Españoleta

Editorial Reviews
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When most listeners think "Baroque," they probably don't consider the lively 17th-century dance music of Spain. But after hearing Chatham Baroque's Españoleta disc, you'll be hooked. The quartet--aided by the percussion of Danny Mallon and the harp of Becky Baxter--performs works by Diego Fernandez de Huete, Gaspar Sanz, and Ortiz, along with numerous anonymous composers. Though these compositions vary in style (the danzas were composed for nobility, while the bailes were bawdier numbers for the lower classes), they're musically similar and all are gorgeous. Chatham Baroque--Chatham College's Ensemble-in-Residence--perform these pieces with driving rhythms and a great melodic sensibility, and, unlike some early-music ensembles, they never sound clunky. For lovers of early music from Spain, this disc and Jordi Savall's Music from Christian and Jewish Spain should be required listening. --Jason Verlinde

Tracks:

Adagio
'Winter' Concerto In F Minor: ll Largo - The Four Seasons
Largo: Xerxes
Flute Concerto In C, BWV 1032: ll Largo E Doice
Pastoral Symphony: Messiah
Flute Concerto In G: ll Adagio
Flute Concerto In D, Op 10 No 3 'll Cardellino': ll Cantabile
Flute Concerto In D: ll Adagio
'Spring' Concerto In E, Op 8 No 1: ll Largo - The Four Seasons
Canon
Flute Concerto In F, Op 10 No 5: ll Largo E Cantabile
Flute Concerto In A, Wq168: ll Largo Con Sordini
Flute Concerto In G: ll Andante
Flute Concerto In G, Wq169: ll Largo
Flute Concerto In G Minor, Op 10 No 2 'La Note': V Largo 'll Sonno'
Flute Concerto In D Minor, Wq 426: ll Un Poco Andante

Tracks:

Meditation - Thais
The Little Shepard
Nocturne No 5 In B Flat
ll Andantino
Serenade, D957
Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre
Prelude A L' Apres-midi d'un Faune
En Bateau
Vocalise
Nocturne In E Flat, Op 9 No 2
Andante In C, K315
Syrinx
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits

Customer Reviews:

DON'T GET THIS FROM AMAZON!!!!!.......2005-11-04

Ok people. I ordered this from Oct. 13 and NOw it's Nov. 3. I still didnt' get it. They told me it's gonna be delayed until the 14... I'm rating this only a one star not because SIR James Galway isn't a great flutist, but it's Amazon's crappy service and lack of interest.

Bounty of Flute's Best From One of Best Flutist.......2005-02-17

Being married to a flutist allows me to hear some of the greatest works written for this beautiful instrument. Here one of its greatest virtuosos records his favorites from its reportoire.

Gallway performs superb renditions of 29 of his favorites, from Albinoni and Bach to Vivaldi. Much of what he plays most are already familiar with but will enjoy his passionate interpretation even then, e.g. CPE Bach's Flute Concertos and Vivaldi's four seasons selections. The fun comes from hearing other that some might not be that familiar with: Galuppi's Flute Concerto in D or Field's Nocturne in B Flat.

These are all enhanced by Gallway's personal notes on each selection, which is truly a wonderful addition to the liner notes.

This two CD set is truly a wonderful addition to all who love the sweet and flowing tone of flute well played accompanied by excellent orchestration and other instruments. Top shelf!

A Masterpiece.......2003-02-08

I am a college student and I am majoring in music education. My primary instrument is the flute, and my goal is to attain all of the pieces that I have studied. By buying this CD with many different selections has saved me the aggravation of purchasing many different CDs. James Galway is an extremely talented man, and this collection shows off his capabilities with flare. There are selections from all of the major musical periods such as the Baroque and the Classical which makes for a wonderful variety. This CD is worth every penny.

The Master of the Flute.......2001-01-18

James Galway performs miracles on the flute. This is an exquisite CD. Flautist must own this one!! It is a wonderful resource and helpful to young musicians needing some musicality help.

lotsa flute.......2000-09-09

you really have to love flute music to have 2+ hours, I didn't realize it was ALL flute.

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Too disjointed

Bream Adagios

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Clair De Lune
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Pavane For A Dead Princess
Dolly Suite, Op. 56: Berceuse/Lullaby
Concerto In D For Lute And Strings, RV 93: Largo - The Julian Bream Consort
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Customer Reviews:

Too disjointed.......2006-07-29

I bought this on a whim to relax. I have played classical piano for 25 years (for my own enjoyment) but had little exposure to the same music transposed to classical guitar. I recognized most of the selections. The first 4 tracks really delivered but the middle third of the CD becomes abruptly loud and soft and, frankly, sounds poorly mixed. The latter part of the CD finishes well. The CD could have been uniformly fantastic if some of the middle selections had been left out, or replaced by less orchestral pieces. Because of the disconnect I rarely play the CD, knowing that the quiet, reflective mood it induces will soon be sonically destroyed.

Day Dreams: Music for Romantic Moments, Vol. 2

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Day Dreams: Music for Romantic Moments, Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004Z343
Release Date: 2004-05-27

Tracks:

Ser in E, Op.22: Moderato - English CO/Rafael Kubelik
Str Qnt in E, Op.11 No.5: Menuett - Orpheus CO
Vc Con in e, Op.85: Adagio - Mischa Maisky
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K525: Romanze - Orpheus CO
L'Arlesienne, Ste No.1: Minuetto - LSO/Claudio Abbado
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61: Notturno - Orpheus CO
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Fant On Greensleeves - Orpheus CO
Cl Con in A, K622: Adagio - Charles Neidich
Str Son No.3 in A: Moderato - Camerata Bern/Thomas Furi
Thais: Meditation - Christer Thorvaldsson
Jocelyn: Berceuse - Patrick Gallois/Fabrice Pierre
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo - Philharmonia Orch/Giuseppe Sinopoli
Fant Para Un Gentilhombre: Espanoleta: Adagio - Narciso Yepes
Peer Gynt, Ste No.1: Morning Mood - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi

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All'Improvviso

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ASIN: B00023B0A4
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

Voglio Una Casa (Improvisation)
Folia (Improvisation)
Ciaccona
Romanesca
Turlurrgamasca) (Improvisation)
Folia Passeggiata Sopra D (Improvisation)
Ciaccona (Improvisation)
Ninna Nanna Sopra la Romanesca
Chiacona
Se Laura Spira (Folia) (Improvisation)
Toccata
Kapsberger (Improvisation)
Folias
Espatas (Improvisation)
Cantata Sopra il Passacaglio. Diatonica (Improvisation)

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Spanish Baroque Works: A Treasure
For a wonderful listening experience....
Rousing & multilayered Spanish dances from the Baroque!
Viva Espana!
Absolutely delightful!

Españoleta

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
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ASIN: B00004T9VA
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

Canarios
Carabanda
Paradetas
Tarantela/Suite in e minor
Preludio
Zarabanda francesca
Coriente
Passacalles
Espanoleta
Chaconas
Fuga I, al ayre Espanol
El que gustare de falsas
Fuga II, al ayre de Jiga/Sonata Settima
Preludio
Allemanda
Tempo di Sarabanda
Zarambeque Criollo
Recercada Settima
Folias echa para mi Senora Dona Tarolilla de Carallenos/Sonata Nona
Preludio
Allemanda
Giga
Minuet
Marizapalos

Amazon.com

When most listeners think "Baroque," they probably don't consider the lively 17th-century dance music of Spain. But after hearing Chatham Baroque's Españoleta disc, you'll be hooked. The quartet--aided by the percussion of Danny Mallon and the harp of Becky Baxter--performs works by Diego Fernandez de Huete, Gaspar Sanz, and Ortiz, along with numerous anonymous composers. Though these compositions vary in style (the danzas were composed for nobility, while the bailes were bawdier numbers for the lower classes), they're musically similar and all are gorgeous. Chatham Baroque--Chatham College's Ensemble-in-Residence--perform these pieces with driving rhythms and a great melodic sensibility, and, unlike some early-music ensembles, they never sound clunky. For lovers of early music from Spain, this disc and Jordi Savall's Music from Christian and Jewish Spain should be required listening. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Spanish Baroque Works: A Treasure.......2005-10-07

Most classical music fans do not associate Spain with Baroque Era music, which was predominantly music of the German Protestant Johann Sebastian Bach, or the English George Frederic Handel and Henry Purcell, and the Italian bunch- Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Corelli. But Spain during the years of the Baroque period (1600-1750) had its own Baroque piece of the pie sort to speak. Some composers here are credited as anonymous while others were most likely composers of the Spanish court or popular folk music composers. This collection features a mix of elegant, soothing and lively music, mostly for guitar, harp and strings. The guitar (then called a lute or mandolin) is very dominant in this particular music. It is gorgeous to hear and the various court danzas are a pleasure to hear. The music sounds fresh and clear, and seems straight out of the past. The bailes were considered dances for the common folk, rustic dances, and are thus stripped of slow-moving grandeur and are fast-paced and ebullient pieces. This is a must have for fans of ancient music. I would even add this to your collection of Renaissance Music, Elizabethan music and or Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances.

For a wonderful listening experience...........2003-06-11

...I would strongly suggest queueing up this disc and letting it play-- again and again. It does not get stale!

Chatham Baroque's most engaging quality is the degree of pleasure with which they play their music: they seem to live it and feel it like no other early music group I know. When I listen to them, either in the privacy of my own home or their concert locales, it is the sense that these fine musicians are doing what they love-- and I am enriched by it! The thrill they get playing the music is transmitted to the listening experience.

The performances on this disk are so clear, clean and strong; the addition of the harp and percussion is a wonderful gift-- arranged to perfection-- and everyone gets to shine. This is music for a bright sunshine-filled mid-afternoon; a day when nothing in the world seems wrong.

The wonderful flavor of the Latin style of baroque is something you must hear to believe; the quality of the musicianship will be obvious. Do not hesitate to get yourself a copy-- and I think that if you listen to it on a gloomy, gray day, it would bring the warmth of a crisp sunny day to every room in your house.

Rousing & multilayered Spanish dances from the Baroque!.......2002-11-29

This CD is Chatham Baroque's continental counterpart to their earlier and equally enjoyable release, "Sol y Sombra: Baroque Music of Latin America". Guest percussionist Danny Mallon provides spicy yet appropriate percussion, while Becky Baxter adds harp to the equation, an instrument highly favored by the Spaniards. Varying rhythms, Hispanic flourishes and the complimentary sounds of castanets and tambourine make this album a standout in the group's repertoire, and downright fun to listen to. Having grown up with much more somber interpretations of Baroque music, I smile every time I hear "Espanoleta!". Continuously. For 64 minutes and 17 seconds. (Hurts a little after a while, but it's worth it.) This is probably my favorite release by Chatham Baroque, though it is difficult to choose between them--they are all wonderful! If you like this CD, you'll also like "Sol y Sombra", as well as two lively recordings by harpist Andrew Lawrence-King and his consort: "Spanish Dances: Selections from `Luz y Norte' by Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz--Madrid, 1677" and "Jacaras!: 18th Century Spanish Baroque Guitar Music of Santiago de Murcia". Becky Baxter, guest harpist on "Espanoleta!", has a solo release from Dorian called "O Lux Beata: Renaissance Harp Music", which is also fun, showcasing a variety of different harps and harping styles with an assortment of guest accompanists.

Viva Espana!.......2002-03-02

This music is enchanting! Can't find the words to explain how beatiful this music is. After hearing this CD about a thousand times already, I feel like visiting Madrid and Barcelona and just travel all across spain for a few days listenning to this CD.

Absolutely delightful!.......2000-12-11

This album of Spanish baroque music is bright, cheerful, intricate, and flawlessly performed. The only bad thing about it is that I have to fight the temptation to play it every day! Even people who don't like classical music will love this, so you can use it as background music for dinner parties.

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Diferencias sobre el canto de 'La Dama le demanda'
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Customer Reviews:

a 'desert island' 'keeper'.......2001-03-11

This is a `desert island' CD. One of the most pretty bits which I have ever heard [second only to my very favorite [virginal]. CD.] One could not ask for a better match of music a MELLOW harpsichord. Exquisite playing.The printed notes are dandy and the engineering and recording first rate. A `keeper'.