La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Mayas) III. Noche de Yucatán

(Movement III. is 11:18-17:20)

Program Note: "Revueltas scored or contributed music to eight more films before he died in October 1940. One of the last of these was La noche de los mayas, adapted by the director Chano Urueta from a story by Antonio Mediz Bolio, who was born in the state of Yucatán and became an important advocate for Mayan culture. 

In 1960 the composer and conductor José Yves Limantour arranged music from the 36 cues of Revueltas’ score into a four-movement suite. This suite has the shape of a symphony. [The third movement is a] nocturne, with a central interlude for flute and light Indian percussion based on a traditional Yucatan evening song." - John Henken

Recommended Performance Video: Due to copyright issues, another performance of this piece, featuring Alondra de la Parra conducting the Orchestre de Paris, can only be viewed on YouTube. Click here to view it! (Movement III. is 12:45-19:25. Timestamps for this video are linked in the notable passage text, below)

Table of Contents:
I. La noche de los mayas
II. Noche de jaranas
III. Noche de Yucatán
IV. Noche de encantamiento