Manuel De Falla/ El Amor Brujo (Love the Magician)
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Walter Morales, conductor
Mary Beth Sederburg, mezzo-soprano
March 30th, 2000
Carnegie Music Hall,
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Manuel de Falla: El Amor Brujo (Danza del Fuego)

The "Celia" Waltz Suite was written in 1898 by the Costa Rican composer Julio Fonseca. Fonseca was 13 years old at the time and this work marks the beginning of a distinguished series of waltzes written over a span of 52 years. This recording is from the world premiere performance on August 6th, 2013 at the University of Costa Rica. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898)						
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen			
María de los Angeles (1914)				
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914)				
Tout en Blanc (1930)		
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 	
Hacia el Ideal (1934)		
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169			
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico


Julio Fonseca: "Celia" Waltz Suite (1898)

"Señorita Centro America" Waltz, written by the Costa Rican composer Julio Fonseca. World Premiere performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Señorita Centro America" Waltz

"Leda" Waltz-Intermezzo (1914) is the most famous composition by the Costa Rican composer Julio Fonseca. Performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Leda" Waltz-Intermezzo (1914)

"Tout en Blanc" Waltz was composed to commemorate the graduation of the senior class of 1930 from The High School for Ladies in San José, Costa Rica. 
Live recording from the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013.
Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Tout en Blanc" Waltz (1930)

"Infanta Beatriz de Caracas" Waltz (1941). Performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Infanta Beatriz de Caracas" (1941)

"Cochita" Waltz was written in 1942. World Premiere performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Cochita" Waltz (1942)

"Los Cuenticos de Cuticos" Waltz was written in 1944. Performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Vals Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Vals Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Vals Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Los cuenticos de Cuticos" Waltz (1944)

"Virginia" Waltz was written in 1944. Performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Virginia" Waltz

Waltz Impromptu No. 1 is dedicated to the composer Jaime Fonseca Mora. 
Performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. 
Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Vals Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Vals Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Vals Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: Waltz impromptu No. 1, Op. 169

"María Elena" (Waltz Impromptu No. 2) was written in 1949 and it is dedicated to the memory of Julio Fonseca's wife (María Elena Mora de Fonseca). World Premiere performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Waltz Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Maria Elena" Waltz Impromptu No. 2

"Teenagers" Waltz is from the Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" and it was composed in 1950. Performance at the University of Costa Rica on August 6th, 2013. Walter Morales, piano.

Waltzes by Julio Fonseca (1858-1950):
Suite Celia (1898) 
Hermosa Juventud, Op. 30 (1903) 
Quince Años, Op. 31 (1903)
María del Carmen 
María de los Angeles (1914) 
Señorita Centro América	
Leda, Vals Intermezzo (1914) 
Tout en Blanc (1930) 
Adiós Mariposas (1928) 
Hacia el Ideal (1934) 
El Enigma (1912)
Infanta Beatriz de Caracas (1941)
Cochita (1942)	
Los Cuenticos de “Cuticos” (1944)	
Virginia (1944) 
Waltz Impromptu No. 1, Op. 169 
Maria Elena, Waltz Impromptu No. 2 (1949)
Teenagers, from Suite "Wheaton Hills Souvenir" (1950)
Las Flores
Vals Romántico

Julio Fonseca: "Teenagers" Waltz (1950)

Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto, Op. 16 (First movement)

Walter Morales, piano
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor

May 5, 2013
Carnegie Music Hall
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Grieg - Piano Concerto (1)

Félix Mata (1931-1980) 
Suite para Cuerdas (Suite for Strings/Written in 1964)
Movement III - Danza (Dance)

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Walter Morales, conductor
Recorded live in May 2014

Félix Mata - Suite for Strings III (Dance)

Félix Mata (1931-1980) 
Suite para Cuerdas (Suite for Strings/Written in 1964)
Movement II - Elegía (Elegy)

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Walter Morales, conductor
Recorded live in May 2014

Félix Mata - Suite for Strings II (Elegy)

Félix Mata (1931-1980) 
Suite para Cuerdas (Suite for Strings/Written in 1964)
Movement I - Nocturno (Nocturne)

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Walter Morales, conductor
Recorded live in May 2014

Félix Mata - Suite for Strings I (Nocturne)

Walter Morales, piano
Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor
All University Orchestra
November 20, 2011
Carnegie Music Hall

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (First Movement)

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (Second Movement)

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (Third Movement)

Walter Morales, conductor
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
May 2009

Benjamin Gutierrez/Pavana para Cuerdas (Pavane for Strings)

Walter Morales, piano
A Recital of Costa Rican Music
Huellas Latinas Concert Series
Frick Fine Arts Building
October 8, 2011

William Porras/Congestionidititico

William Porras/Murmullo del Mar

Walter Morales, piano
Romanticism in Costa Rican Music
Chatham University
James Laughlin Music Center
Friday Afternoon Musicale
October 21, 2011

Alejandro Monestel/ Presentimientos

Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto
Walter Morales, piano
Todd Sullivan, conductor
Carnegie Mellon Virtuosi
Alumni Concert Hall
Performance in 1998

Robert Schumann /Piano Concerto (1st Movement)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Walter Morales, conductor
October 7, 2006
Carnegie Music Hall
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol

Richard Strauss' Till Eulenspiegel
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Walter Morales, conductor
October 27, 2004
Carnegie Music Hall
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Richard Strauss/Till Eulenspiegel

Manuel De Falla: El Amor Brujo

Richard Wagner/ Die Meistersinger Prelude
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Walter Morales, conductor
October 15, 2004
Great Hall of the College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Mellon University
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger Prelude

Alexander Borodin: Polovetsian Dances
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Walter Morales, conductor
October 26, 2005
Carnegie Music Hall
Oakland, Pittsburgh

Alexander Borodin: Polovetsian Dances

Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder
Song 2: Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Kelly Lynch, soprano
Walter Morales, conductor

October 20, 2012

Mahler Kindertotenlieder No. 2

Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder
Song 1: Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n!

Edgewood Symphony Orchestra
Kelly Lynch, soprano
Walter Morales, conductor

October 20, 2012

Mahler Kindertotenlieder No. 1

A native of Costa Rica, Walter Morales is the Music Director of the Edgewood Symphony Orchestra. His previous positions include Music Director of Undercroft Opera and the Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble, Head of Music of Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Assistant Director of Orchestral Studies at Carnegie Mellon University and Assistant Conductor of the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic. 

An active concert pianist and recording artist, Morales has toured through out the United States, Central and South America. In New York City, he has performed at Steinway Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Lincoln Center. He has performed as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, Symphony Orchestra of Chile, Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic, University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble, McKeesport Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Mellon Virtuosi, Princeton Pro Musica, University of Costa Rica Symphony Orchestra, College of Charleston Symphony Orchestra, and the International Piano Series Orchestra.  His commitment to Latin American composers has led to engagements at the International Music Festivals “Semanas Musicales de Frutillar” in Chile and “Seminario de Composición Musical” in Costa Rica. Through his numerous performances as conductor and pianist, Morales has become the foremost interpreter of Costa Rican music in the world. His recordings as both conductor and pianist can be heard on the Centaur, Mode, Zimbel, and Quindecim labels.


Walter Morales Music

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