Misa Criolla [Import]

1. Misa Criolla: Kyrie

2. Misa Criolla: Gloria

3. Misa Criolla: Credo

4. Misa Criolla: Sanctus

5. Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei

6. Navidad Nuestra: La Anunciación

7. Navidad Nuestra: La Peregrinación

8. Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimiento

9. Navidad Nuestra: Los Pastores

10. Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos

11. Navidad Nuestra: La Huida

Misa Criolla,Mercedes Sosa,Mercury,Argentina,Latin,Latin Continuum,Latin Folk

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Tracks:

Misa Criolla: Kyrie
Misa Criolla: Gloria
Misa Criolla: Credo
Misa Criolla: Sanctus
Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei
Navidad Nuestra: La Anunciaci
Navidad Nuestra: La Peregrinaci
Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimiento
Navidad Nuestra: Los Pastores
Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos
Navidad Nuestra: La Huida

Customer Reviews:

Gorgeous.......2007-01-04

Her voice ... what an amazing voice! Smoky, pure vowels, beautifully sung, and with a voice perfectly suited for the material. By far the best version I've listened to of the Misa Criolla. Everyone I've played it too swoons.

WIsh they'd thought a bit more about the whole sound, though. The other material I could have done without. And when I'm still in heaven at the end of the Misa Criolla, I find it quite jarring suddenly being plunged into something altogether different.

nothing but PERFECTION!!!!! - READ THIS NOW!.......2005-10-02

OH MY GOD! I've just listened to this album again and I thought I had to tell the world how great it is. How is it possible that every time I listen to it my heart beats faster and tears roll over my face? There is no way without falling short of words to describe the beauty and heavenly perfection of this opus. Unless you like Britney-like pop, you will instantly fall for this-

Let's go by bits:

THE SONGS
They are all perfect. Ariel Ramirez, who wrote the music, is one of the most talented musicians in the world. Every melody has the power to evoke emotions and feelings almost in a supernatural way. Plus, each song is an example of different styles within argentinean traditional music. Still, the entire opus belts out an incredible integrity that makes you look upon it as a whole.

THE VOICE
Mercedes Sosa: one of (if not the most) powerful voices on Earth. She recorded this album at 65! and still she can pull off outstanding performances with her strong, contralto voice. You have to listen to it at full volume, and you'll get thrills.

THE CHOIR
A perfect set of argentinean voices. They can easily handle the subtleties that this exceptional music requires.

THE ARRANGEMENTS
Whenever you first listen to this album, you will recognize an outstanding talent. The Misa Criolla was first recorded in the 1970's, and the man who plays the charango in this version is the same old man that did it 30 years ago. Everything was put together so that the result is utterly flawless.

BUY THIS IMMEDIATELY.. If you're really into quality music you will instantly catalogue this among the best albums of all times. And you will listen to it eyes-shut, full volume, while drinking some scotch.

speechless.......2005-05-17

what can I say.....everytime I hear this album the little hairs behind my neck rise...

It is so beautiful, so simple and so elegant. Mercedes Sosa is one of the greatest singers of all time, her voice is strong and powerful, but at the same time it can be so tender and warm. The chorus and Sosa's voice are just the perfect combination for achieving religious ecstasy. You can listen to this album even if you are not a christian music fan, I am not.

favorite album song; Gloria....pure climax.

A must-have CD.......2005-04-19

Too bad it isn't possible to listen to sample tracks from this CD, because I think anyone who hears the first 30 seconds of this magnificent Misa will want it at once. Today I'm buying it for the fourth time - I give them as gifts to my favorite people. Play it on a stereo with good bass response and be prepared for an extraordinary experience. Mercedes Sosa is always amazing, and this CD is Mercedes Sosa at her very best.

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Misa Luba 5 stars, everything else 0 stars
Ahhhhh, Missa Luba!
Almost missed the Luba!

Misa Criolla/Missa Luba/Misa Flamenca

Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B0002JZ28O
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Misa Criolla: Kyrie (Vidala-Baguala)
Misa Criolla: Gloria - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Misa Criolla: Credo
Misa Criolla: Sanctus
Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei (Estilo Pampeano)
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Missa Luba: Gloria
Missa Luba: Credo
Missa Luba: Sanctus
Missa Luba: Benedictus
Missa Luba: Agnus Dei
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Misa Flamenca: Gloria (Cantes de Mga) - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Misa Flamenca: Credo (Cantes Gitanos) - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Misa Flamenca: Sanctus (Cantes del Campo) - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Misa Flamenca: Agnus Dei (Cantes de Cz)

Tracks:

Missa Luba: Titles and Introduction - "Mgondo Dora" [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Kyrie [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Gloria [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Visit to Namyeri [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Credo [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Visit to Oyugis [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Sanctus [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Visit to Nyeri [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Agnus Dei [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Visit to Wundanyi [DVD]
Missa Luba: Bwana Ni Nani [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Visit to Mzeras [DVD] - Boniface Mganga, Muungano National Choir
Missa Luba: Kyrie (Reprise) [DVD]
Missa Luba: Nyenyeki [DVD]
Missa Luba: Sanctus (Reprise) [DVD]

Customer Reviews:

Misa Luba 5 stars, everything else 0 stars.......2007-03-12

Finally the original (circa 1960's) Misa Luba is available on CD. That makes this CD well worth owning. The Misa Crolla and Misa Flamenca that are also on this CD are no more than filler and add nothing except inconvenience to the CD. I would much prefer a CD that contains both sides of the original LP of the Misa Luba and nothing else. Unfortunately, this CD omits the off side of the LP.

The DVD contained in this package is about the Kenya National Choir production of the Misa Luba (circa 1990), a much inferior rendition compared to the original which is contained in this CD, and is of virtually no interest. Why would the consumer care about a biopic of a poor impersonation?

Despite all the filler, this is definitely worth owning.

Ahhhhh, Missa Luba!.......2006-12-23

My much-loved LP was lost in a move a few years ago, and now after much prodding Philips has reissued the original Missa Luba on an absolutely glorious CD -- with a DVD kicker to boot. Thank you, Philips! The sound is spectacular; the purity and enthusiasm of the voices inspiring. The accompanying Misa Criolla (based on South American folk songs) and Misa Flamenca (Andalusian) are added treats. [Not being familiar with Misa Criolla, I can't comment on RJHamilton's review, but I found the entire disc enthralling.]

Buy it ... you'll love it.

Almost missed the Luba!.......2006-03-02

The music is great, comes with a DVD of the Missa Luba's origins in Africa (nice touch). The only problem is that whilst the Missa Creola has been produced extremely well it now, it now features Jose Carrera and the producers have 'remodelled' parts of the mass to demonstrate his voice. Unfortunately, in my opinion, neither Mr Carrera's voice nor the remodelling have proved to be adequate foils to the previous issues of this mass.

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Relax and rejuvenate.
A Superb Escape
Classical guitar magnificence
beautiful work
Relaxing music doesn't get any better than this

Shapes
Dominic Miller
Manufacturer: Decca
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ASIN: B0000ZS9US
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

Mass In B Minor
Adagio In G Minor
Shape Of My Heart
Air On A G String
Presto [Violin Partita In G Minor]
Ave Maria
Nimrod [9th Variation]
Gymnopedie No. 1
Misa Criolla
Mi Fe
Prelude No. 3 For Clavier
Moonlight Sonata

Customer Reviews:

Relax and rejuvenate........2005-12-11

I bought this album after a massage therapist played it during a massage. Miller evokes many emotions through his mastered art of guitar playing and I think many can appreciate the tone and mood his music sets. A-list singers paired with his rendition of popular and traditional pieces are a winning combination. Truly magical!

A Superb Escape.......2005-11-29

I enjoy all sorts of music from techno & trace through to the classics and smooth jazz, and this is a superb easy listening album that spans an emotional spectrum. Thanks to Qantas who featured the album in-flight during November 2005 so I listened to it for hour after hour. What a find - this is music to escape to, favourite tracks: 3. Shape Of My Heart with Sting, 10. Mi Fe with Alejandro Lerner, 11. Prelude No. 3 with the smooth sounds of Chris Botti. But Dominic Miller's sublime guitar work is the presence that binds all these pieces into a fantastic journey that can be listened to now, and for all time.

Classical guitar magnificence.......2005-05-20

I too first heard Dominic perform as Sting's opening act in the second half of the Sacred Love tour. I ejoyed the set, and was prepared for the disc to be entertaining, but not as remarkable as it is.

In the little bend into the first note of the CD, Miller lets us know that what he's got in store for us will be subtle, respectful, elegant, and astoundingly technical and beautiful at the same time; that he respects and loves the music he's playing, but will play it as himself and from his heart, not just as a technically superior musician. His choices in the Bach pieces in particular are brilliant, unexpected, and profoundly affecting. The recording is very clean and very intimate.

I highly recommend this album to pop fans who aren't particularly interested in classical music, and to classical music fans who don't particularly like pop. Some very sophisticated arranging along with Miller's brilliant performances will convince both sides that maybe there's more in the other's camp than they thought.

beautiful work.......2004-09-06

I just saw Mr Miller do an opening set before the Sting/Annie Lennox concert in Atlanta. Then he got busy doing the Sting material I love. What an exquisite experience.

I was lucky enough to get Mr Miller's autograph on this album and found him to be a really nice guy.

This is a great album and one that I can listen to over and over again. The remake of "Shape of My Heart" is outstanding, especially with his long time partner Sting on vocals.

This album is a must have. Thanks Dominic!

Relaxing music doesn't get any better than this.......2004-05-17

Dominic Miller's Shapes is exquisitely beautiful.
From Bach's Air on a G String to Sate's Gymnopedie. From Moonlight Sonata to Sting's glorious vocals in Shape of my heart, everything about this album is stamped with class.
Turn down the lights and lie back and enjoy.

Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad en Verano; Navidad Nuestra

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IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS CLASSICALLY BASED RENDITION TRY MERCEDES SOSA
Misa Criolla
Dismayed and disappointed
Obras y arreglos como ningunos otros
Soulful singing from José

Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad en Verano; Navidad Nuestra

Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B000009IAZ
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Misa Criolla: Kyrie (vidala-babuala)
Misa Criolla: Gloria (carnavalito - yaravi)
Misa Criolla: Credo (chacarera trunca)
Misa Criolla: Sanctus (carnaval cochabambino)
Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei (estilo pampeano)
Navidad en Verano
Navidad Nuestra: La Anunciacion (chamame)
Navidad Nuestra: La Peregrinacion (huella pampeana)
Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimiento (vidala catamarquena)
Navidad Nuestra: Los Pastores (chaya riojana)
Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos (takirari)
Navidad Nuestra: La Huida (vidala tucumana)

Customer Reviews:

IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS CLASSICALLY BASED RENDITION TRY MERCEDES SOSA.......2006-09-11

even if the original all-out version is no longer available, perhaps you will find the Mercedes Sosa version a little moree to your earthy and real liking than the finely tempered but dying Carreras. Indeed this version is tuned more to the silent solitary halls than the living streets and barrios of mi pueblo.

Misa Criolla.......2006-02-23

Having heard snatches of this music on Classic FM, I was keen to hear the whole album. I was not disappointed - the beautiful voice of Jose Carreras was more than adequately supported by the Sociedad Choral de Bilbao.

Top marks for this composition from Ariel Ramirez - altogether a spiritually uplifting experience.

Dismayed and disappointed.......2005-11-11

This version of the Misa Criolla is elegant, restrained and polished, three adjectives that have nothing to do with the raw and rousing folk original. It's about as close to its roots as a gilded church crucifix is to the piece of lumber Christ was crucified on... I'll stick with my raspy 70s recording and relish it!

Obras y arreglos como ningunos otros.......2005-10-31

Muy pocas veces se combinan
el arte popular y el arte clasico
y cuando se combinan escasas son
las ocacciones en que ofrecen un
buen resultado. En el caso de la
Misa Criolla de Ariel Ramirez, es
unos de esos pocos casos. Esta
grabaccion es un arreglo de la
version original del compositor,
rara la vez en que un arreglo
se hace de tal manera que mantiene
la idea principal del compositor
y el espiritu de la obra. La grabaccion
de esta obra ha siido una cuestion
de esas que se dan muy pocas veces
en la vida. Aqui se reunen interpretes;
musicos y cantantes de la mas alta calidad
la grabaccion es hermosa, como
ninguna otra de esta obra.
Jose Carreras canta con
claridad y sentimiento. Coral
Salve de Laredo y la sociedad
coral de Bilbao hacen un trabajo
genial, las partes de cantantes
y de instrumentos bien arregladas.
Una grabaccion que vale la pena
tener...

Soulful singing from José.......2005-06-20

It seems that this cd is a matter of whether you have heard the "original" or not. I haven't, so obviously I belong to the group of people that appreciate this cd. The cd was recorded just a few days (7 days I think) before he was diagnosed with leukaemia and I was amazed when I found out, because one should think that a disease that severe would affect his singing somewhat. But that's absolutely not the case. His singing is as wonderful as ever.

Jose is giving it all in every song on this album. His rendition of "Kyrie" is stupendous, as is his "Agnus Dei". Not to mention "Navidad en Verano". It's absolutely divine. Navidad Nuestra "El Nacimiento" also qualifies in the same category. Don't be surprised if the soulfullness of the songs together with Jose's soft notes brings you to tears. When it comes to stirring emotions with his voice and his heartfelt singing Josep is unsurpassed. When singing the soft notes he sounds so vulnerable; his voice goes straight to my heart. And I'm totally helpless. In my opinion his voice and his way of singing also lends a sort of elegance to the songs that I find very attractive. This is a wonderful cd that will no doubt stir your emotions. Lie down; put on your headphones and turn the volume up. I'm not suggesting that you will have an "out-of-the-body-experience" but it's pretty close. You will at least restore your inner peace. There are also some great tracks like "Los Reyes Magos" that will probably make you dance around the house. (Or at least start toe-tapping....) The chorus sounds wonderful throughout the album, but I especially love their participation in this song. They are playing a large part in the toe-tapping effect of this song......

The cost of this album is a small price to pay to restore your inner peace. If you need a "refuel" buy it asap!

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Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla

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ASIN: B000EBGEEG
Release Date: 2006-03-14

Tracks:

Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
La Tristecita, zamba
Juana Azurduy, cueca
Antiguo Dueno de las Flechas, cancion
Cueca de la Frontera, cueca
La Peregrinacion, huella
El Nacimiento, vidala catamarquena
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Album Description

Misa Criolla is an invitation: it opens its arms to humanity and says, "Come to the Church with everything that you are, your flesh and your blood, your culture and your rhythms, with your forms of expressions and your universe." The mass is performed by Zamba Quipildor, a popular Argentinean singer, famous for his exceptional gift that has allowed him to embody the vocal music of so many regions of his country.

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Great folklore masterwork

Misa Criolla
Ariel Ramirez
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008NPM
Release Date: 2007-03-02

Tracks:

Anunciacion
Peregrinacion
Nacimiento
Pastores
Reyes Magos
Huida

Customer Reviews:

Great folklore masterwork.......2005-10-06

Misa criolla and Navidad nuestra are the best folklore masterworks.
Both are brief works that combine different vocal forms of Argentina's music (Like Handel's Water Music, although we are speaking about different worlds of art).
With Los Fronterizos you will have all the local vocal colour absent, in my opinion, in the beautifull but more "standard" Sosa's voice. The booklet has no text but the production is impressive (at least in my copy).

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Must have!
pure PERFECTION! Read this!
Incredible performance!

Misa Criolla
Mercedes Sosa
Manufacturer: Decca/Universal
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TWNR
Release Date: 2000-05-02

Tracks:

Misa Criolla: Kyrie
Misa Criolla: Gloria
Misa Criolla: Credo
Misa Criolla: Sanctus
Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei
Navidad Nuestra: La Anunciaci
Navidad Nuestra: La Peregrinaci
Navidad Nuestra: El Nacimiento
Navidad Nuestra: Los Pastores
Navidad Nuestra: Los Reyes Magos
Navidad Nuestra: La Huida

Customer Reviews:

Must have!.......2006-04-06

Wonderful, more authentic performance of the Misa Criolla, then the Carreras version on Philips. The recording is beautiful.

Played it at my father's funeral, will never forget.

pure PERFECTION! Read this!.......2005-10-03

Incredible performance!.......2002-12-26

This is an incredible performance of the "Misa Criolla" (mass creole). The Mercedes Sosa's voice is sublime. Great interpretation of Ariel Ramirez's folklore.

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ONLY ONE WAY STILL TO HEAR THE REAL MISA LUBA
Pity
NOT the original Misa Luba
Feed your spirit

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ASIN: B0000060B5
Release Date: 1997-10-27

Tracks:

Misa Criolla: Kyrie (Vidala-Baguala)
Misa Criolla: Gloria (Carnavalito-Yaravi)
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Misa Flamenca: Gloria (Cantes De Malaga)
Misa Flamenca: Credo (Cantes Gitanos)
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Misa Flamenca: Angus Dei (Cantes De Cadiz)

Customer Reviews:

ONLY ONE WAY STILL TO HEAR THE REAL MISA LUBA.......2006-09-11

and that is to get the English version of Pasolini's Gospel of Saint Matthew. Somehow the Misa Luba turns up as incidental and ending music instead of that orchestrated by the director! IOn any case it is an essential DVD [...]

and for the Misa Criolla instead of Carreras's reverence get the great and reverend voice of Mother Earth herself in Mercedes Sosa's Misa Criolla

Pity.......2005-07-28

It is a pity that such a good voice is waisted in performing these wonderful messes which really require to be sung with the folkloric touch in which they were conceived and written

NOT the original Misa Luba.......2005-02-18

Yet again Philips/Universal screws up. This is NOT the original recording of the Misa Luba; this one is pretty, but pales in comparison. I looked on the Decca UK website, and it lists these three masses, with a different cover, and states that the item includes both "the original 1960s recording" of the Misa Luba, along with the 1990 DVD version. I guess Philips doesn't think Americans will accept this earlier recording, and makes it available only in other countries. Corporate stupidity rules.

Feed your spirit.......2001-12-13

Jose Carreras is in heartbreakingly beautiful voice, the quality of sound is as good as it gets. This music is a wonderful offspring of traditional church, Creole, African and Flamenco. If music has anything to do with religion, God himself smiles on this disk. Essential.

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Misa Criolla
Los Fronterizos
Manufacturer: Sony Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00026814Y
Release Date: 2007-03-02

Tracks:

Introduccion
Kyrie
Gloria
Crdo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei

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Fresh, invigorating interpretation of the folk mass!
Wow!
burial and dismal style

Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad Nuestra

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ASIN: B000CGYOAE
Release Date: 2006-01-17

Tracks:

The Annunciation - Manuel Melendez
The Pilgrimage - Manuel Melendez
The Nativity - Manuel Melendez
The Shepherds - Manuel Melendez
The Three Kings - Manuel Melendez
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Agnus Dei - Christal Rheams
Kyrie - Manuel Melendez
Gloria - Manuel Melendez
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Agnus Dei - Manuel Melendez

Customer Reviews:

Fresh, invigorating interpretation of the folk mass!.......2006-12-23

I myself liked this recording so much that I have been prompted to write my first Amazon review, and would like to commend the Choral Society of Washington for its interpretation of the Criolla (haven't yet listened thoroughly to the Missa Luba portion of the recording, hence 4 rather than 5 stars). I'm not a professional musician, merely an avid choral singer, and the Carreras version which has been available for some time is widely disliked among my compatriots (a view which I share). Searching online for a newer recorded version I found this and just received it yesterday. An initial few listens reveal much to like and to fascinate. With the Carerras version one feels as if everyone is in a huge amphitheater and whatever the heck Jose is doing is miles away from the chorus... off synch and a quarter tone sharp, or maybe flat (it's been a while since I listened to it). This version can easily lead you to envision yourself in an intimate house of worship, with folk art hanging everywhere and a group of villagers gathered to celebrate in a spirit of empassioned reverence. It was impossible not to get up and dance around my Christmas tree while listening. The addition of harmonic singing to the solo parts with three tenors instead of one is incredibly invigorating and adds to the ensemble feel of the work; the instrumentation is bold and rhythmic; the feel of the whole thing is fresh and improvisatory. Personally, I adored it and will be recommending it to all my choir-geek friends still searching for a version of the Misa Criolla they can love! Looking forward to giving the interpretation of the Luba a good listen.

Wow!.......2006-06-07

I'm so sorry that the reviewer in El Salvador feels that Ramirez' work has been "destroyed" in our effort, feeling its moods as dismal. In fact, the tempi and moods in this one and those in Ramirez' own recording made in Argentina when Misa Criolla was much younger, are not all that far apart! The biggest difference between ours and his is our adaptations of the instrumentation, legitimate in a still-evolving work like this one inspired by folk music, performed and recorded before with one tenor soloist. Ours has three, along with the extra excitement their ensemble singing provides, and the traditional and modern instruments are played in our recording, as in the composers, by specialists from Argentina.
I love this music, these performances of it and this recording, The more I still listen after having long completed the lengthy process of recording then preparing it for publication, I continue to hear in it new things to savour.

Curt Wittig, recordist & mastering engineer for this CD

burial and dismal style.......2006-05-14

En esta grabaci?n se ha destruido la obra de Ariel Ram?rez. No tiene la alegr?a de las misas y la m?sica latinoamericana, m?s bien tiene un estilo sepulcral y l?gubre.
De haber sabido no la hubiera comprado.
In this recording the work of Ariel Ram?rez has been destroyed. It does not have the joy of the masses and Latin American music, rather has a burial and dismal style. Of to have known it had not bought it.

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