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Judging from the evidence presented here, reggae has definitely hit its heyday in Spain. The majority of the youthful, mainly Spanish bands on this energized anthology quote from reggae, ragga, raggamuffin, and other Jamaican offspring, and they do so with vigor rarely heard since the glory years of punk. Salsa horn charts and manic accordion solos reminiscent of Colombian vallenato give the performances a cutting Iberian edge. Barcelona band Macaco's "La Raiz" sports a Ziggy Marley-esque bilingual lead vocal (mostly in Spanish, occasionally in English) and dub-crazy production worthy of the Mad Professor himself. Basque band King Mafrundi turns Cuban standard "Hasta Siempre" into a Jamaican-style romp, while Sergeant Garcia mixes raggamuffin and an urban Latin atmosphere on the infectious "Amor Pa Mi." In the company of all these upstarts, Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Eliades Ochoa seems like an odd inclusion, though the lovely "Que Humanidad" from his Sublime Ilusion CD stands its ground. --Bob Tarte

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Average customer rating: Luigi Nono, Avant-Garde Superstar! Massive Orchestral Violence Revolutionary music. get it while you can Nono masterpiece plus two, with Pollini and Abbado

Luigi Nono: Como una ola de fuerza y luz, for Soprano, Piano, Orchestra & Magnetic Tape (1971-72) / ...sofferte onde serene... For Piano & Magnetic Tape (1976) / Contrapunto dialettico alla mente, for Magnetic Tape (1968) - Maurizio Pollini / Claudio Abbado Luigi Nono (Composer) , Maurizio Pollini (Piano) , Slavka Taskova (Soprano) , Claudio Abbado (Conductor) , Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra , Rome RAI Chamber Choir , and Nino Antonellini (Director) Manufacturer: Deutsche Gram. Ger. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Nono | Nono, Luigi | ( N ) | 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 | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Luigi Nono: Fragmente; Hay que caminar Luciano Berio: Corale (Sequenza VIII), for Violin, 2 Horns & Strings / Chemins II (Sequenza VI) / Chemins IV (Sequenza VII) / Ritorno degli Snovidenia, for Cello & Small Orchestra / "Points on the Curve to Find...", for Piano & 22 Instrumentalists - Pierre Boulez Luciano Berio: Laborintus 2 Xénakis: Pléïdes Tristan Murail: Gondwana; Désintégrations; Time and Again ASIN: B00000E3Z2 Release Date: 1988-07-25

Tracks:

1. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: Beginning
2. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: I. Interno Dolce
3. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: II. Duro Deciso
4. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: Piano Entry
5. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: III. Dolcissimo Sereno
6. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: Orch Entry
7. Como Una Ola De Fuerza Y Luz: Orch And Pno Entry
8. .....Sofferte Onde Serene... - Maurizio Pollini
9. Contrappunto Dialettico Alla Mente - Liliana Poli/Cadigia Bove/Marisa Mazzoni/Elena Vicini/Umberto Troni...

Album Details

Luigi Nono was One of the Most Original and Influential Composers to Emerge from Post War Italy. Having Always Guided by a Keen Awareness of Social Unity (He Joined Italy's Communist Party in 1952) Nono's Works Often Take the Form of Highly Empowering Expressive Public Spectacles. Here Among Others, Two of the Composers More Famous Longstanding Champions of his Work Mauricio Pollini and Claudio Abbado Perform Three of the Composers Most Evocative Works- the 'sofferte Onde Serene' and 'contrappunto Dialettico Alla Mente' Written Specifically for Them. If You Enjoy the Efforts of Stockhausen and Ligeti, Nono Will Certainly Be of Interest as Well.

Customer Reviews:

Luigi Nono, Avant-Garde Superstar!.......2006-09-09

You know what, in all honesty I don't really care about Luigi Nono's politics whatsoever. Does anyone here have a deep insight into his political ideas other than mentioning he was some sort of radical Marxist? If you have read extensively about Nono and are fascinated by how his socio-political ideas come into bloom via his unique music, well don't be offended by my comments because like I said earlier, his politics don't mean much to me. I am much more fascinated by his creation of a singular sound world and at this he is one of the original voices of the past century, along with other modernist notables, anyone from Stravinsky, Bartok, Schoenberg, Webern, Berg, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and the more avant-garde frame of modernism like Boulez, Xenakis, Stockhausen, Ligeti, etc. Wow, I was just dropping names like some jerk at an avant-garde music dinner party. Are there such parties? Ha!

Anyway, back to Luigi Nono, I really had some good listening fun with this CD. The main work is "Como una ola de fuerza y luz" (composed 1971-72), which means, "Like a wave of light and strength" in English. An intriguing title and very enigmatic music. It is half an hour long and mixes moments of dreamy quiet with intense, massive orchestral explosions. Just to think how much the idiom of Nono and his avant-garde cohorts was blatantly ripped off by Hollywood film composers for decades up to the present day. Mostly of course in fashion for sci-fi and horror films. Gotta love those Hollywood hacks, like Elliot Goldenthal for one example.

I want to mention that Maurizio Pollini plays the piano parts in this work and there is a soprano part amidst the orchestral violence and electronic studio tinkering. Claudio Abbado conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Pollini, that magnificient Italian pianist, whose technique is a wonder to behold on his other recordings is much misused on this CD. The second work, "...soffete onde serene..." (composed 1976), features him prominently but it's just a lot of piano banging, not much work for a prime, superstar virtuoso.

The final selection on this record is "Contrappunto dialettico alla mente" (a tape composition from 1968), this is the most overtly political selection you will find on this whole disc. You get complete translations in the booklet and you can find out for yourself the anger that Luigi Nono wanted to convey about the various political upheavals taking place during the late 1960's. There is even one attack against American imperialism and the war in Vietnam. Yikes! To be honest, this final work which runs 19 minutes, 51 seconds is quite unintentionally funny. It electronically varies different human voices together in crazy ramblings. This sound experiment can actually give you a good, hearty laugh at the avant-garde hijinks which were so prevelant during this era in musical and political history. I found it very entertaining and stimulating as an aural, environmental landscape. Every person I played it to have responded with laughter and mocking fun. I certainly don't imagine this was Nono's intention or did the man have a wicked sense of humor to go along with his high-minded intellectualism? Nonetheless, nowadays you can hear similar crazy electronic experimentalism on various public radio outfits late at night.

This CD is a very entertaining venture into the world of the European avant-garde. For such a cheap price and with very fine sound, certainly consider exploring this alien terrain, I'm sure it's unlike most of the music you listen to unless you're already a die-hard modernist convert.

Massive Orchestral Violence.......2003-11-06

Having posessed this disc for quite a few years I was surprised to see it again here. This is not music for the faint of heart. Ultimately this music is about destruction - maybe the lyrics are not, but the music itself is. Nono went on to other musical ideas later on in his career, but this truly is Nono at his most ruthless on the ear. This music demands a very high end stereo system and either no neighbors or deaf neighbors. The last movement of Como una ola... is pretty uncompromising. I find it the apex of anger, hatred and violence in music that I have heard so far out of the Nono catalog. The performances on this disc are first rate. No other recording (yes, there are others) approaches the intensity of this. Buy this if you are extremely agitated yourself or want to be.

Revolutionary music........2003-08-31

Luigi Nono (1924-1990) was one of the 20th century's most radical composers. Nono, who fought against the Fascists in the Italian Resistance during World War II, studied both music and law in the post-war years before joining the Italian Communist Party in 1952. During the mid- to late-1950s, Nono taught at Darmstadt, the center of European serialism, and with Boulez and Stockhausen was the foremost exponent of that music on the continent. Nono married Schoenberg's daughter, Nuria, in 1955, and severed his ties with Darmstadt in 1959, after delivering a lecture entitled "The Presence of History in the Music of Today." This lecture was the composer's most notable public statement concerning his own radical Marxist politics, and the 1960s and 1970s saw Nono taking an increasingly active role the affairs of the Communist Party, for which he served on the Central Committee.

Like Pollini, Abbado, and Berio, Nono's worldview was permanently shaped by the subjection of Italy to the Fascism of Mussolini. All turned to Marxism in response, and Nono's deeply held political beliefs are on display throughout this magnificent collection of works from the late 1960s and early '70s. Unlike Stockhausen and Boulez, Nono saw in serialism a revolutionary musical grammar with implications extending beyond the realm of the purely musical into the realm of the political. Nono's adoption of serialism was a response to the domination of capitalism, imperialism, and the continued subjugation of the many by the few. Nono's music, which is initially forbidding and inaccessible, can be understood as the embodiment of Marx's concept of the unity of theory and practice. This is a revolutionary music, through which the composer expresses his hope for a world of true freedom rather than slavery, alienation, and mass murder.

"Como una ola de fuerza y luz" is dedicated to the memory of Lusiano Cruz, whose name is repeated in the work by the soprano vocalist (in this case, Slavka Taskova). Cruz, a Chilean revolutionary, died in 1971, two years before the Kissinger-planned coup which led to the death of Marxist president Salvador Allende and the installation of the Fascist Augusto Pinochet, who murdered Chileans en masse for the next 17 years. Nono's text implores the dead Cruz to "keep on glowing, young as the revolution in every one of your peoples' struggles." This powerful piece features thundering piano work from Nono's fellow Marxist, Maurizio Pollini, whose virtuosity is offset by the composer's jarring tape manipulations. A beautifully conceived and executed work.

Pollini again contributes his piano skills to 1976's "... sofferte onde serene. . . ." Moments of lyricism are contrasted against Nono's magnetic tape arrangements, and the result is a stunning mixture of opacity and accessibility. A challenging, but ultimately satisfying work.

"Contrappunto dialettico alla mente" (1968) again sets overtly political texts in Nono's pursuit of a total political engagement, "ideological and technical." Using words from Malcolm X and an anti-Vietnam War pamphlet, Nono crafts a work that is a reflection of the warped society it criticizes: terrifying, overwhelming, remorseless. The shrieking voices and intimations of violence echo the horrific destruction of the late-1960s. This is one of Nono's most important and ideologically characteristic works.

Obviously, this is not music for everyone, but for the openminded and discerning listener, this disc contains treasures. Nono's work is among the most vital and dynamic to emerge from the 20th century avant-garde, and in our modern world of Fascism, war, and imperialism, the political message which lies behind Nono's music has never been more relavent.

get it while you can.......2003-08-30

I agree 100% with Autonomeus, this is a "must own"; I was excited to see they reissued it. The last piece "Contrapunto dialettico alla mente" is a classic from the tape-manipulation genre, mixing sounds of leftist 60s speeches with interesting effects. I don't think it's available anywhere else, so worth getting for this masterpiece alone. The sung line (in Italian) "Whitey wants you, n*gg**, to go to Vietnam and die" gives me shivers every time, even after hearing this piece many times. The second piece "...sofferte onde serene..." is a subtle complex piece admired by pianists but difficult to get a hook into for listeners. This is a great performance of it though. In my opinion this version of "Como una ola de fuerza y luz" isn't as good as the other recorded rendition--which is not what you'd expect considering it's Abaddo (who's excellent with Nono) and Pollini (who's Pollini)! Part of it is the singing; the passion of the singer on the other version is superior, maybe because she speaks Italian. Also, though Pollini's piano is noticably better in this rendition, something is missing from his overall performance. Maybe Nono is too--dare I say--raw for Pollini? Still, this performance is different enough from others that it is worth owning. Overall, terrific CD.

Nono masterpiece plus two, with Pollini and Abbado.......2003-06-16

This is the original recording of one of Nono's masterpieces, with Maurizio Pollini on piano and Claudio Abbado conducting. "Como una ola de fuerza y luz" ("Like a Wave of Strength and Light") was written in 1971-2 commemmorating the death of a friend of Nono's, Luciano Cruz, a Chilean leftist opponent of Pinochet. A 30-minute piece, it features soprano voice, piano, orchestra, and electronics. It is incredible in every aspect, and though challenging, it is one of Nono's more accessible works, the perfect introduction to the work of one of the late 20th century's greatest composers. "...sofferte onde serene..." ("serene waves suffered"), for piano and magnetic tape, is a fantastic 14-minute piece featuring Pollini in the Schoenberg/Webern tradition. Finally, "Contrappunto dialettico alla mente" is a startling radical 20-minute piece for vocals and electronics, with lyrics from Malcolm X and an anti-Vietnam war flier among other sources. The booklet contains the complete text, thankfully, since the vocals are all in Italian.

This album was originally issued in 1990, but it has not been available recently in the U.S. .... Grab it quick before it disappears again! DG has now packaged these recordings of "Como una ola..." and "sofferte" under Pollini's name, along with a third piano piece not by Nono (a single-disc taken from the massive Pollini Edition). This disc, from DG's excellent mid-line "20th Century Classics" series, is clearly preferable if you are interested in Nono and not just Pollini.

Average customer rating: Awesome 80's techno-pop circa 2005! (and La Fuerza that expanded my musical world!) Oh no, es de Mecano! Una Fuerza Sin Destino You Go Girl!!!!! Give us another Vertigo PLEASE

La Fuerza del Destino Fey Manufacturer: EMI Latin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Faltan Lunas Serie Platino: 20 Exitos Tierna La Noche Stereo Hits Vertigo ASIN: B0006SSSZU Release Date: 2004-12-14

Tracks:

1. Mujer contra mujer
2. Aire
3. Barco a Venus
4. Hoy no me puedo levantar
5. Me coln una fiesta
6. Cruz de navajas
7. Un a
8. La fuerza del destino
9. Ay que pesado
10. Los amantes
11. Me cuesta tanto olvidarte
12. Busca algo barato

Customer Reviews:

Awesome 80's techno-pop circa 2005! (and La Fuerza that expanded my musical world!).......2006-03-28

If you want the quick synopsis, skip to the end of this review. Otherwise, here's the LONG story! One day, in March 2005, I hit the wrong number on my stereo remote and instead of winding up on the "oldies" channel, I landed on the Latin Pop channel where I was mesmerized by La Fuerza Del Destino. Of course, I had NO IDEA who this Fey woman was, being as I didn't speak Spanish! I HAD been a Shakira fan since Laundry Service, even her Spanish albums, but I'd never looked any deeper into Latin music. At any rate, I really wanted to hear the song again SO I started listening to the Latin Pop channel just to hear Fey every 4 hours 45 minutes! Of course, in the meantime, I exposed myself to LOTS of other Latin musicians and music and REALLY ENJOYED IT. Not the depressing, angst filled stuff being cranked out lately by English speaking musicians! THAT'S why I'd been splitting time between 1955-70 Pop and the 80's music of my college days.

Back to the point--I took a chance and bought La Fuerza Del Destino from Amazon and WOW! FANTASTIC! From start to finish I just loved it! Of course, I couldn't UNDERSTAND anything, SO I decided to teach myself to understand Spanish. Living in the boonies near the Canadian border, there isn't anybody around who speaks Spanish (eh?) so that's why I had to teach MYSELF! I'm pleased to report success. I can now read and understand Spanish fairly well. Making up my OWN sentences is still a bit S L O W and pathetic, but I can UNDERSTAND lyrics and Spanish language movies (although I have to cheat with closed captioning at times when they TALK TOO FAST!). But I digress!

Since then, I've bought most of FEY'S other albums (and numerous other Latin albums!) from Amazon.com and enjoyed them ALL! Today, I can look back and say that La Fuerza Del Destino is DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE for my discovering a WHOLE NEW WORLD of music that I never knew existed AND for my learning a whole new language!! So thanks, FEY! You expanded my musical world and even made me want to move SOUTH OF THE BORDER--although it might be that I'm just getting tired of shoveling all the SNOW we get up here in the north!

NOW TO SUMMARIZE: I think that La Fuerza Del Destino is AWESOME. 12 GREAT TRACKS, not a lame one amongst them! Having never heard Mecano's versions (or of Mecano for that matter!) I judged this album as "new" material and not as "remakes". Happy, FUN dance pop with a techno-flair! La Fuerza, Barco A Venus & Busca Algo Barato are my favorite tracks. The whole album reminds me of the great American/English techno-pop from the 1980's. Nothing cutting edge or quirky (ala Shakira), but VERY WELL PERFORMED and WELL PRODUCED. Cantando de buena calidad de una MUY HERMOSA mujer! I'll be back for more FEY when her new album comes out! FIVE STARS (y muchas gracias, Fey!) for LA FUERZA DEL DESTINO!!

Oh no, es de Mecano!.......2006-03-11

Ok, para empezar dejare algo claro: NO ME GUSTA MECANO. Por que no me gusta Mecano?, por decir en pleno concierto que los Venezolanos somo unos indios, porque todas sus canciones son estupidas y ademas porque son espanoles... Obviando eso intentare ser lo mas imparcial que pueda por Fey.

Tenia muchisimas ganas de oir este disco para ver que tanto habia madurado Fey desde el ultimo trabajo musical.

Debo decir que estoy asombrado. Fey ya no es una nina. Dejenme enfatizar eso mas aun: Fey ya no es una nina adolecente sino una mujer con una voz madura que sabe que puede hacer con ella y que no.

En verdad me impresiono oir la primera cancion (mujer contra mujer) y notar el cambio en el patron vocal de Fey, de adolecente a adulto y maduro. Super refrescante y agradable.

El disco es, desgraciadamente para mi, un tributo a Mecano (no lo supe hasta que lo compre), lo cual para un fan de ellos estara bien, pero para mi es atiborrante a mas no poder. Salvo una que otra cancion que me agrada de ellos le di la oportunidad en vez de lanzarlo por la ventana.

El tributo selecciona 12 temas mas o menos conocidos de Mecano que son:

Mujer contra mujer (4/5): Buena letra, buena musica, pero sobre todo me encanta la forma tan madura como Fey la canta. No es muy diferente a la version original de Mecano.

Aire (4/5): Tenia curiosidad por ver como se las habia arreglado Fey para llenar los zapatos de Ana Torroja. La respuesta, no lo hizo, en lugar de intentar imitarla intento superarla a su manera y lo consiguio, al menos para mi. La musica es diferente a la version original y a la del regreso de Mecano, lo cual es sumamente interezante de oir porque es con un ritmo marcado de percusion. La forma como Fey la canta es interezante tambien porque es pausada, como contando la historia, ayudada por unos coros casi hetereos. No es mejor ni peor que las versiones originales de Mecano, solo es diferente y eso es bueno.

Barco a venus (4/5): Rapida, rockera y (asi la siento yo) Fey le imprimio un aire mexicano muy nice a la cancion. Divertida de oir, lastima que sea de Mecano... Diferente a la version original de Mecano.

Hoy no me puedo levantar (3/5): De ritmo casi disco o eurotechno. Lenta, y si debo ser sincero, con un estilo casi drogo. Habra a quien les guste. Yo la detesto y cuando la oigo espero ver salir a John Travolta en un traje de polyester blanco de mis cornetas...

Me cole en una fiesta (4/5): De ritmo dance y tempo medio rapido, con repeticiones de sintetizador a la mitad de la cancion que te hacen mover la cabeza de arriba a abajo. Fey en verdad hace milagros con la letra tan estupida que tiene. Maten a Mecano.

Cruz de navajas (4/5): Otra interezante a pesar de mi desagrado por Mecano. De ritmo medio latino y dance en algunos puntos y musica agradable de oir. Fey la canta muy bien, al punto de "casi" hacerme olvidar que es una de Mecano. Interezante letra. Odioso teclado mas alla de la mitad. Un poco diferente a la version original de Mecano.

Un ano mas (4/5): De ritmo y musica interezante, junto con una letra fuera de lo comun, esta cancion es de hecho (a pesar de que es de Mecano) agradable de oir. Fey la canta con carino y efusion, casi con alegria y de forma divertida. Mucho mejor que la version original de Mecano.

La fuerza del destino (4/5): El tema que le da nombre al tributo. Nuevamente Fey usa su madurez vocal para imprimerle eso que le imprime a todo lo que canta. De tempo medio lento y ritmo algo electronico. No recuerdo que esta cancion me gustara antes de este disco, como sea, me la vendio... pero solo porque me recuerda a mi ex. Casi igual a la original de Mecano.

Ay que pesado (O_o/5): Ritmo pop/dance/rock. Fey lo intenta, de verdad lo intenta, pero no me la consigue vender ni con esa voz tan madura que luce en esta produccion. Que cancion tan estupida!, la odio, la odio. Ni siquiera se merece una calificacion... Muy diferente de la version original de Mecano.

Los amantes (3/5): De ritmo medio dance, tempo lento y pausado. Fey con su voz no le quita lo monotona y fastidiosa que es esta aburrida cancion. Estupida letra.

Me cuesta tanto olvidarte (4.5/5): Punto y aparte. Una de las que me gusta de Mecano por su letra. Otra que canta Ana Torroja y que Fey con su voz mas madura me la vende de principio a fin, la canta con pasion pero suavemente. Con un ritmo entre pop efimero y dance hetereo es refrescante porque enfatiza las secciones de piano clasico en la cancion. Excelente. Lamentablemente no es mejor que la version del reencuentro de Mecano aunque si suena mejor que la version Original.

Busca algo barato (3/5): Letra estupida, tempo lento, ritmo entre dance y pop.

Debe comprarse?, si eres fan de Mecano y de Fey te sentiras en el cielo. Si eres fan de Mecano y no de Fey a lo mejor le querras dar una oportunidad por la curiosidad de ver como se las arreglo para llenar los zapatos de Ana, Nacho y el otro tonto de las pelotas del grupo Mecano. Si eres fan de Fey pero no de Mecano vas a recibir este album con un poco de decepcion, porque aunque Fey muduro muchisimo entre vertigo y este disco mientras mas lo escuchas mas sientes que le falto ese "algo" que tenian los demas discos de ella.

Uno de los reviews tiene por titulo "Una fuerza sin destino" y no puedo mas que decir que es, desafortunadamente, cierto. Yo no lo hubiese dicho mejor. Por que?, simple. Mecano alcanzo sus mas altas cotas de popularidad en america latina por alla por los 80, principalmente en un publico adolecente o adulto joven; Fey no salto a la palestra hasta los 90, enfocada a un mercado integramente adolecente. Aquellos que escucharon Mecano en su epoca ya eran adultos jovenes o adultos, que evidentemente no se iban a enganchar por las letras del disco de Fey. Ahora 20 anos despues del exito de Mecano, una Fey adulta joven hace un tributo a un grupo que, supongo yo, debio ser muy importante para ella en su tiempo, pero que hoy por hoy es menos que conocido por esta generacion y apenas recordado como los viejos tiempos. No hay que ser muy listo para saber que este disco Fey lo saco para si, no por el dinero que pudiera ganar o la fama que pudiera conseguir...

Aun asi, el disco, como produccion, es interezante de oir y como huella de madurez de Fey tambien. El disco nuevo de Fey (Siempre rebelde) de conservar este aire de madurez aunado al de evolucion de Vertigo conseguira mejores comentarios de mi parte.

Una Fuerza Sin Destino.......2006-02-19

I respect fey, I grew up w/ her as a kid, since me being
a mutt she, and shakira were a channel for me to improve
my spanish, so alot of people didnt like her bubble gum
days, but I did, she had a childish act and I was a child
too. So alot of people who dislike her bubble gum days where
young adults when she came out, so she didnt give them an
impact as profound as the younger generation. So I got to
grow up through her musical development, everybody was
so shock when Vertigo came out, because she droped the innocent
kiddy gurl to be this euro-trance star that she is, but
for those who were to ignorant to see it coming I did,
she was just looking for the moment to wait, and see how
to use new beats, with new technology, the technology she
had when she did the first 3 ablums where limited, simple
electronic beats, and then Vertigo, she used electric
guitar, and gitter like sounds, and powerful vocals. And
like she said she wanted to take a break, and do something
fun, to re-do Mecano remixes, and she said an interview
in Vertigo she found her sounds, and will embrace in it
later in the future. This Cd was just for fun, and for that
I would give it 2 stars, but another one, because she did
this for herself, not for her popularity, and that's what
I admire in an artist, to go with there own flow, and not
sell out, she did that already, doing her act for 3 ablums
playing a childish gurl, when really she was waiting for the
moment to shot up, vertigo style.....

You Go Girl!!!!!.......2005-12-31

This is my 3rd cd from Fey. I own her 2nd and 3rd cd also. I wanted this cd because their was a couple songs I heard on my latin music channel. And I loved those songs. I heard that these are not new songs. That they are songs from a group which I never bought any of their cds. Mecano. But I think they are all great. Wonderful cd Fey. Thank You.

Give us another Vertigo PLEASE.......2005-10-31

The only reason I may give 2 stars to this album is because it has some nice music arragments & some interesting music sounds. Mecano music was the best at their time but the songs are dated and despite of the twist Fey gave to those songs they still doesnt cut it for todays music. The sales for her cd Vertigo may had not been the best but to give us this "fuerza del destino" after that wonderful "Vertigo" experience is far beyond unreasonable. Her voice sounds v good on this new record but the lyrics sounds dumb and after all nobody can sing them like mecano (I respect their music but I dont enjoy it). Please give us sequel to Vertigo Fey, we all know you can do much better. You cant trade quality and creativity for sales.

Average customer rating: Reconsidering Nono like a wave of strength and light! Disc shows transition between Nono's early and late styles. Great music by a throughly neglected composer

Luigi Nono: Como una ola; Epitaffio No. 1; Epitaffio No. 3 Manufacturer: Berlin Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Nono | Nono, Luigi | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nono: Orchestral works & chamber music Luigi Nono: Choral Works Luigi Nono: Complete Works for Solo Tape ASIN: B0000035Q8 Release Date: 1994-09-20

Tracks:

1. Like A Wave Of Strength And Light - Ursula Reinhardt-Kiss/Guisoppe La Licata
2. Epitaffio No.1 'Spain In The Heart': I. Evening
3. Epitaffio No.1 'Spain In The Heart': II. War
4. Epitaffio No.1 'Spain In The Heart': III. Qasida Of The Rose
5. Epitaffio No.3 'Memento': Ballad Of The Spanish Civil Guard

Customer Reviews:

Reconsidering Nono.......2002-07-30

I have of course known of Luigi Nono for most of my life. His music was discussed in every book on twentieth century music to be written since the 60's. And yet I'm ashamed to say that I had never heard anything by Nono until I bought this CD recently. I didn't know what I'd been missing. Nono is far from a dessicated total serialist. Rather his music is passionate and revolutionary. And perhaps even a bit spiritual...though probably it's a Marxist spirituality.

como una ola de fuerza y luz is the monumental work on this disc. Scored for orchestra, tape and soprano soloist, the work is a sonic tour de force. It was written to morn the death of Luciano Cruz, a Chilean revolutionary whom Nono had befriended. The sonic world of the piece is based on recurrent low clusters in the orchestra, and a musique concrete tape based on distorted piano and human voices. The work is tragic and haunting.

The other works on this CD are from the 1950's, when Nono was first making his reputation. They are settings of Neruda and Lorca and meant as an epitaph to Lorca, murdered by Franco's followers during the Spainish Civil War. The works are uncompromising, and yet there is a profound lyricism in the music. This becomes most evident at the end of the Third Epitaffio as the music becomes a straightforward tonal version of a Spanish Civil War anthemn. The effect is very moving.

Performances are exemplary on this CD. Ursula Reinhardt-Kiss sings the monumentally difficult lines of como with real precision. And Roswitha Trexler and Werner Haseleu do a wonderful job on the equally difficult lines of the Epitaffio.

This CD has whetted my appetite for more music of this wonderful composer. He is vastly underrated.

like a wave of strength and light!.......2001-07-12

"como una ola de fuerza y luz" was written in 1971/1972 to commemorate the Chilean revolutionary, Luciano Cruz, of the MIR (Revolutionary Leftist Movement). This 30-minute piece, recorded in 1976 in Leipzig, is for soprano, piano and orchestra, accompanied by a tape recording of transformed piano sounds and human voices. The electronics are therefore simple, but powerfully effective, used at the end to evoke the continuing presence of the revolutionary spirit, and the utopian prospect. As noted, "como una ola" marked a transition toward Nono's more contemplative late (1980s) style. The two shorter works included here (written in 1952/3, recorded in 1977) are less innovative musically, but form a thematic whole, as they commemorate the (losing) democratic forces of the Spanish Civil War (set to verse from Garcia-Lorca and Neruda). From the dictators Franco and Pinochet, to such current anti-democratic forces as the World Trade Organization, the struggle continues...

Disc shows transition between Nono's early and late styles........1998-12-22

Memento (Epitafio No.3) is a good example of Nono's early style, based on Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra, with shouting chorus and a political text. Como una etc., composed in 1972, is rooted in this kind of music but also shows the transition into late Nono, full of erie, static sound, a sort of white on white effect. Dedicated to Luciano Cruz, a Chilean revolutionary and martyr, the work's title means "Like a wave of strength and light." Nono's musical interpretation of strength here consists in rumbling percussion and a piano smoldering away in its lower registers, while light becomes the electronically produced "space music" which the more violent music periodically gives way to, as if to a vision of another, more spiritual realm. Como una ola de fuerza y luz is certainly one of Nono's most powerful works, and may be one of the masterpieces of the century.

Great music by a throughly neglected composer.......1998-12-21

Frank Zappa once said that one of his band members wanted to turn your teen aged ears around. He must have had music like this in mind. Luigi Nono's music thoroughly engages the ear and mind in ways that the rock modernist could only hope for. His setting of texts by Lorca and Neruda are stunning and the performances on this disc are a revelation. Even in the short and simple third movement of the Epitafio #1 the poem and its setting create an entire world that would take Borges fifteen pages to suggest.

Average customer rating: No se comparan con nadie, o mejor dicho nadie esta en su nivel Superb debut album

Calle Real Con Fuerza Calle Real Manufacturer: Universal Latino ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Merengue | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Arroz con Mango What You've Been Waiting For/Lo Que Esperabas Pupy El Buenagente Directamente al Mambo En la Calle ASIN: B000ERU84C Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

1. Somos Calle Real
2. Momento
3. Esperanza
4. Rompiendo Murallas
5. Rumba de La Calle [Ambience Mix]
6. Soy Bueno, Soy Malo [LA Rosa]
7. Beso
8. Amor Tal Vez Perdido
9. Dime Que Me Quieres
10. Princesa [Timba]
11. Sueonmigo
12. Ya lo S

Customer Reviews:

No se comparan con nadie, o mejor dicho nadie esta en su nivel.......2007-01-06

Es dificil como entender que un grupo de musica europeo, de un pais donde no se habla espan~ol pudiese haber sido responsable por este disco. Mientras la influencia mayor es difinitivamente timba, muchos grupos cubanos lo tiran muy fuerte para el resto del mundo. Este grupo le ha puesto un toque de pop que lo hace mas facil de escuchar, mientras no le quita la autenticidad. El toque de pop incluye el uso de guitarra electrica y violines en algunas canciones.

Este va a ser el mejor album que salio en 2006(al menos en norteamerica, pues salio en europa en 2004) que nadie lo va a escuchar. Es tan bueno que nada mas cuando escuche el sample del website y ya sabia que me iba a encantar.

Superb debut album.......2006-11-19

This is a swedish timba group and this is their first release. Its a great album - a perfect mix between timba and salsa. All their songs are catchy, with a great job by the vocalist, bass and piano.
So many great songs in this album, I don't know where to start. Somos Calle Real, Rompiendo Murallas, Esperanza, and of course, Princesa Timba are great timba tracks, real catchy, with feeling. El Beso and Suena Conmigo are my favs. El Momento and La Rosa are very good guajiras/chachas.

What stands out in this album are the great vocals and coros from all swedish cast, real catchy montunos, funky bass and driving percussion. Each track is a joy of its own.

If I were to pick a track to represent this band, i would pick Rompiendo Murallas. Too bad there are no previews here, but you can google the band, or go to their myspace website to listen to their music. BTW, I am just a normal guy who is really impressed by their music, I'm not promoting them or anything.

For a frame of reference: my favorite bands are Maraca, bamboleo, I also like good hard driving timba with piano montunos and hard congas being key.

Average customer rating: Has All Their Best Music y los demos? NI POR LA RAZON NI POR LA FUERZA Los Prisioneros ( lo mejor) Los Prisioneros ( lo mejor)

Ni por la Razon, Ni por la Fuerza Los Prisioneros Manufacturer: EMI Latin ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chile | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rock en Español | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000VOB Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

1. We Are Sudamerican Rockers
2. Por Que No Se Van?
3. Tren Al Sur
4. Corazones Rojos
5. Sexo
6. Lo Estamos Pasando Muy Bien
7. Las Sierras Electricas
8. Estrechez De Corazon
9. El Baile De Los Que Sobran
10. Quieren Dinero
11. Latinoamerica Es Un Pueblo Al Sur De EE.UU.
12. Paramar
13. Amiga Mia
14. Muevan Las Industrias
15. Quien Mato A Marilyn?
16. Munca Quedas Mal Con Nadie
17. Invitado De Honor

Customer Reviews:

Has All Their Best Music.......2004-07-31

These Guys know how to rock. They come from Chile. I have known los prisioneros since only 2003 because I come from new York and here in the In the USA you do not hear there music on spanish radio satations. They are a very local group. This cd contains all their good music with some of the best songs like Sexo which is one of my faviotes to Muevan Los industrias which is another one of my faviotes. And this cd is a double cd which is better for the money than like the Grandes Extios. Which is one cd and has only 12 songs. This cd pack has a lot more to offer for the money. Grupo Los prisioneros formed in 1979 and they recorded their first cd a yaer before I was born in 1980. If you are looking for new rock music because you are just sick and tired of Grupo La Ley or Grupo Mana then Grupo Los prisioneros will float your boat.

y los demos?.......2003-01-25

que extraña edicion de este album. solo viene un CD y no trae la esencia del original. para los que no saben este disco se edito para mostrar canciones ineditas de los prisioneros, demos, lados B, etc. y junto a eso venian algunos hits. aca solo quedaron los hits. igual esta bien para conocer a esta gran banda de rock sudaca.

NI POR LA RAZON NI POR LA FUERZA.......2001-11-30

ES LA RAJA! ESTAMOS DE STGO. ESCRIBIENDO UN ANECDOTICO PASATIEMPO ESPERANDO EL RECITAL QUE SE REALIZARA EN EL ESTADIO NACIONAL... LO QUE PUEDO DECIR DEL GRUPO DE UNA BANDA TAN TRANSCENDENTE COMO LOS PRISIONEROS ES Q LA DESPEDIDA DE ELLOS SERA UNA SENSACION DEL PASADO INYECTADO AL PRESENTE PARA PODER SENTIR LOS AÑOS PASADEROS DEL CUAL BAILABAMOS Y CRITICABAMOS CON ESTE GRUPO "REVELDE" PERO INTELIGENTE...

Los Prisioneros ( lo mejor).......2001-10-28

Exelente un cd de coleccion,un grupo de musicos chilenos que dejaron su marca en america latina.Aqui pueden encontrar una serie de canciones inolvidables.

Los Prisioneros ( lo mejor).......2001-10-28

Exelente un cd de coleccion,un grupo de musicos chilenos que dejaron su marca en america latina.Aqui pueden encontrar una serie de canciones inolvidables.

Average customer rating: Lively & danceable!

Fuerza! Various Artists Manufacturer: Higher Octave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Spain | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Compilations | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rock en Español | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Un Poquito Quema'o Urban Cuban La Semilla Escondida Sin Fronteras Puta's Fever ASIN: B00005AKID Release Date: 2001-03-27

Tracks:

1. La Trampa - Tonino Carotone & Mano Chao
2. Amor Pa Mi - Sergent Garcia
3. Hasta Siempre - King Mafrundi
4. La Raiz - Macaco
5. Le Cha Cha Cha - Dusminguet
6. Que Humanidad! - Eliades Ochoa
7. Peligro - Mano Negra
8. Decadencia - El Gran Silencio
9. Urrun - Fermin Muguruza
10. Hasta Llegar - Les Negresses Vertes
11. Hi Hello - Anouk
12. Kid Chocolate - Pr8

Amazon.com

Judging from the evidence presented here, reggae has definitely hit its heyday in Spain. The majority of the youthful, mainly Spanish bands on this energized anthology quote from reggae, ragga, raggamuffin, and other Jamaican offspring, and they do so with vigor rarely heard since the glory years of punk. Salsa horn charts and manic accordion solos reminiscent of Colombian vallenato give the performances a cutting Iberian edge. Barcelona band Macaco's "La Raiz" sports a Ziggy Marley-esque bilingual lead vocal (mostly in Spanish, occasionally in English) and dub-crazy production worthy of the Mad Professor himself. Basque band King Mafrundi turns Cuban standard "Hasta Siempre" into a Jamaican-style romp, while Sergeant Garcia mixes raggamuffin and an urban Latin atmosphere on the infectious "Amor Pa Mi." In the company of all these upstarts, Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Eliades Ochoa seems like an odd inclusion, though the lovely "Que Humanidad" from his Sublime Ilusion CD stands its ground. --Bob Tarte

Customer Reviews:

Lively & danceable!.......2005-11-11

Judging by the sound clips, these are 12 eminently listenable tracks from artists I wouldn't mind hearing more of -- bouncy, danceable, hummable, reggae-ish, with lots of lively horns & a dance beat that's practically levitating me out of my chair! Truthfully, I only stumbled across this album while looking for a copy of the track "La Trampa" by Manu Chao & Tonino Carotone, which is the theme song for "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show." It's my 11-year-old son's current favorite TV show, and he sings & hums the song incessantly every time we see an episode. I'm buying the album because of that track, but as I said, based on the music clips, I can tell I'll be playing this album a lot. Here's the track listing with the artists' names (which, as I read Amazon's current entry, includes the track titles but not the artists):

1. La Trampa - Manu Chao & Tonino Carotone
2. Amor Pa Mi - Sergent Garcia
3. Hasta Siempre - King Mafrundi
4. La Raiz - Macaco
5. Le Cha Cha Cha - Dusminguet
6. Que Humanidad - Eliades Ochoa
7. Peligro - Mano Negra
8. Decadencia - El Gran Silencio
9. Urrun - Fermin Muguruza
10. Hasta Llegar - Les Negresses Vertes
11. Hi Hello - Anouk
12. Kid Chocolate - P18

Average customer rating: What a marvelous career! grand overview of Pollini's recorded output

Pollini Edition Maurizio Pollini , Bela Bartok , Claude Debussy , Ludwig van Beethoven , Pierre Boulez , Berliner Phiharmoniker , and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boulez | Boulez, Pierre | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Nono | Nono, Luigi | ( N ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Webern | Webern, Anton von | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Elegies | Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | 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 Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Pollini, Maurizio | ( P ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B00005U1WO Release Date: 2002-03-12

Customer Reviews:

What a marvelous career!.......2002-10-05

What a joy this set is! Yes, it's a little on the expensive side but at the same time, it's a bargain for lovers of classical music -- and good music in general. DG has marked the 60th birthday of pianist Maurizio Pollini with this remastered, 13-disc set of some of his greatest ventures into the recording studio or onto the world's concert stages.

Beginning with the Chopin that thrust him onto the world stage more than 40 years ago to the works of Boulez and Nono, this set underscores the importance of Pollini in the musical pantheon. An added imprimatur is the fact that the master himself selected the recordings and performances to be included in the retrospective. Have there been showier musicians who've taken to the stage? Yes, but none is more refined, more content to let the composer and his music flow through the performer than Pollini is. That's not to say that he's got ice in his veins and no soul -- far from it. It's just that Pollini is happy to be the medium through which Schumann or Chopin speaks to audiences of today

Needless to say, as with virtually all DG discs, the sound and recording are impeccable. If you chose to take the plunge, you won't be disappointed. This set will quickly become one of the most accessed in your CD library. Happy listening!

grand overview of Pollini's recorded output.......2002-03-22

Maurizo Pollini, the great concert pianist from Milan, is shown in fine form throughout this 13 CD box set "edition" of his previously released recordings on the Deutsche Gramophone label ( celebrating his 30th year with DG ). The performances were selected by the artist himself and so retain a merit absent in some other types of repackaging "schemes".

Hardcore classical music enthusiasts are rarely short of opinions, positive or negative, about this phenomenal musician. Like his friend Pierre Boulez, he is treated in some circles in almost idolatrous fashion, in others his playing is heard as cold, aloof, and mechanistic. However, even his detractors agree that his prodigious technique is married to an equally formidable grasp of form; "rambling" pieces are framed in a convincing way. His "architectural" approach ( he is the son of an architect ) is built up through careful study and sculpting of interpretations ( background research, various editions of scores, historical contexts ), some of which take decades to reach their recorded form. For better or worse, Pollini is simply not a "lover" of the piano in the way that others are. Yet it would simplistic to dismiss him as (merely) "Apollonian", for he has reserves of passion and feeling in his playing ( especially noticeable in concert ) that other pianists of a more celebrated effusiveness lack. Nevertheless, he is justly regarded as an "intellectual" musician and his brand of seriousness can at times put a damper on the lighter elements of, for example, the earlier period Beethoven sonatas.

Pollini's concert repetoire, stretching from Bach to Stockhausen ( neither of whom he has put to wax ), is weighted toward composers of the justly esteemed Austro-Germanic legacy and those ( noticeably ) outside its direct influence are rarely heard. In fact, Pollini's well-known commitment to contemporary music is an interest firmly linked to the very core of Austro-Germanic tradition ( Luigi Nono was certainly an adventurous composer but attached in his own way to the same "musical humanism" that Pollini reveres ).

This box set "edition" features a goodly portion of Beethoven; two of Pollini's famous 1977 recordings of the "late" piano sonatas ( including his highly touted "Hammerklavier" ) as well as versions of Concertos 3, 4 & 5. Regarding the mid period Beethoven, I'm not sure Pollini always takes the right approach ( the typically vacuum-packed dryness of DG's recordings doesn't help here ).

The lovely Mozart Concerto ( #23 ) done with Karl Bohm and the Vienna Philharmonic is included as is Pollini's ( second ) recording of the titanic Brahms Concerto #1 (Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra ).

While the celebrated performance of the late Schubert sonata in A Major is included I was sorry to see that its "companion" in C Minor ( D 958 ) was omitted in favor of shorter pieces. Any late piece by Schubert bears some admiration, but this choice was an oversight, whether by artist or record company ( time constraints are not an excuse as the identical pairing was used by DG some years ago ).

It's a well-known fact that Pollini came to prominence in 1960 by winning the Chopin competition in Warsaw. He has recorded a lot of Chopin's oeuvre but only one disc is devoted to the Polish composer in this box set; the Etudes ( op.25 ) are nice choice coupled with a fiery performance ( c 1985 ) of the 2nd Sonata.

His early ( 1973 ) recording of Schumann's greatest piano piece ( "Fantasy" ) is coupled with a 1989 recording of the Liszt Sonata (a natural choice considering each composer dedicated his work to the other ). Both are astounding performances; Pollini has Schumann's "measure" and his rendition of the Liszt gives lie to the notion that he is cold and mechanistic.

Moving into the 20th century repertoire, I find the Debussy Etudes ( Books I & II ) admirable but overly "careful" in places. His interpretation of the same works in concert has a depth that didn't quite make it to this recording. The coupling with Boulez' 2nd Piano Sonata ( 1948 ) demonstrates a link between the two composers that is actually more evident in the recent work of the celebrated French composer/conductor. This early piece in Boulez' output, ferocious and influential as it was, is not a favorite of mine ( I much prefer the roughly contemporaneous Sonata of the lesser known Jean Barraque ) but Pollini's rendition is absolutely astonishing in its virtuosity.

The Bartok Concertos 1&2 with Abbado and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra ( the only time Pollini has recorded with an American orchestra ) are simply dynamite; the CSO is uniformly excellent and Pollini tears through the fearsome passages with volcanic energy. The Stravinsky piano version of "Petrouchka" is included on this disc.

The edition has a disc dedicated to the "Second Viennese School", featuring all of Schoenberg's solo output ( 1974 recordings ) along with a tightly controlled version ( Abbado/BPO ) of the Austrian composer's masterful "Piano Concerto" ( 1942 ). Anton Webern's "Piano Variations" round out the disc ( unfortunately, no Berg Sonata ).

Finally, a disc devoted to the pianist's late friend Luigi Nono (1924-1990). The 13 minute "Sofferte onde serene" ( 1976 ), dedicated to Pollini, is a fascinating piece for piano ( "live" and pre-recorded ) with tape. It would be an understatement to say that I am unconvinced by the "manifesto" nature of the other work on this disc; I admire Nono's music in spite of my disagreements with his political beliefs.

An addendum to the set are two previously unreleased ( on DG ) performances: a 1960 recording of Chopin's "Concerto #1" ( Warsaw Philharmonic ) and a 1974 recording of the Schumann Concerto with von Karajan and the BPO.

Each CD features a black and white photo of Pollini with liner notes from various critics.

Average customer rating: Best CD of Palomo

Fuerza Musical Palomo Manufacturer: Disa / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005JH6N Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Intente Olvidarte
2. Me Quedare
3. Dejame Ser
4. No Me Conoces Aun
5. Escuchame
6. Mal De Amores
7. Prometi Olvidarte
8. Sera Que No Me Amas
9. Es Tu Amor
10. Nos Falto
11. No Me Conoces Aun
12. A Cambio De Que

Customer Reviews:

Best CD of Palomo.......2003-10-25

Now this is the best CD ever of Palomo. I think this CD did it for them because of their Hit song "NO Me Conoces Aun". I think with this CD they are where they are. This CD opened new doors for them and helped them gain popularity in the category of musica norteña. Este CD contiene bonitas canciones, especialmente la primera y la canción existosa, "NO Me Conoces Aun".

Average customer rating:

Apretao La Fuerza Manufacturer: Univision Music Grp ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music ASIN: B000GPIDTO Release Date: 2006-08-15

Tracks:

1. Apretao
2. Me Acuerdo de Ti
3. Como Puedes Olvidar
4. Ensme
5. Perde
6. Ese Trasero
7. Buenos D Tristeza
8. Desde Que TNo Estas Aqu
9. Hace un A
10. Eco de Su Voz
11. Que Poco Valen Tus Caricias
12. Si Tieras

Average customer rating: Excelente USA TODA TU FUERZA THE BEST SPANISH BAND IN THE WORLD!

USA Toda Tu Fuerza A.N.I.M.A.L. Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Latin Music | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Poder Latino Animal 6 Nuevo Camino del Hombre Combativo Fin De Un Mundo Enfermo ASIN: B00001QEO7 Release Date: 2000-01-13

Tracks:

1. Revolucion
2. Cuida Tu Fe
3. Usa Toda Tu Fuerza
4. Barrio Patron
5. Ganar O Perder
6. Dios
7. Choli Rancho
8. Vamos Por Mas
9. Solo
10. Atropello
11. Aura
12. Highway To Hell

Customer Reviews:

Excelente.......2003-04-11

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Co-produced by A.N.I.M.A.L.'s frontman Andres Gimenez, it's a great record of a band that I like to consider as the best latin metal band out there today. It has great songs like "Revolucion", "Usa toda tu fuerza" and a great cover of AC/DC's "highway to hell". I didn't rated it 5 stars because I like A.N.I.M.A.L. 6 more.

USA TODA TU FUERZA.......2001-08-30

Definetely, this is a great CD!! the power of this three guys is wonderful, very good riffs and a powerful beat of the drums and bass guitar.
Also this CD has a version of "Highway to Hell" from the best band AC/DC with Lemmy of Motorhead in vocals!
ABSOLUTELY 5 STARS!

THE BEST SPANISH BAND IN THE WORLD!.......2000-07-14

I met these guys today at the warped tour in Cleveland and they are some of the nicest guys ever! Plus they are friends of Max Cavalera of Soulfly, who actually produced this album! Please, PLEEEEEASE support them by getting this album and the other one offered through this site. They have Machine Head like guitars and Puya type vocals. All I can say is "VIVA ANIMAL!" (If I could give them 80 stars, I would!)

Jazz Music:

1. Grandes Exitos
2. Guajiro Natural
3. Guitarra Mia
4. Kamasutra
5. La Calle Es Tuya?
6. La Camisa Negra [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]
7. La Historia
8. La Revancha del Principe Charro [Enhanced]
9. Lena
10. Llegar a Ti

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