Iliana Matos Plays Ponce’s Sonata clásica

ByBradford Werner
2019

Iliana Matos plays the first movement Allegro from Sonata clásica (1928) by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948). This comes via her YouTube channel. We don’t hear these Ponce sonatas as often as we should these days. I guess they are a lot of work and were played heavily in the past. Although difficult, the writing is so lush with thick harmony, strong melodic lines, and larger sonata forms being used. I personally love Sonata III the best but this classical hommage is also great. Fantastic playing by Matos who now lives in Canada and teaches at the University of Lethbridge. You can learn more about her at her bio page on her website.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.