Antigua

Antigua

ASIN: B0009VI5QG

Track Listings

1. Meditation

2. Imagina

3. Antigua

4. Sous Tes Ailes

5. Be Mine

6. Esquisse

7. Broadway

8. Jamaïca

9. Kadia

10. Out of My Mind

11. Celibridade

12. Outro Mundo

13. Lluvia

Tracks:

Malaguena
Andalucia
Ante el Escorial
San Francisco el grande
Siempre en mi corazon
Maria la O
Siboney
Noche azul
La comparsa
Danza negra
Danza lucumi
A la antigua
Canto del guajiro
Canto del guajiro
La habanera
Damisela encantadora
Crisantemo
Romantico
Rosa la china
Como arrullo de palmas
Palomitas blancas
Poetico
Estudiantina
Cordoba
Music Box
Mazurka en glisado
Polichinela
Gitanerias
Aragon
Valencia mora

Tracks:

La brisa y yo
Devuelveme el corazon
Preludio en la noche
Yo te quiero siempre
Pavo real
Vals de las sombras
Bell Flower
Zambra gitana
Por eso te quiero
Vals azul
Vals en si mayor
Muneca de cristal
Mi amor fue una flor
Vals en re bemol
Apasionado
Amorosa
Ahi viene el chino
Al fin te vi
Por que te vas?
Mientras yo comia maullaba un gato
Por que te vas?
Amorosa
Los minstrels
No hables mas
Dame tu amor
Vals en re bemol
La 32
Mis tristezas
En tres por cuatro
Munequita
Burlesca
La paloma
Music Box

Amazon.com

This collection includes Ernesto Lecuona's complete 1954 recordings plus a series of 78s made in 1927-28. Ten of the recordings were previously unreleased. This is a lot of lightweight Cuban piano music to deal with at once, but it's definitely worth doing. Lecuona's music, which is having a major revival, may not be important. But it's consistently charming and entertaining. The 78s, which sound surprisingly good, reveal even more of a virtuoso than do the later recordings, but throughout we hear playing that expresses the spirit of the music extremely well. And yes, the famous Malagueña is here, sounding very sexy. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Lecuona Plays Lecuona.......2007-05-12

Oh Boy! What can I tell you about this magnificent collection of musical jewels from our Maestro Lecuona. I bought the original Long Playing Record back in the 50's in my country.
I purchased it again shortly after my arrival to the US, and I was lucky enough to buy it on DVD from Amazon, once I found out they had it.

Joseph L. Alcover
Miami, FL

Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!.......2005-08-17

In my opinion this is one of the best CD's from Lacuona, Most of his piano compositions are recorded here (original ones), What, Ms. Leslie Gerber forgot to mention is that Mr.Lecuona was a band leader,"Lecuona and the Cuban Boys", remembers him? Or maybe she does not have sufficient information about him. The music from Lecuona still is very well alive today. I came across his recordings on my own, no one ever told me about this great pianist. I happened to hear the Malague?a by another great Cuban composer and band leader Perez Prado (The Real Mambo King) in one of his albums and Lecuona was the author. That got me interested in him. I'm pretty sure that Ms.Leslie Gerber does not mean any harm trying to put this composer down. It's just that maybe all she knows is Gerber baby food stuff!

The Cuban Chopin.......2004-06-18

What a great album and great value. There is music here that will make you smile, break your heart, inspire you, and Lecuona's skill is breathtaking. If you enjoy classical piano music (with a Cuban/Spanish influence), you'll love this. No, it doesn't display the virtuosity, complexity or seriousness of Lizst, Chopin or Beethoven, but it's fun, beautiful, dramatic yet accessible. You'll love it.

Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . ........2002-10-16

I feel compelled to identify myself first. I am Cuban born who arrived in the US in 1960 at the age of 16 years old. I am a US citizen since 1965 and a US Army Veteran of Viet Nam. I will die defending the right Ms. Leslie Garber has of expresing her opinions. But what I will not condone is her ignorance. To say that Lecuona writes "lightweight Cuban piano music" and that "Lecuona's music may not be important" is to show ignorance. A musician that composes GREAT music in several genres of the music world, a musician that in all genres has highly succesful pieces, and, a musician that after many years, (70-80 years) is still heard and admired can not be called other than MUSICAL GENIOUS and a CLASSICAL MUSICIAN. His music is so beautiful that it will live forever. From his Afro-Cuban compositions, to his romantic popular boleros, to his valses, to his Zarzuelas, Lecuona demonstrates once and again, time after time his immense musical talent. His Afro-Cuban "Cafetal", his romantic boleros "Noche Azul" and "Amapola", His vibrant and colorful "Comparsa" and "Andalucia", his classical Valses, just to mention a few things, makes Lecuona to stand together with the great musicians of the world. The fact that Hollywood made a film around "Estas en mi corazon" and that great singers, like Placido Domingo, want to sing Lecuona's music speaks immensely well of Lecuona/s greatness. The fact the popular instrumental orchestras like Faith, Conniff, Mantovani, Cugat have arranged and interpreted a lot of Lecuona's music also says a lot about Lecuona's versatility in his work. Lecuona is probably important to many millions of people and his music is certainly not lightweight. And if the only thing Ms. Garber can say about "Malaguena" is that "it sounds very sexy" is to demonstrate that she does not know a thing about music. It definitely does not give her the priviledge of commenting about Lecuona's music.

LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT.......2002-02-27

Lecuona is one of the most important composers of Latin-America. He is by no means the "unimportant" and "lightweight" Leslie Gerber (whomever that may be) claims, having been hailed for performances of his earlier (and "less mature") works by the likes of Maurice Ravel.

In my opinion the highlight of the set is the devilish "La 32". It's also interesting to compare his interpretations of the same works at different times in his career, like the two recordings of "Por que te vas?" and "Amorosa", especially keeping in mind that Lecuona seldom notated and improvised quite frequently, leaving the transcription work to his students.

Bossa Antigua
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A somewhat chastened reviewer...

Desmond's sound was made for samba...

DESMOND IS THE MAN!!!!

Desmond plays ballads.

A Desmond Delight!

Bossa Antigua
Paul Desmond
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cool Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
General | Jazz | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000IOPJ
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Bossa Antigua
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
O Gato
Samba Cantina
Curacao Doloroso
Ship Without A Sail
Alianca
The Girl From East 9th Street
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes: Alternate Take
Samba Cepeda
O Gato: Alternate Take

Amazon.com

When playing alongside Dave Brubeck, the sublime altoist Paul Desmond often played "good cop" (gentle, insouciant, cheerful) to Brubeck's "bad cop" (agitated, cerebral, weighty). In his own, equally fascinating quartets with the august and always composed guitarist Jim Hall, the discord of the Brubeck band is replaced by concord and sympathy. Although the seeds of bossa nova were laid in the mid-1950s, it took two early-1960s Stan Getz records for it to truly blossom: 1962's Jazz Samba with Charlie Byrd and 1964's Getz/Gilberto with Joao Gilberto. Thus, it makes sense that Desmond and crew entered the studio in the summer of 1964 to make their own contributions to the style. Needless to say, the unflappable ensemble and the easygoing style were a perfect match. Atop Modern Jazz Quartet drummer Connie Kay's softly swaying Brazilian rhythms, Desmond and Hall deliver passages that are assertive yet delicate, thoughtful yet breezy, and never ever hurried or forced. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

A somewhat chastened reviewer..........2003-09-21

A good friend reminded me that Elis Regina played an electric guitar on the Jobim-Regina version of "Aguas De Marco". So, out the window goes the blanket statement made below...but my point is still in force. Elis - after I listened well to her electric playing - still gets away with it simply because she has that SOMETHING - the authentic rhythm comes through. As I said, I really like Hall, but the rhythm doesn't happen on the electric on this recording. Again, perhaps that was not a consideration, but I do stand corrected about at least Regina's electricity!

Desmond's sound was made for samba..........2003-09-08

Paul Desmond has the sound...and the alto sax lends itself to samba perhaps even more-so than the tenor which Getz so perfectly matched with the genre. In fact, were it not for Jim Hall, this CD could be as good...and perhaps better...than "Jazz Samba". But I have a major problem with the guitar on this CD. Not in the way it is played (although it can not be denied that it can't help but show in the playing itself). No, my problem is that samba can not, and should not EVER be played on an electric guitar. It is not authentic, and it sounds, for lack of a better word, "Americanized". Now, perhaps that is exactly what the point was all along - to seperate this recording from "Jazz Samba". It worked. I like Jim Hall, but if you are going to play samba or bossa and call it that, then you must play a classical guitar for proper rhythmic sound. Period. There can be no argument there. Unfortunately for me, I can't get past that on an otherwise beautiful recording.

DESMOND IS THE MAN!!!!.......2003-08-30

Desmond is the man! No one can imulate his sound, its just so unique but I am trying to imulate his sound as close as i can. Desmond just is a type and musican that gets you in the relaxation mood. I love it! I want those black solid glasses. I can play most of his songs on this cd. I love his latin jazz music. Also Jim Hall makes Desmond's cd a bigger hit than it already is! Thanks for everything Paul!!!!

Desmond plays ballads........2001-06-26

No one plays ballads any sweeter, with any more feeling than Paul Desmond. After listening to this CD I start to think that noone plays bossa-nova like Desmond. My favorite track is number four: Samba Cantina. If you cannot be in Rio to hear some real cool Brazilian, jazzy samba, then get this CD. I own a box set which contains most of Desmond's recordings with Jim Hall including this CD. I always say he is the modern equivalent of Chopin...a romantic musician and a master of the alto saxophone and this surely comes through this recording.

A Desmond Delight!.......2000-03-25

Though I own alot of Paul Desmond recordings, this one as been in the CD changer for weeks now. There's great, gentle interplay with Jim Hall, and a total sound that is most enjoyable. Warm and round notes make this perfect evening music which I have found pleases most everyone.

Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 4

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CONTINUING THE DEFINITIVE LECUONA SERIES
WOW!
INCREDIBLE MUSIC AND PLAYING
PIANIST OF PIANISTS
PERFECTION: PIANO PLAYING DOESEN"T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 4
Ernesto Lecuona , Michael Bartos , Thomas Tirino , Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra , and Silesian Philharmonic Chorus
Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Ultimate Collection

ASIN: B0000016PP
Release Date: 1999-02-15

Tracks:

Rumba - Rhapsody - Alexandra Montano
No Hables Mas!
No Puedo Contigo
Ahi Viene El Chino
Por Que Te Vas?
Lola Esta De Fiesta
En Tres Por Cuatro
Amorosa
Futurista
La Primera En La Frente
A La Antigua (El Tanguito De Mama)
Impromptu
La Danza Interrumpida
La Mulata
Arabesque
Ella Y Yo
La Cardenense
A Fin Te Vi!
Los Minstrel's
Vals Gitano
A Media Noche
Parisiana
Musetta
Vals Del Danubio
Broken Blossoms
Noches De Primavera
Vals De La Mariposa
Vals Azul
Paso Doble De Los Mantones

Customer Reviews:

CONTINUING THE DEFINITIVE LECUONA SERIES.......2004-09-14

In Each volume, Tirino's playing is Herculean. He understands all the forms-and then plays them flawlessly with total feel, command, poise, and technical panache this music requires. The rumba will have you begging for more! I don't think anyone could ever surpass the perfection Tirino brings to his Lecuona disks. Gold standard.

WOW!.......2001-05-17

I love this disc. Tirino is extraordinary from the first note to the last. How dare anyone call this great artist any other name but MAESTRO. This is a must have for any music lover. In fact, this is my favorite disk out of the whole Lecuona series on BIS. Get it, or you'll be waiting till the end of time for a better recording by any artist on these works, or on any Lecuona for that matter. 5 stars plus 100!

INCREDIBLE MUSIC AND PLAYING.......2001-05-04

This disc is fabulous from begining to end. Tirino is phenomenal-don't even DARE to think otherwise! This music swings and is beautiful from top to bottom. I'm going to buy all the discs in this series-if they are as good as this one, boy-I'm in for a treat. Highly recommended.

PIANIST OF PIANISTS.......2001-04-24

What more can be said of Tirino and his recordings of Lecuona's music except TOTAL, ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. This disc stands out for several reasons: The spirited Rumba with voices and chorus, and the Danzas Cubanas which are real gems. (as well as Vals Gitano). These danzas require EXTREME Left hand control of technique along with many colors and swing. I as a Cuban know this very well. I have never heard these pieces played better. Tirino's HUGE technique, beautiful sound, varied phrasing, and delicate subtelties never fail to amaze the listener-its incredible. Forget any negative comments-they are silly, stupid and uniformed. A better pianist, and better playing of this music you will never, EVER hear. If you want the best recordings of Lecuona's music, Tirino's series on the BIS label is IT. Get Lecuona's own recordings as well, as a point of reference. ENJOY!

PERFECTION: PIANO PLAYING DOESEN"T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.......2001-04-24

I own the entire Tirino/Lecuona series on the BIS label and I am a teacher at a major musical institution. I have heard a lot of piano playing in my life, including much Latin American piano music, which I have a special affinity for. Simply stated: Tirino plays this music like a God. Pianism of this high a calibre dosen't get any better. Period. Of all the discs in this series, this one is my favorite,(along with Volume 3). The rumba sizzles, and Tirino infuses it with breadth, stylistic colors and rhythm with real panache. And he wrote the Spanish lyric himself! Amazing. Tirino's technical skills are monumental, BIG, Lisztian in ability, certainly far above "Clementi" or "Scarlatti", good heavens. His playing is perfect for Lecuona-in fact-for ANYTHING. Beyond staggering technique he has a singing quality and subtelty of nuance and phrasing rarely heard nowadays-flexibility of sound with thousands of variations in phrasing, tone, dynamic, and pedal subtelties that make his musicianship stand FAR above many others. His tone is rich, full, NEVER BANGING (enough already, please!), aristocratic-never vulgar. Anyone who really knows good piano playing will hear it. Tirino's playing is very warm. The Danzas Cubanas (especially Lola esta de Fiesta) are magical. Put on Lecuona's recordings and compare them side by side to Tirino's. AMAZINGLY IDENTICAL! Fact: Tirino has been recognized as the Lecuona authority in the world for a reason-TIME magazine, The New York Times, and Stereo Review can't be wrong. Neither is the Lecuona family, who have endorsed his recordings, interpretations and work. There might not even be a discussion about Lecuona these days, had it not been for the work of Tirino.

Tracks:

La Comparsa
Danza Lecumi
A la Antigua
Preludio
Cancion Triste
Preludio
New York Rush
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: I. Asokere I
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: II. Suayo
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: III. Iya mi ile
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IV. Borotiti
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: V. Asokere II
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VI. lya mo dupe
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VII. Yeye bi obi tosuo
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VIII. E Iekua
Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IX. Asokere III
Sonata For Guitar: I. Preludio
Sonata For Guitar: II. Variaciones
Sonata For Guitar: III. Danza
Rito de los Orishas: I. Exordium-conjuro
Rito de loc Orishas: II. Danza de las diosas negras

Customer Reviews:

Cuban Landscapes for the Guitar.......2004-01-14

Manuel Barrueco is without a doubt one of the top 3 classical guitar players in the world. (I have been to several performances by the man and outside of fellow guitarist David Russell who would make the top 3, many times I have felt that Barrueco is #1 for our times) On this album, one can find many different sides to Cuban art music, most of them neglected for so long. Highlights of this great album are Ernesto Lecuona's
"Danza Lucumi", a beautiful prelude by Leo Brouwer, a most mesmerizing and memorable rumba-based composition in Enrique Ubieta's "New York Rush"; Leo Brouwer's "Rito de los Orishas" will send shivers down your spine in its first section and in the section one will find many beautiful Afro-Cuban melodies and rhythms. Like most of Brouwer's music and with all good music in fact, one must listen to it with complete focus and attention or else one will miss the boat completely. An elegant and powerful album from possibly the best classical guitarist of our times. 5 stars

boring!.......2002-03-19

this is the dullest recording i have ever heard--not to mention boring.

New and Interesting.......2000-06-30

This delightful album is a wonderful introduction to a body of overlooked compositions and composers. These works are engaging, melodic, and atmospheric. The recording again demonstrates why Barueco is the most interesting classical guitarist performing today. He consistently animates works to a level seldom achieved. Anyone weary of the usual classical guitar repertoire is well advised to seek out this recording.

Pleasant ambient listening.......1999-06-11

None of the music here seems to come out of Cuba as a necessity, if you catch my meaning. Any Latin American composer could have turned out most of what is on this disc. On the other hand, the fact that all the composers are Cuban is reason enough, I suppose, to justify the title of this CD. Yet all this is beside the point. It is the music that should concern us. While none of it is strikingly original or even tuneful, there are moments of beauty, now brooding, now not quite as melancholy. But I cannot see myself wanting to give any of it close second hearings; although I will play it as ambient music and as a contrast to the more "popular" Giuliani, De Falla, Sor, et alia that usually are represented on collections such as this.

Excellent.......1999-06-09

At last a maestro of the guitar releases a music CD expressing the other side of Cuban music that we seldom see. He brings to light the wonderfully expressive music of otherwise little heard contemporary composers. We constantly hear "salsa" and jazz influences in Cuban music, but seldom the serious, more elaborate side that also exists. This CD bridges that gap and gives a feel for the other side.

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Albeniz: Piano Works

Manufacturer: Centaur
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000057XV
Release Date: 1995-08-18

Tracks:

Cadiz-Gaditana
Mallorca (Barcarola)
Rumores de la Caleta (Malaguenas)
Gavotte
Torre Bermejo
Cantos de Espangne, Op.232: Prelude
Cantos de Espangne, Op.232: Orientale
Cantos de Espangne, Op.232: Sous le palmier
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Ste Esapanola, Op.47: Cadiz
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Ste Esapanola, Op.47: Cuba

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The best "Trotto" I've ever heard.
Quality early music experience

The Sport of Love

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J86J
Release Date: 1999-05-18

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Italy-The Trecento: Trotto - Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg/Colleen Sheinberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Sheldon Kalberg/Jay Hill
Italy-The Trecento: Tosto Che L'alba - Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Colleen Sheinberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg
Italy-The Trecento: L'aquila Bella - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill
Italy-The Trecento: Vola El Bel Sparver - Collen Sheinberg/Allison Sahyoun
Italy-The Trecento: Lasso! Di Donna - Jay Hill/Colleen Sheinberg/Art Sheinberg
Italy-The Trecento: Cosi Pensoso - Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Art Sheinberg
Italy-The Trecento: Salterello - Collen Sheinberg/Art Sheinberg/Allison Sahyoun/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg
Italy-The Renaissance: Canto Di Uccellatori Alle Starne - Collen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg
Italy-The Renaissance: Caccia 'Alla Caccia Su Su' - Allison Sahyoun/Collen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg/Sheldon Kalberg
Italy-The Renaissance: Correno Multi Cani - Jay Hill/Allison Sahyoun/Colleen Sheinberg/Art Sheinberg
Italy-The Renaissance: I Vostri Acuti Dardi - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson
Italy-The Renaissance: Questa Fera Gentil - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Sheldon Kalberg/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinbert
Italy-The Renaissance: So Ben, Mi C'ha Bon Tempo - Colleen Sheinberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg/Sheldon Kalberg
Italy-The Renaissance: Pavana: La Traditora/Gagliarda: La Traditora - Dennis Davies-Wilson/Allison Sahyoun/Colleen Sheinberg/Art Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg
Der Jager Und Die Jagd: Das Jagerhorn - Allison Sahyoun/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg/Sheldon Kalbert
Der Jager Und Die Jagd: Es Taget Vor Dem Walde - Sheldon Kalbert/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Colleen Sheinberg
Der Jager Und Die Jagd: Ich Schwing Mein Horn - Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Colleen Sheinberg/Art Scheinbert
Der Jager Und Die Jagd: Es Jagt Ein Jager G'schwinde - Dennis Davies-Wilson/Allison Sahyoun/Colleen Sheinbertg/Art Sheinberg
Jolly Hunting: Pastime With Good Company - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Allison Sahyoun/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg
Jolly Hunting: Blow Thy Horn, Hunter - Sheldon Kalberg/Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Allison Sahyoun/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg
Jolly Hunting: Blow Thy Horn, Thou Jolly Hunter - Sheldon Kalberg/Jay Hill/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg/Allison Sahyoun/Colleen Sheinberg
Le Jeu D'amours: Je Ne Fus Jamais Si Ayse - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Allison Sahyoun/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Art Sheinberg
Le Jeu D'amours: L'enfant Amour - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg
Le Jeu D'amours: Pour Voz Plaisirs Et Solas - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Art Sheinberg
Le Jeu D'amours: Il Estoit Une Fillette - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg
Le Jeu D'amours: M'amye A Eu De Dieu - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson
Le Jeu D'amours: Amours Me Trocte Pa La Pance - Colleen Sheinberg/Jay Hill/Sheldon Kalberg/Dennis Davies-Wilson/Allison Sahyoun/Art Sheinberg

Customer Reviews:

The best "Trotto" I've ever heard........2003-06-17

The arrangement of "Trotto" is worth the price of the entire CD. "Trotto" is a
very popular piece in early music, but no one has ever done it with such drama
and power. Over all, the material is less varied and to me a little less interesting than their other album "A Rose of Swych Virtu", but this is still some
of the best early music recorded.

Quality early music experience.......1999-10-04

I have attended many Musica Antigua de Albuquerque concerts. This CD captures the flavor of their live performances. The singing is strong, the instruments sound great, and there is a good balance between instrumental and vocal performances. The liner notes,just like their concert programs, are chock-full of useful information and translated lyrics. This and their previous CD: A Rose of Such Virtue, are excellent samplers of early music.

Joaquin Rodrigo: Aria Antigua; Canciones; Música de Cámara

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Joaquin Rodrigo: Aria Antigua; Canciones; Música de Cámara

Manufacturer: Carpe Diem
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Classical | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00006C73I
Release Date: 2005-08-02

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Track List
Instrumental Legends

Instrumental Legends

Manufacturer: BMG Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0006G9H66

Product Description

2 CD set with 36 songs from various jazz and big band artists. Artists on this set are Ray Anthony, Perez Prado, Lawrence Welk, Henry Mancini, Ray Conniff, Les Baxter, Michel Legrand, Robert Maxwell, Joe Harnell, Si Zentner, Hugo Montenegro, Arthur Lyman, Billy Vaughn, Reg Owen, Hugo Winterhalter, Percy Faith, David Rose, Victor Young, Henri Rene, Paul Mauriat, Richard Maltby, Nelson Riddle, Bert Kaempfert, Morris Stoloff, Andre Kostelanetz, Jimmy Dorsey, and Dick Jacobs.

Customer Reviews:

Track List.......2007-05-06

CD 1 Track List

1. Fly Me To The Moon (Bossa Nova)
2. Up The Lazy River
3. Patricia
4. Yellow Bird
5. Sail Along Silvery Moon
6. It's Only A Paper Moon
7. Blue Tango
8. Theme For Young Lovers
9. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
10. Around The World
11. Love Me Tender
12. Brian's Song
13. Love Is Blue
14. Peg O' My Heart
15. The Stripper
16. Moon River
17. Somewhere My Love
18. Wake The Town And Tell The People

CD 2 Track List

1. The Peter Gunn Theme -- Ray Anthony And His Orchestra
2. The Good, The Bad And The Ugly -- Hugo Montenegro, His Orchestra And Chorus
3. Theme From The Man With The Golden Arm -- Richard Maltby & His Orchestra
4. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White -- Pérez Prado Orchestra
5. Calcutta -- Lawrence Welk
6. Melody Of Love -- Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
7. Canadian Sunset -- Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra
8. Lisbon Antigua -- Nelson Riddle
9. Theme From A Summer Place -- The Percy Faith Orchestra
10. Wonderland By Night -- Bert Kaempfert
11. Theme From Love Story -- Henry Mancini & His Orchestra
12. Shangri-La -- Robert Maxwell His Harp And Orchestra
13. Moonglow & Theme From Picnic -- Morris Stoloff Conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra
14. I Cover The Waterfront -- André Kostelanetz
15. Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet -- Henry Mancini
16. So Rare -- Jimmy Dorsey
17. Tonight You Belong To Me -- Lawrence Welk And His Sparkling Strings
18. Fascination -- Dick Jacobs And His Chorus And Orchestra

Instrumental Legends.......2006-09-21

Several years ago we bought this great collection for my mother-in-law, who's in her 80s, and while a lot of the music was familiar to me and my husband, she knew every song. Now it's one of our favorites, too. Anyone who loves music will appreciate this. The double-disc set contains many memorable tunes, from Hugo Winterhalter's "Canadian Sunset" to Jimmy Dorsey's "So Rare".

A Rose of Swych Virtu Reverence from the Renaissance and Middle Ages

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One of the best early music albums available.

A Rose of Swych Virtu Reverence from the Renaissance and Middle Ages

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Partsongs | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B000001O9I
Release Date: 1993-08-31

Tracks:

Iuidicii
Gedeonis Area
Cuncti Simus Concanentes
Marvel Not, Joseph
Edi Be Thu, Heven-Queene
Ther Is No Rose Of Swych Virtu
Castitatis Thalamum
Que Bonito Nino Chiquito
Vom Himmel Kommt
Dies Est Leticie
Puer Natus Est
Omnis Mundus Jucundetur
In Dulci Jubilo
Ach Mein Herzliebes Jesulein
Stantipes
As I Out Rode
Angeles Del Zielo
Verbum Patris Hodie
Tau Garco, La Durundena
O Staris In Presepio
Heu, Teneri Partus
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Personent Hodie
Nobre Don E Muy Precado
Nowell Sing We
Verbum Patris Hodie

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There are many recordings whose theme is music for, about, or in praise of the Virgin Mary. This one does a far better job than most--from the outstanding musical selections to the excellent performances to the superb instrumental and vocal arrangements. The choice of tempos and the overall pacing are absolutely right, and the individual voices work well either solo or in ensemble. There's a huge variety of musical selections, from 10th-century Spain to 16th-century England--many are by anonymous composers, but Praetorius, Nanino, and Morales also are represented. These five performers manage to create an atmosphere that captures the energy and spontaneity of a concert. The only unfortunate thing about a recording such as this is that it may not get the wide attention and distribution that it deserves. --David Vernier

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One of the best early music albums available........2003-06-17

The more you listen to it, the more you hear in it. The small size of the consort give it an intimacy that coupled with the quality of the recording, and
the power of the arrangements and performance, really grabs you. "Heu, Teneri Partus" absolutely takes me away.

Juana Zayas:A Treasury of Cuban Piano Classics

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A disc to be treasured
Lost and Found Freedom
Elegance is the Key in Zayas' Recording
"In praise of a true artist"
NO REFINEMENT, NO CLASS, TOTALLY OVER-RATED RECORDING

Juana Zayas:A Treasury of Cuban Piano Classics

Manufacturer: Music & Arts Programs of America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music
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Ultimate Collection
Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos
Danzas for Piano
Recordando - Maestros of Cuban Classical
Always in My Heart-Domingo sings Songs of Ernesto Lecuona

ASIN: B000050HYQ
Release Date: 2006-01-01

Tracks:

Three Knocks
Why? Eh?
Don't Touch Me
Gone, Never To Return
The Wake
Weep No More
The Charmer
Intimate
Homage
The Message
Farewell To Cuba
Pst!
Put Down
Forever Yes
Reminiscence
Invitation
Zig-Zags
Lady In Waiting
Cri-Cri
The Jealous One
Pecking Gossip
Return Home
Improvised
I Love You Dearly
Far Away From You!
The Gazebo
Interrupted
The Hearty Laughter
Grand Lady
Almendares
Lost Illusions
Dance No More
It Must Be
Friendship
Decision
Amen
Pastoral Lullaby
Lucumi Dance (Dedicated To Joaquin Nin)
Dance Of The Drum
Cubanas: Touque De Clave
Cubanas: Son
Cubanas: Guajira
Cubanas: Prld En Son
In The Old Manner
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: The Midnight Conga
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: African Dance
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: ...And The Black Woman Danced!
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: Dance Of The Nanigos
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: Lucumi Dance (Dedicated To Joaquin Nin)
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: The Comparsa

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A disc to be treasured.......2002-09-28

This extraordinary recording recalls those great artistic pairings that inseparably combine music with the amor patriae of a fervent musician: Arthur Rubinstein playing Chopin and Szymanowski; Alicia de Larrocha playing Albéniz and Granados; and now, Juana Zayas interpreting Cervantes, Caturla, Hernández, and Lecuona. Cuban-born Zayas-whose landmark recording of the Chopin études placed her among our consummate Chopin interpreters-completely identifies with the music of her compatriots.

Zayas left Havana for the Paris Conservatory in her late teens, as did Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905) nearly a century earlier. His piquantly syncopated Cuban dances-30 of which are presented here-feature lively tango-habanera rhythms and folk-based elements, infused with insouciance, humor and nostalgia. Their quirky titles-Three Knocks, The Charmer, Farewell to Cuba, The Jealous One, Interrupted, Lost Illusions, to name a few-bring to mind other engaging collections of piano works, such as Alkan's Esquisses or Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words.

The name of Alejandro Caturla (1906-1940) will be unknown to most music lovers. None of his music is listed in the Schwann catalog. He gave a classical cast to Afro-Cuban influences, similar to what Albéniz achieved with his Iberia and Suite española. Caturla's Danza del tambor brings to mind the sharp rhythmic allure and dissonance of Bartók or Ginastera, while the gently affecting Pastoral Lullaby, a folk-based guajira, lingers long after its three minutes have passed.

Gifted in a number of fields, Caturla became a lawyer and judge, only to be assassinated by an irate defendant. Each of these composers became politically aware by necessity, given their country's long history of instability. Gisela Hernández (1912-1971) established ties to the Castro Government, which quickly recognized her teaching and compositional abilities. She was also instrumental in publishing the critical editions of Cervantes's music. Among her Cubanas represented here, Guajira is touched with the same gently rocking melancholy as Caturla's piece.

The music of Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963) is the most often recorded of the four. As with Caturla, he was largely self-taught. His Afro-Cuban Dances are especially appealing; one cannot listen just once to these captivating pieces.

Zayas brings a beguiling zest and wit to the entire disc, all imbued with a native rhythmic sense. Realistically recorded, her generous, spirited playing inevitably brings a smile, evokes an affecting melancholy or warmly lifts one's mood. In contrast to the refinement of Zayas's playing, the awkwardly written and occasionally misspelled booklet notes represent the only drawback to an altogether inspired project.

Lost and Found Freedom.......2001-10-09

Most of the Cuban music Ms. Zayas plays in this wonderful CD are pieces from the past, lost to many Cubans, like myself. What a joy it was for me to discover this CD as I searched the web! I was aware of Ms. Zayas's magnificent technique, for I have heard her play live Chopin's Piano Concerto in F at a concert in Florida-not an easy piece to play, for it needs not only a great technique but a lot of heart as well. That is why I was expecting this CD of Cuban Music to be played brilliantly and with a love of heart. And that much I got, and a lot more, for Ms. Zayas has also a fantastic sense of rhythm-the kind most "classical musicians" do not have-and she makes these pieces (most of which are Cuban dances) move with passionate ease and abandon, the way Cuban men and women love to move as they dance and make love. I was told she is planning to record Chopin's mazurkas (which are also dances), so I cannot wait for the new CD to come out. Ms. Zayas found lost old music and played it with a freedom that one seldom if ever hears in the classical music world. Bravo for her. Let's have some more.

Elegance is the Key in Zayas' Recording.......2001-05-24

When listening to this beautiful recording, one realizes that the pianist is an artist of intelligence and nuance. I own seven versions of Cervantes' Danzas, including a very rare version of another great Cuban pianist of yesteryear, Yvette Hernández. I play all my Cervantes recordings quite often, and I must admit that I enjoy Ms. Zayas' recording the best. In her hands, the apparently simple music of Ignacio Cervantes is treated with such care, intelligence and finesse, that this simplicity is transformed into the sheer beauty of many brilliant colors, as precious and perfect as small jewls in an elegant necklece. Zayas brings Cervantes' music to the high level it deserves, saving it, for the pleasure of our ears, from the cursory and careless fashion in which, unfortunately, many pianists play such delicious piano miniatures.

Lecuona's piano music can be and has been played in all sorts of ways. Because his music has been so popular and popularized, many listeners may object to the classical treatment these Lecuona pieces recieve in Ms. Zayas' hands. There is a very dynamic tension which exists in the "soul" of Lecuona's music, between the African and the European elements which permeate it. The true universal projection of Lecuona's classical music resides, precisely, in a successful interpretation, on the part of the sensitive pianist, who is able to capitalize on this tension, without overemphasizing either of these two musical influences. Ms. Zayas shows great sensitivity to the music, by keeping the precise balance. This is a wonderful recording for all those who want to enjoy great Cuban classical piano music which is truly Classical. Those who, perhaps, want to dance by Zayas' interpretation of Lecuona will be sorely disappointed. However, if you want to enjoy truly Cuban classical piano music, in which all the musical elements, as intended by the composer, are drawn from the keyboard in a most elegant, balanced and beautiful manner, then you will enjoy this recording as much as I have.

"In praise of a true artist".......2001-05-06

As a music lover and aficionado, I was amused, to say the least, by the recent barrage of disinformation that has taken place regarding Juana Zayas's recording of Cuban music. To the insightful observer,however, the disinformation in question obviously comes from a single source and it is every bit as malicious as it is desperate.... Very pathetic indeed! Ms. Zayas's artistry and enormous talent have been amply demonstrated in her concerts and recordings as well as praised by the most eminent and demanding critics, period.

NO REFINEMENT, NO CLASS, TOTALLY OVER-RATED RECORDING.......2001-05-04

What a total failure. Complete and total vulgarity! No kind of tone whatsover-no technique, no phrasing-hesitations and pauses galore facilitating lack of technical and musical prowess. Inner voices-where? There is NO voice. There is NOTHING stylistically Cuban, 19th century or otherwise about this artist's rendering. It's truly amazing that a pianist who managed to produce a decent Chopin Etude CD (extremely overrated however, and possibly produced through enormous editing) would dish up this kind of junk. Ms. Zayas is a good pianist, but she is NOT an important ARTIST. She plays piano well, but leaves no artistic statement.

There are numerous recordings of the Cervantes that are much better. Fernandez, Pelaez, even Spengler's recordings of these works are 100 times better. Nothing to praise here: phrasing, pedaling, sound, and interpretations are routine at best. The Caturla..not much to compare them with in recording availability. But the Lecuona is the just awful.

I thank GOD for the recordings of Tirino on Lecuona. Zayas has no taste or refinement in these works. Soupy, gobbledy goop that is affected, mannered, and full of ego with lack of technique is her legacy here. Subtelties-where? how? How could anyone with an ear possibly even imagine this better than Tirino's Lecuona Danzas Cubanas on BIS label? Tirino's discs have refinement, poise, style, class, rich ringing beautiful tone, aristocratic refinement of sound, and technique that one just doesen't hear in pianists today-he's a World Class ARTIST. It seems frankly a bit odd to see such negative comments about him-and only here-since he has received accolades world-wide. I agree, Tirino's recordings are also uncannily similar to Lecuona's own on RCA-LA COMPARSA especially. He understands the contrasts necessary to the danza form, projecting the Lecuona style better than anyone. We might not even be having a resurgence of Lecuona's music had it not been for him and his irreproachable recordings. BIS' audiophile sound is known throughout world: The sound on this disc however sounds like she is playing underwater off the Florida coast!

I suggest the Fernandez and Pelaez recordings for Cervantes over Zayas. For Lecuona-Tirino has recorded the music in 5 Volumes on BIS, one better than the next-clearly the choice here. I really like Lecuona's own on RCA/BMG to have with Tirino's.

Don't waste your time, money, or ears on this disc here.

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