Works for Cello

Chanson Triste (1927), for cello and piano.

Petite Valse (1927), for cello and piano.

Andante Mesto (1934), for cello and piano.

Andante, (1937), for cello, organ and string orchestra.

Preludio (1942), for cello and piano.

Cuatro piezas (1937-66), for cello and piano.

Tres piezas, for cello and piano.

Sources:

  • Furman Schleifer, M., and Galván, G. (2016). Latin American Classical Composers, A Biographical Dictionary. London: Rowman & Littlefield.

  • Naxos Records. Alfonso de Elías. Naxos Records. https://www.naxos.com/person/Alfonso_de_Elias/89053.htm

  • Slonimsky, N. (1946). Music of Latin America. George G. Harrap & Co. LTP. https://archive.org/details/MusicOfTheLatinAmerica

Alfonso de Elías

Mexican composer, pianist, and teacher, born August 30, 1902, died August 19, 1984.

Alfonso de Elías was born in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in 1902. His primary piano teacher was José F. Velázquez. Between 1915 and 1927, de Elías studied composition with Gustavo E. Campa and Rafael J. Tello at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música of the INBA, where he later became Professor of Harmony (1963). He also served on staff at the UNAM, where he taught piano (1958). De Elías’s compositions are considered quite tonal and he is often considered one of the last romantic composers from Mexico.