From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ricardo Castro
Ricardo Castro
Rafael
Ricardo Castro Herrera (Rafael de la Santísima Trinidad Teresa Carreño while in Europe. When he returned to
Herrera)
Castro Herrera (7 February 1864, Hacienda de santa Bár- Mexico he was appointed music director of the National
bara, Durango – 27 November 1907, Mexico City) was a Conservatory of Music by Justo Sierra and kept that work
Mexican concert pianist and composer, considered the until he died of pneumonia in January 1907.
last romantic of the time of Porfirio Díaz. Castro’s music for piano tends to be very colourful
and sentimental with a kind of virtuosity in the style of
Life Liszt. He often connects many musical themes in brilliant
passages of virtuosity.[1]
Castro’s father, Vicente Castro, was a deputy congress-
man; his mother was María de Jesús Herrera. Castro be-
gan his music education with Pedro H. Ceniseros. In 1879
References
his family moved to Mexico City where the boy entered [1] Moreno Rivas, Yolanda. 1995. Rostros del
the National Conservatory of Music and studied piano Nacionalismo en la Música mexicana:un ensayo de
with Juan Salvatierra and Julio Ituarte, He studied har- interpretación. Segunda Edición[México DF]
mony and counterpoint with Melesio Morales. He fin- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
ished all his studies just in 5 years, half of the usual 10. He Escuela Nacional de Música. p.84, 85.
graduated in 1883.
Castro began his musical career as a concert pianist
and composer before finishing his studies. In 1882, he
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won two prizes. At 19, Castro finished his First Symphony • Free scores by Ricardo Castro at the International
in C Minor; the symphony was premiered in 1988, 81 Music Score Library Project
years after his death. Persondata
In 1883 the Government of Mexico chose some of Name Castro, Ricardo
Castro’s works to send to Venezuela for the Simon Boli-
var centenary and later in 1884 he made a concert tour Alternative names
through United States. Short description
1896 was the year of the first premiere of the first act Date of birth
of Castro’s opera Atzimba. The second act is lost.
Place of birth
Castro received a scholarship from the Government
of Mexico and went to Europe from 1903 to 1906 to give Date of death 27 November 1907
master classes in conservatories in Paris, Brussels, Rome, Place of death
Milan and Leipzig. He published in Paris many Mexican
dances for piano in the Habanera style. He studied with
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