A singular coming together of talents, Redes, commissioned by a progressive Mexican government, was co-written and shot by photographer Paul Strand, with a score by Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas. The PostClassical Ensemble, led by Ángel Gil Ordóñez, which recently recorded the soundtrack for the release of the restored version of the film for Naxos, performs some of Revueltas’s music. A panel discussion, featuring Post-Classical Ensemble Executive Director Joseph Horowitz and conductor Gil Ordóñez, follows the concert.
Admission: FREE and open to the public. Registration required.
About the project
Horowitz writes: "Silvestre Revueltas – a master Mexican composer whose time will come – composed one of the greatest of all film scores for one of the most beautifully photographed films ever made. The 1935 movie in question is Redes (Nets), an iconic product of the Mexican Revolution. The cinematographer was Paul Strand, the most famous American name in the history of photography as an artform; the director was Fred Zinnemann, en route to Hollywood. There are three reasons why this film is not better-known. The first is that it is Mexican. The second is that there existed no decent print until Redes was restored by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation. The third is that the soundtrack is execrable. Only with this new Naxos release, with a fresh recording of Revueltas’ galvanizing score, can the full impact of Redes be realized."
