A Mexican string quartet adventure, from Julián Carrillo to Hilda Paredes

To celebrate Mexican Independence Day and the Hispanic Heritage Month, this is a selection of 15 Mexican string quartets, including pieces by historical composers as Julián Carrillo, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez and Manuel M. Ponce, and contemporary compositions by dynamic living composers. As a plus, there are works by remarkable composers exiled in Mexico such as the American Conlon Nancarrow and the Spanish Rodolfo Halffter.

The works are listed chronologically by date of composition. Enjoy and share!

Julián Carrillo (1875-1965)

First Quartet in quarter tones (c. 1924)

Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940)

String Quartet No. 2 (Magueyes) (1931)

String Quartet No. 4 (Música de feria) (1932)

Manuel M. Ponce (1882-1948)

String Quartet (1932)

Salvador Contreras (1910-1982)

String Quartet No. 2 (1936)

Miguel Bernal Jiménez (1910-1956)

Cuarteto Virreinal (Viceregal Quartet) (1937)

Carlos Chávez (1899-1978)

String Quartet No. 3 (1943)

Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997)

String Quartet No. 1 (1945)

Rodolfo Halffter (1900-1987)

String Quartet, Op. 24 (1958)

Alfonso de Elías (1902-1984)

String Quartet No. 2 (1961)

Mario Lavista (1943-2021)

Reflejos de la noche (1984)

Javier Álvarez (1956-2023)

Metro Chabacano (1991)

Arturo Márquez (1950)

Homenaje a Gismonti (1993)

Gabriela Ortiz (1964)

Altar de muertos (1997)

Hilda Paredes (1957)

String Quartet No. 2, Cuerdas del destino (Strings of destiny) (2008)