Mario Lavista

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Being the nephew of Mexican composer Raúl Lavista, Profesor Mario Lavista was born with composition in his blood. His compositions cover a variety of genres including chamber music, along with compositions for theater, film, television, several orchestral works, and vocal music. In addition to composing, he is also an accomplished author. Lavista was born in Mexico City in 1943. He began studying piano when he was a child. When he tried to enter the National Conservatory of Music, he was rejected because its director thought his hands were too small. Not long after this rejection, he met Carlos Chávez, who took him on as a student. From Chávez, Lavista learned much more than piano. The artist also gave him basic lessons in harmony, counterpoint and analysis. He also became a part of Chávez' music workship, which was a part of the National Conservatory. After completing his studies in composition, he received a scholarship from the French government to study in Paris. After returning to Mexico, Lavista ventured away from traditional classical music for a short while. Lavista, Nicolás Echevarría, Fernando Baena, and Juan Herrejón founded an improvisation group called Quanta. The group was interested in the spontaneous creation and performance of music. At the same time Lavista was also fascinated by electronic music and worked at the newly opened electronic music studios at the National Conservatory in 1970 and NHK in Tokyo from 1970 to 1973. In 1979, he turned his eye to mo

top songs

albums

Lavista: Complete String Quartets

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Rhythm & Texture

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Mi Alma Mexicana (My Mexican Soul)

Canto del alba: Música para flauta de Mario Lavista

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Tangos insólitos

Kailash

Cuaderno De Viaje

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My Mexican Soul

Mario Lavista: Gargantua

Piano Recital: Lifchitz, Max - Castro Herrera, R. / Ponce, M.M. / Chavez, C. / Moncayo, J.P. / Hernandez, M.E. (Mexico - 100 Years of Piano Music)

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Orchestral Music (Mexican) - Revueltas, S. / Ibarra, F. / Ortiz, G. / Enriquez, M.

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