Recital Poetico

In this recording from 1958, Professor Catalina Levinton reads poetry written by 20^th-century Spanish and South American poets, including Nobel laureate Juan Ramón Jiménez (Spain), Federico García Lorca (Spain), José Santos Chocano (Peru), Gabriela Mistral (Chile), Alfonsina Storni (Argentina), and Rubén Darío (Nicaragua). Other poets whose work was selected for the album are from Uruguay, Mexico, and Colombia. Levinton’s reading in Spanish conveys the poets’ emotional and somber themes. The liner notes are in Spanish.

Track Listing

101	Juan Ramón Jiménez: Platero / La Muerte / Nostalgia / Melancolia Catalina Levinton	07:07
102	Gabriela Mistral: Dios Lo Quiere Catalina Levinton	03:02
103	Rubén Darío: A Margarita Debayle Catalina Levinton	04:11
104	Alfonsina Storni: Dolor Catalina Levinton	02:09
105	Josí Santos Chocano: ¡Quién Sabe! Catalina Levinton	02:46
201	Juana de Ibarbourou: La Inquietud Fugaz Catalina Levinton	02:46
202	Amado Nervo: ¿Llorar? ¿Por Qué! / Ofertorio Catalina Levinton	02:09
203	Guillermo Valencia: Palemon el Estilita Catalina Levinton	05:40
204	Federico Garcia Lorca: La Cogida y la Muerte Catalina Levinton	02:58
205	Federico Garcia Lorca: La Sangre Derramada Catalina Levinton	05:11