Monday, October 26, 2009

Juventino Rosas (1868-1894)


A very well known violinist and composer of Otomí Indian birth. His father was a harpist and his brothers were guitarists and singers. Shortly before he died in 1894, Rosas composed a set of five waltzes entitled Sobre las olas. This piece is very commonly known in today's repertoire.

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