Ruiz Lastres is a Cuban
composer with over 100 varied
works, multiple awards and
honors, and is a major
presence in music education in
Cuba. It is natural that
Hildegard Publishing founder
Sylvia Glickman, on a trip to
Havana, would meet with this
composer and be so impressed
as to browse her body of work.
Glickman was especially taken
with this Fantasia con
Habanera, a three-movement
original work, which captures
elements of Cuban folk music,
together with Ruiz Lastres'
contemporary paradigm. Violin
and piano play off of each
other in a well-balanced
dance-like atmosphere, perfect
as the premiere Hildegard
edition of this composer. For
intermediate to advanced
performers.
