Ramirez: Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra [Import]

Track Listings

1. Kyrie

2. Gloria

3. Credo

4. Sanctus

5. Agnus Dei

6. AnunciaciÓN

7. PeregrinaciÓN

8. El Nacimiento

9. Los Pastores

10. Los Reyes Magos

11. HuÍDa

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!

Average customer rating:

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

Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad Nuestra

Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-01-17

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The Annunciation - Manuel Melendez
The Pilgrimage - Manuel Melendez
The Nativity - Manuel Melendez
The Shepherds - Manuel Melendez
The Three Kings - Manuel Melendez
The Flight - Manuel Melendez
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Credo - Christal Rheams
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Agnus Dei - Christal Rheams
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Gloria - Manuel Melendez
Credo - Manuel Melendez
Sanctus - Manuel Melendez
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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