works, he developed a distinctive musicallanguage that combined romanticism, modernism, and nationalism. His collaboration with guitarist AndresSegovia resulted in his first composition for guitar, the Sonata Mexicana (1923), blending French Impressionismwith Mexican folk music.During his stay in Paris from 1925 to 1932, Ponce developed an interest in Neoclassicism and Bitonality, asevidenced in his Suite bitonal for piano. Among his most significant works for guitar is Sonata III (1927), whichincorporates romantic, neoclassical, and Mexican and Spanish folk elements. His guitar music was always inspiredby Segovia, who suggested numerous works, including the Sonatina Meridional (1930), a tribute to Spanish musicaltradition.Ponce's other notable works for guitar include the Sonata Clasica (1927), a tribute to Fernando Sor, and theSonata Romantica (1928), inspired by Franz Schubert. These compositions further demonstrate his unique abilityto blend traditional influences with his own distinctive voice.The Mexican composer wrote eight sonatas (six sonatas and two sonatinas) for guitar, two of which were lostduring the looting of Segovia's apartment in Barcelona in 1936. Manuel Maria Ponce - Complete Guitar Sonataspresents for the first time the guitar sonatas in their entirety, including the surviving movements of these lostcompositions and Sonata VI, a pastiche of Paganini's famous Grande Sonata for guitar. The works are performed bya group of artists under the guidance of M° Stefano G
