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Average customer rating: Lecuona Plays Lecuona Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great! The Cuban Chopin Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . . LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT

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Tracks:

1. Malaguena
2. Andalucia
3. Ante el Escorial
4. San Francisco el grande
5. Siempre en mi corazon
6. Maria la O
7. Siboney
8. Noche azul
9. La comparsa
10. Danza negra
11. Danza lucumi
12. A la antigua
13. Canto del guajiro
14. Canto del guajiro
15. La habanera
16. Damisela encantadora
17. Crisantemo
18. Romantico
19. Rosa la china
20. Como arrullo de palmas
21. Palomitas blancas
22. Poetico
23. Estudiantina
24. Cordoba
25. Music Box
26. Mazurka en glisado
27. Polichinela
28. Gitanerias
29. Aragon
30. Valencia mora

Tracks:

1. La brisa y yo
2. Devuelveme el corazon
3. Preludio en la noche
4. Yo te quiero siempre
5. Pavo real
6. Vals de las sombras
7. Bell Flower
8. Zambra gitana
9. Por eso te quiero
10. Vals azul
11. Vals en si mayor
12. Muneca de cristal
13. Mi amor fue una flor
14. Vals en re bemol
15. Apasionado
16. Amorosa
17. Ahi viene el chino
18. Al fin te vi
19. Por que te vas?
20. Mientras yo comia maullaba un gato
21. Por que te vas?
22. Amorosa
23. Los minstrels
24. No hables mas
25. Dame tu amor
26. Vals en re bemol
27. La 32
28. Mis tristezas
29. En tres por cuatro
30. Munequita
31. Burlesca
32. La paloma
33. 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.

Average customer rating: Acquire this ; you will be eternally rewarded! Appeals to students who don't even like classical music This material is worth more than a casual listen

Lecuona Sinfónica / Morton Gould and His Orchestra Ernesto Lecuon , and Morton Gould and His Orchestra Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Always in My Heart-Domingo sings Songs of Ernesto Lecuona Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 1 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 3 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 4 ASIN: B000003GB8 Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

1. Jungle Drums
2. La comparsa
3. Gitanerias
4. Andalucia
5. Malaguena
6. Danza lucumi
7. Cordoba
8. Rapsodia negra
9. Siboney
10. Danzas Afro-Cubanos: La conga de media noche
11. Danzas Afro-Cubanos: Danza negra
12. Danzas Afro-Cubanos: Y la negra bailaba!
13. Danzas Afro-Cubanos: Danza de los nanigos
14. Guadalquivir
15. In Three-Quarter Time

Customer Reviews:

Acquire this ; you will be eternally rewarded!.......2004-08-09

The inspired moods in which Morton Gould and his orchestra were inmersed when this recording was made was simply anthologic . Gould literally caught the perfect balance and the idomatism of Ernesto Lecuona , a cuban composer and author of Malagueña An emblematic song played for artists of the high of Paco de Lucia , Carlos Montoya , Jose Feliciano and the most famous orchestras of the world as Paul Mauriat ,or Frank Purcel .
This CD provides you a selection of well known and unknown pieces of that talented musician . It is a magnificent opportunity to know the high lyricism and latin flavour of Ernesto Lecuona .
Bravo for Morton Gould!

Appeals to students who don't even like classical music.......2004-04-23

This is a great collection of classical music enjoyed by all types of music lovers. A good introduction to classical music for students who have never been fans of classical music. I highly recommend it for everyone.

This material is worth more than a casual listen.......2001-01-09

In the 50's and 60's one of the biggest artists on RCA Red Seal was Morton Gould and his Orchestra. Recording staples like Grand Canyon and Billy the Kid kept the record company in the spotlight, but occasionally the conductor was able to do what he wanted. These were produced as Jungle Drums in 1955 and More Jungle Drums in 1964 Gould wrote the transcriptions of these piano pieces for these releases. RCA has digitalized the originals and presented them here as a set. The recording quality is first rate and packaging with information on the composer is welcome. This is a wonderful CD to experiment with to discover composers that are not in the mainstream. Well worth the discounted price here too.

Average customer rating: Cuban Landscapes for the Guitar boring! New and Interesting Pleasant ambient listening Excellent

Cuba! / Manuel Barrueco Hector Angulo , and Carlos Farinas Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Manuel Barrueco ~ Cantos y Danzas / Hendricks · Pahud Nylon & Steel Manuel Barrueco Plays Albéniz & Turina Manuel Barrueco Plays Lennon & McCartney Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez & Fantasia para un Gentilhombre; Manuel Barrueco ASIN: B00000IG2V Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

1. La Comparsa
2. Danza Lecumi
3. A la Antigua
4. Preludio
5. Cancion Triste
6. Preludio
7. New York Rush
8. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: I. Asokere I
9. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: II. Suayo
10. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: III. Iya mi ile
11. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IV. Borotiti
12. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: V. Asokere II
13. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VI. lya mo dupe
14. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VII. Yeye bi obi tosuo
15. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VIII. E Iekua
16. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IX. Asokere III
17. Sonata For Guitar: I. Preludio
18. Sonata For Guitar: II. Variaciones
19. Sonata For Guitar: III. Danza
20. Rito de los Orishas: I. Exordium-conjuro
21. 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.

Average customer rating: Sentimental Favorite Jungle Fun interesting change of pace

Jungle Drums Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Morton Gould | Gould, Morton | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lecuona Sinfónica / Morton Gould and His Orchestra Blues in the Night Kern & Porter Favorites Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite; Kabalevsky: The Comedians; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol / Kondrashin The Blue Planet - Seas of Life Collector's Set (Parts 1-4) ASIN: B000003FWU Release Date: 1996-04-16

Tracks:

1. Jungle Drums
2. La Comparsa
3. Gitanerias
4. Andalucia
5. Malaguena
6. Danza Lucumi
7. Cordoba
8. Rapsodia Negra
9. Hawaiian War Chant
10. Caravan
11. Ritual Fire Dance
12. Tropical
13. The Little Train Of The Caipira
14. Swamp Fire
15. Batuque

Customer Reviews:

Sentimental Favorite.......2006-11-30

My parents purchased this album back in the sixties, and I grew up listening to it. For this reason alone I love it. Even after all this time I still love these arrangements. Mr. Gould's orchestra give polished performances, the tone colors are varied and vivid. You will be carried to exotic locales by this music. It's a classic!

Jungle Fun.......2005-11-23

More soothing renditions by Morton Gould and composer Ernesto Lecuona. "Andalucia" is simply beautiful on this album. It has a strong melody that would sound good in almost any setting. My daughter brought this in for her second grade class, and most of the kids an parents liked the music. Some of it is very cinematic, and I think that's what some of them reacted too...made then think of old films. Highly recommended.

interesting change of pace.......2003-11-06

I had originally purchased this CD because I thought the music was similar to Les Baxter, Martin Denny, and Arthur Lyman (I made this assumption based on the picture on the jacket). I thought it was another "exotica" album. Boy, was I wrong! While the arrangements all have lush melodies, the music is symphonic in nature and have great orchestral arrangements. I like this CD a lot.

Average customer rating: 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 All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: 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:

1. Three Knocks
2. Why? Eh?
3. Don't Touch Me
4. Gone, Never To Return
5. The Wake
6. Weep No More
7. The Charmer
8. Intimate
9. Homage
10. The Message
11. Farewell To Cuba
12. Pst!
13. Put Down
14. Forever Yes
15. Reminiscence
16. Invitation
17. Zig-Zags
18. Lady In Waiting
19. Cri-Cri
20. The Jealous One
21. Pecking Gossip
22. Return Home
23. Improvised
24. I Love You Dearly
25. Far Away From You!
26. The Gazebo
27. Interrupted
28. The Hearty Laughter
29. Grand Lady
30. Almendares
31. Lost Illusions
32. Dance No More
33. It Must Be
34. Friendship
35. Decision
36. Amen
37. Pastoral Lullaby
38. Lucumi Dance (Dedicated To Joaquin Nin)
39. Dance Of The Drum
40. Cubanas: Touque De Clave
41. Cubanas: Son
42. Cubanas: Guajira
43. Cubanas: Prld En Son
44. In The Old Manner
45. Six Afro-Cuban Dances: The Midnight Conga
46. Six Afro-Cuban Dances: African Dance
47. Six Afro-Cuban Dances: ...And The Black Woman Danced!
48. Six Afro-Cuban Dances: Dance Of The Nanigos
49. Six Afro-Cuban Dances: Lucumi Dance (Dedicated To Joaquin Nin)
50. Six Afro-Cuban Dances: The Comparsa

Customer Reviews:

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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Place Pigalle/Music of Lecuona Manufacturer: Dutton Vocalion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: All-Time Top Tangos/Spain More Top Tangos/Spain, Vol. 2 Plays for Latin Lovers/Girls Girls Girls Hollywood Love Themes / Big Instrumental Hits Intimate Percussion/Exotic Percussion ASIN: B00008GQFW Release Date: 2003-08-12

Tracks:

1. Siboney
2. Danza Lucumi
3. Jungle Drums (Canto Karabali)
4. Gitanarias
5. Maria My Own
6. Malague
7. Always in My Heart
8. Andalucia
9. Comparsa
10. High in Sierra
11. Domino
12. Why Do You Pass Me By
13. At Last! At Last!
14. Autumn Leaves
15. C'est Si Bon
16. Sea (La Mer)
17. Waltz of Paree
18. Chez-Moi
19. Boom!
20. Mademoiselle de Paris
21. When the World Was Young
22. J'Attendrai (Au Revoir)

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Guiro for Ochun and Yemaya - A recording of an authentic Santeria ritual in Havana, Cuba Manufacturer: earthcds ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000B9Y7OU

Product Description

Earthcds is pleased to present a live ceremony recorded in Havana, Cuba for two orishas; Ochún, the goddess of love and Yemayá, the goddess of the oceans and mother of all the orishas. This was an authentic Santería ceremony and was not simulated. The event on this CD would have occured even if it was not being recorded. We offer this in an edited 1 CD version or a 2 CD set of the complete ceremony. Our large catalog can be viewed on our website. Earthcds - Real music from real places!

Average customer rating: A virtuoso!

Lucumi Chucho Valdes Manufacturer: Messidor ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003OV2 Release Date: 1992-05-22

Tracks:

1. Jica
2. Dembo
3. Moane
4. Mambo Influenciado
5. Jessica
6. Osun
7. Adiva
8. Oyambo
9. Amanecer

Customer Reviews:

A virtuoso!.......2003-07-12

Recorded when Chucho was in his early 50's, this is a shining example of his talent. My favorite piece is Osun, an incredible display of thunderous scales and gentle melodies. I may be in the minority, but I like this effort better than the award-winning 'Solo Piano' CD for two reason. First, the song selection on 'Lucimi' is excellent. Second, it's simply a matter of personal taste, but the piano on this CD sounds fuller and less like the "honky-tonk" piano sound on Chucho's other solo efforts. If you're a Chucho fan, you won't be disappointed!

Average customer rating: Delicious world premiere recordings

Piano Transcriptions Manufacturer: Campion Cameo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gluck | Gluck, Christoph W. | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Saint-Saëns, Camille | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rossini | Rossini, Gioacchino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Jacques Offenbach: Piano Works, Vol. 1 Four Hands at One Piano Offenbach: Piano Works Vol. 2 Operatic Piano Offenbach: Cello Concertos ASIN: B0001KNGR8 Release Date: 2004-08-31

Customer Reviews:

Delicious world premiere recordings.......2007-03-10

I don't think I've ever seen such an unconventional selection of piano transcriptions assembled on a recording. While I think this is specifically geared to the piano connoisseur, the music is sumptuous enough to stand on its own and appeal to anyone. From the melodious operatic potpourri's of Sydney Smith to the beautiful passages of Gluck, there are plenty of musical attractions to whet the appetite. Eduardo Grossenstein seems new to the recording stage, but there is an endearing and invigorated quality to his playing that makes him a curiosity.

I had never even heard of Sydney Smith (1839-1889), who apparently studied under Moscheles and wrote operatic fantasies in the style of Liszt on his home continent of England. The Fantasie Brillante on La Traviata is a stupendous piece of melodic charm and drama. Verdi's mesmerizing themes are graciously complemented by the pianistic ornamentations and bravura. The Fantasie de Concert on Carmen is similarly spectacular and beautiful with its sweeping arpeggios and tuneful filigree. More akin to Herz or Thalberg, these two fantasies are satisfying salon pieces. Grossenstein's style of playing is quite flexible once he tackles the next four Baroque transcriptions, which includes an exceptional number of Gluck works. Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba is marvelously convincing in the staccato tones of the piano. The music is crystal clear and pleasant, as if this was a Handel keyboard suite played on piano. The Gluck-Saint-Saens, though, is spellbinding. Innocent and alluring at first, the piece eventually explores profundity as best as the early-Classical composers could express. Both selections from Orpheus and Eurydice are bewitching in their subtle beauties and are completely pianistic.

The last two notable works are Rossini's Figaro aria and Mascagni's own transcription of the Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo. Both are delectable little piano reductions; Figaro's Aria, in particular, sounds like a virtuoso salon piece with its pyrotechnics and ample decorations. Moving on, I found the Casta Diva transcription lackluster; Fumagalli made a mistake by transcribing the main melody down an octave. The entire piece barely moves away from the center registers of the piano. Compare this trifle with Thalberg's sublime transcription, one that easily rivals a Chopin nocturne, and Fumagalli's becomes hack-work. Grossenstein's own transcription of Faure's Sanctus movement from the Requiem is an odd choice; his delivery is rather stale and unimaginative. But up until this point, I've failed to mention the fact that the piano used in this recording sounds nasal, metallic, and barely acoustic. If the piano was an authentic 19th century instrument, it would be excusable, but there is no information in the liner-notes as to the type of piano employed.

Bottom line: This is a recording that will be more appreciated by pianophiles or those who love piano transcriptions. Although there are a few duds, like the Casta Diva and some of the modern pieces from Maria My Own and The Diamond Contractor, the recording makes up for it with the Smith and Gluck pieces - genuinely worthy piano transcriptions that should be heard.

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Lucumi Chucho Valdes Manufacturer: Universal Latino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00063MBO4 Release Date: 2004-10-12

Tracks:

1. Jica
2. Dembo
3. Moane
4. Mambo Influenciado
5. Jessica
6. Osun
7. Adiva
8. Oyambo
9. Amanecer

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1. Mainly Morton
2. Makin' Whoopie
3. Marching Down Bourbon Street
4. Mark Levine & the Latin Tinge
5. On the Road
6. Papa Gato
7. Ragtime Guitar
8. Relentless
9. Sabor Flamenco
10. Searchin' for the Truth

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