Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona

Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnesto leˈkwona]; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as well as pieces for piano and symphonic orchestra. In the 1930s, he helped establish a popular band, the Lecuona Cuban Boys, which showcased some of his most successful pieces and was later taken over by Armando Oréfiche. In the 1950s, Lecuona recorded several LPs, including solo piano albums for RCA Victor. He moved to the United States after the Cuban Revolution and died in Spain in 1963.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1896 (Guanabacoa), Died November 29, 1963 (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, lyricist, songwriter, leader, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 403 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-T-1150	10-in.	9/29/1932	Canto indio	Orellana Garcia	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-04-01]	10-in.	5/4/1923	Danze no. 32	Ernesto Lecuona	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1923-05-04-02]	10-in.	5/4/1923	Avalon	Ernesto Lecuona	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W151366	10-in.	2/27/1931	African lament	Enric Madriguera's Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	[W]151403	10-in.	3/9/1931	Siboney	Harry Reser’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	[W]151405	10-in.	3/9/1931	African lament	Harry Reser’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W151447	10-in.	3/20/1931	Siboney	Enrique Madriguera and his Rumba Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W98635	12-in.	2/20/1929	Two Cuban dances	José Echániz	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	CO16590	10-in.	1/22/1935	Quiero : Canción bolero	Virgilio Rabén	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	CO17054	10-in.	3/15/1935	Quiero : Bolero	Cuarteto Flores	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO17440	10-in.	approximately 1935	Malagueña	Francisco P. Cortés	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	CO17441	10-in.	approximately 1935	Andalucía	Francisco P. Cortés	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	CO18589	10-in.	1/27/1936	Para vigo me voy : Conga	Orquesta Johnny Rodríguez	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO18670	10-in.	2/14/1936	Malagueña	Horacio Zito	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	CO18671	10-in.	2/14/1936	Andalucía	Horacio Zito	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	CO19702	10-in.	8/14/1936	Damisela encantadora : Vals canción	Perla Violeta Amado	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Columbia	CO20718	10-in.	2/23/1937	Tus labios	Orquesta Pedro Vía	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO21667	10-in.	9/9/1937	Estudiantina	Trío Johnny Rodríguez‏	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	CO21694	10-in.	9/14/1937	Ahora que eres mía	Orquesta Pedro Vía	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO22629	10-in.	3/29/1938	Muñequita de cristal : Valse	Orquesta Pedro Vía	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO23726	10-in.	11/17/1938	Celos : Bolero canción	Maya y su Orquesta Cubana	Vocal and instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO29556	10-in.	1/24/1941	Negro ganga	Rafael y su Conjunto de Ritmo	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	CO38411	10-in.	approximately 1948	En una noche asi	Victoria Córdova ; Orquesta Lázaro Quintero ; Lázaro Quintero	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W93999	10-in.	approximately 1925	Es un golfo	Juan Pulido	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W95273	10-in.	approximately 1927	Loa está de fiesta	Ernesto Lecuona	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer

(Results 251-275 of 403 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lecuona, Ernesto," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104088.

Lecuona, Ernesto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104088.

"Lecuona, Ernesto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.