Manuel de Falla's Spain

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This Delos offering is stunningly well recorded, and both scores are virtuosically played by London Symphony Orchestra. These are big, bold, colorful and characterful interpretations. The Three-Cornered Hat receives a particularly rousing performance under the baton of Gerard Schwarz, brilliantly paced and full of wonderful detail. --Ted Libbey

Manuel de Falla's Spain,Manuel de Falla,Gerard Schwarz,Della Jones,London Symphony Orchestra,Carol Rosenberger,Delos Records,20th/21st Century Ballet,Ballet,Classical,Classical Composers,Classical Music,Concerto,Miscellaneous,Piano Concerto

Average customer rating: LO MEJOR DE LO MEJOR A Very Fine Compilation

The Essential Falla Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas Granados: Spanish Dances Falla: El Amor Brujo; Sombrero de tres picos; Noches en los jardines de España Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Isaac Albeniz: Rapsodia Espanola / Joaquin Turina: Rapsodia Sinfonica - Alicia de Larrocha / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos Favourite Spanish Encores ASIN: B00001X59X Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

1. Love The Magician: Introduction And Scene... In The Cave
2. Love The Magician: Song Of Suffering Love
3. Love The Magician: The Spectre... Dance Of Fear
4. Love The Magician: Magic Circle... Midnight
5. Love The Magician: Ritual Fire Dance
6. Love The Magician: Scene
7. Love The Magician: Song Of The Will-O'-The-Wisp
8. Love The Magician: Pantomime
9. Love The Magician: Dance Of The Game Of Love
10. Love The Magician: Finale: The Bells Of Dawn
11. Harpsichord Concerto: I. Allegro
12. Harpsichord Concerto: II. Lento
13. Harpsichord Concerto: III. Vivace
14. Homenaje 'Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy'
15. Psyche
16. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: I In The Generalife
17. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: II Distant Dance
18. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: III In The Gardens Of The Sierra de Cordoba

Tracks:

1. La Vida breve: Interludio y Danza
2. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: The Moorish Cloth
3. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Seguidilla From Murcia
4. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Asturian Song
5. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Jota
6. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Lullaby
7. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Song
8. Seven Spanish Folk Songs: Polo
9. Four Spanish Pieces: Aragonesa
10. Four Spanish Pieces: Cubana
11. Four Spanish Pieces: Montanesa
12. Four Spanish Pieces: Andaluza
13. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 1: Introduction
14. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 1: Afternoon
15. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 1: Dance Of The Miller's Wife
16. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 1: The Grapes
17. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 2: The Neighbours' Dance
18. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 2: The Miller's Dance
19. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 2: The Corregidor's Dance
20. The Three-Cornered Hat: Part 2: Final Dance

Customer Reviews:

LO MEJOR DE LO MEJOR.......2002-03-29

Una grabacion
magistral de los
clasicos de Manuel de Falla.
Este disco contiene el famoso
"Homage a Debussy" la unica
obra original compuesta para
guitarra por la mano del compositor.
Tremenda grabaccion, como para no
perdersela a ese precio...

A Very Fine Compilation.......2000-05-17

"The Essential Falla" is just that, including all of Manuel de Falla's major works (performed by the likes of Dutoit, Fruhbeck de Burgos and de Larrocha) on these two CDs. Highlights are excellent performances of Falla's three most famous works: "El amor brujo", "Noches en los jardines de Espana" and "El Sombrero de tres picos". The rest of the included music is perhaps less well-know but no less enjoyable. Perhaps the only quibble I have with this CD is the enclusion of the Harpsicord Concerto. While it is an enjoyable piece, it is very much a Stravinsky-esque neo-classical work, and it seems somewhat out of place amongst Falla's other, very Spanish, works. Nonetheless, if you enjoy 20th Century Spanish music, this CD is indeed an essential.

Average customer rating: The most noble voice PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN luminous artistry from a genius A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice.

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Tracks:

1. El rossinyol
2. El testament d'Amelia
3. Adios meu homino
4. Mina nay por me casare
5. Tengo que subir
6. Ahi tienes mi corazon
7. La vi llorando
8. Ya se van los pastores
9. Campanas de Belen
10. Jaeneras que yo canto
11. A dormir ahora mesmo
12. Granadinas
13. Hincarse de rodillas
14. Cancion de trilla
15. Parado de Valldemosa
16. Nik baditut
17. Andregaya
18. Din, dan, boleran
19. Mariam matrem
20. Ay, triste vida corporal!
21. Que es mi vida, preguntais?
22. Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?
23. No me llames segalaherba
24. Ay, luna que reluces
25. En esta larga ausencia
26. Molinillo que mueles amores
27. Confiado jilguerillo
28. Seguidillas religiosas
29. Cancion de cuna
30. El jilguerillo con pico de oro
31. El canape

Tracks:

1. Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
2. Coma la rosa en la guerta
3. Estavase la mora
4. Aquel rey de Francia
5. Damos gracias a ti, Dios
6. Sobre Baca estaba el rey
7. Ay que non hay!
8. Rosa das rosas
9. Maravillosos e piadosos
10. Tres moricas m'enamoran
11. Paseabase el rey moro
12. Dime a do tienes las mientes
13. Si no's huviera mirado
14. Dexo la venda
15. Puse mis amores
16. Aqui me declaro su pensamiento
17. Pues que me tienes
18. Gentil dama, non se gana
19. Mi querer tanto vos quiere
20. Una hija tiene el rey
21. Una matica de ruda
22. Si la noche se hace oscura
23. Pastorcico, non te aduermas
24. Ay triste que vengo
25. No soy you quien la descrube
26. Pase el agua, Julieta
27. Aquel caballero, madre
28. Duelete de mi, Senora
29. De Antequera salio el Moro
30. De los alamos vengo, madre
31. Enfermo estaba Antioco
32. Dame acogida en tu hato
33. Morenica, dame un beso
34. Senora, si te olvidare
35. De donde venis, amore?

Tracks:

1. La rosa enflorece
2. Ven querida
3. Adio, querida
4. Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
5. Paxaro d'hermosura
6. Avrix, mi galanica
7. Irme quiero, la mi madre
8. Ya viene el cativo
9. Yo m'enamori d'un aire
10. Una matica de ruda
11. Anda, jaleo
12. Los cuatro muleros
13. Las tres hojas
14. Los mozos de Monleon
15. Las morillas de Jaen
16. Sevillanas del siglo 18
17. El cafe de Chinitas
18. Nana de Sevilla
19. Los pelegrinitos
20. Zorongo
21. Romance de Don Boiso
22. Los reyes de la baraja
23. La tarara
24. El combat del somni: Damunt de tu, nomes les flors
25. A l'ombra del Lledoner: Canco de grumet
26. Canciones negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
27. Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
28. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
29. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
30. Seis canciones castellanas: No quiero tus avellanas
31. Seis canciones castellanas: Jota
32. Panxolina
33. Tu pupila es azul
34. Cantos populares espanolas: Malaguena
35. Cantos populares espanolas: Granadina
36. Cantos populares espanolas: El Vito
37. Cantos populares espanolas: Pano murciano
38. Clavelitos
39. Adios, Granada
40. Madrigal

Tracks:

1. Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio
2. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
3. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto
4. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado
5. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido
6. Coleccion de tonadillas: El mirar de la maja
7. Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
8. Coleccion de tonadillas: La maja de Goya
9. Coleccion de tonadillas: Las currutacas modestas
10. Tres majas dolorosas: Oh muerte cruel!
11. Tres majas dolorosas: Ay majo de mi vida
12. Tres majas dolorosas: De aquel majo amante
13. Goyescas: La maja y el ruisenor (Rosario)
14. 'La vida breve': Vivan los que rien! (Salud - Act 1)
15. 'La vida breve': Alli esta! Riyendo! (Salud - Act 2)
16. 'Acis y Galatea': Confiado jilguerillo
17. El tripili
18. Llorad, corazon
19. Iban al pinar
20. No lloreis, ojuelos
21. Mananica era
22. Mira que soy nina
23. Gracia mia
24. El pano moruno
25. Seguidilla murciana
26. Asturiana
27. Jota
28. Nana
29. Cancion
30. Polo
31. 'La Tempranica': Zapateado (La tarantula e un bicho mu malo)

Customer Reviews:

The most noble voice.......2004-05-28

Victoria de los Angeles' voice not only has a silken quality and fascinating glow to it but it is one of the most regal, noble sounds you'll ever hear. She illuminated those moments of quietness, gentleness and noble, feminine pride and elegance like no other soprano before and after her. This release of her "Spanish Songs" has never been surpassed. The songs of her homeland seem to have been written for her beautiful instrument alone, she fills every piece with special beauty and charm, religious flair and beautiful, noble simplicity. Buy this recording and see why Victoria is one of the best sopranos ever having come from Spain.

PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN.......2002-01-08

FOR A LONG TIME "SONGS OF SPAIN" HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS (CHRISTIAN AND SEPHARDIC) SPANISH SONGS. DE LOS ANGELES DEFIES A RIVAL IN THIS GENRE. DE LARROCHA, SORIANO AND ZANETTI PROVIDE UNEQUALED ACCOMPANIEMENTS. THE RECORDINGS ARE SECOND ONLY TO LIFE PERFORMANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMI INTENDS TO TAKE THIS SET OUT OF PUBLICATION. PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN! I JUST PURCHASED MY THIRD SET FROM AMAZON AND I TREASURE IT AS MUCH AS MY FIRST!

luminous artistry from a genius.......2000-12-26

the vocal artist of vocal artistsdisplays her absolutely gorgeous voice and musical understanding of spanish feeling with a warmth that is unmatched anywhere.the only thing better was to hear her in person!

A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice........2000-09-17

This set offers four generously-filled CDs comprising almost 140 Spanish songs from Victoria de los Angeles' repertoire. To all of them she brings a special dignity and an unfailing beauty of voice. The earliest recordings date from 1950 and the last is the items she sang at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Yes, you will find the ubiquitous "Clavelitos!" here, and a later version of "La maya el ruisenor" from "Goyescas". The enclosed booklet provides illuminating notes by Lionel Salter, who also translated many of the texts which are also included. Accompanists include Gerald Moore and Alicia de Larrocha, and Victoria de Los Angeles provides a guitar accompaniment herself in one song. The last track of all, a zapateado from a zarzuela, recorded live in New York, must almost have brought the house down.

Average customer rating: The classical heritage

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Customer Reviews:

The classical heritage .......2006-04-16

The visible embellishment of this noble instrument was enriched still more by the Spanish composers, who following the traces of his contemporaries. In the case of Fernando Sor, Haydn was his musical guide, where as Aguado, could establish himself with major vehemence, due its particular style, based in the notable right-hand articulation, eschewed the classical patterns, being able to print his own music a flamboyant and refined character.

In the particular case of Fernando Sor, we have a wisdom blending of the counterpoint technique, an evocative mood from his own that, added the well known influence of the Italian composers (Domenico Cimarrosa and Giovanni Batista Pergolesi) and his beloved love for the Operatic genre, allowed him to enrich still more the lyrical possibilities of the guitar. Besides, unlike Nicolo Paganini, for instance fortunately did not transform the guitar in a simple device to show his overwhelming gifts. He used the guitar to play music, on the opposite approach of Paganini who used the music as mere device to play his instrument.


In the guitar genre there has not been most deserved and superb tribute to Mozart that this Variations Op. 9 based on a motive of The most famous Mozart ?s Magic Flute. Loaded of such imaginative freshness and enraptured inspiration you may notice that one of the Variations conserves an undeniable Italian flavor; this is one of the most beloved hidden treasures the guitar can offers us, which raise with special charm in the hands of this formidable soloist.

Aguado on the contrary acquired due his personal state of things, a notable adroitness who excelled by far, to Sor, so his musical approaches rode in opposite directions, trying to exploit at maximum levels the technical possibilities of the instrument.


Julian Bream makes a colossal tribute to both composers in this egregious and golden album.

Average customer rating: Great CD

Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain / Isaac Albeniz: Rapsodia Espanola / Joaquin Turina: Rapsodia Sinfonica - Alicia de Larrocha / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos Manufacturer: London ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas Granados: Spanish Dances Granados: Goyescas No1-6; Valses poéticos H147 Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete Ballet, 1910) / Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus - The Poem of Fire - Valery Gergiev / Kirov Orchestra, St. Petersburg / Alexander Toradze Holst: The Planets ASIN: B00000E2N4 Release Date: 1984-07-06

Tracks:

1. Noches En Los Jardines De Espa - En El Generalife
2. Noches En Los Jardines De Espana - Danza Lejana
3. Noches En Los Jardines De Espana - En Los Jardines De La Sierra De Cordoba
4. Rapsodia Espala
5. Rapsodia Sinfica

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2006-04-25

I first found this CD at my local library, not expecting too much- I was devouring all its classical music. This turned out to be one of my favorite CDs. Night in the Gardens of Spain is the easily the best piece on this CD; it's also the best version of it I've heard- I've listened to three versions. The Pianist is excellent, the conductor finds a good balance between the instrument sections and pays careful attention to the tempo (which is one problem I had with another recording- the slow parts weren't leisurely and sauntery enough, the fast parts didn't have a drive), and the recording is of good quality.
I strongly recommend it; it should not disappoint you.

Average customer rating: An exquisite gem of a desert island CD Sweeping, seductive, and superlative! Mesmerizing music for the heart La Ninna Nanna "Stunningly beautiful" is an understatement

Ninna Nanna: Lullabies (1500-2002) William Byrd , Jordi Savall , and Hesperion XXI Manufacturer: Alia Vox Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Lux Feminae Du temps & de l'instant Villancicos y Danzas Criollas Diáspora Sefardí Bella Terra ASIN: B000071XAC Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Anon. (Purtugal): Cancao de embalar: Jose embala o menino
2. Anon. (England): Lullaby: My little sweet darling
3. Anon. (Greece): Berceuse: Dors mon bebe
4. Anon. (Sefarade): Berceuse Ladino: Nani, nani
5. Anon. Berbere: Berceuse Amazigh
6. William Byrd: Lullaby: Come, pretty babe
7. Tarquino Merula: Canzonetta spirituale sopra la nanna: Hor ch'e tempo di dormire
8. Anon. (Alicante): Mareta, mareta no'm faces plorar
9. Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814): Chanson d'une maleureuse mere: Dorsmon enfant
10. Modest Mussorgsky: La Chambre des enfants (1870): Avec la poupee
11. Anon (Israel): Berceuse hebraique: Noumi, noumi yaldati
12. Arvo Part: Berceuse de Noel (2002)
13. Max Reger (1873-1916): Maria Wiegenlied: Maria sitzt am Rosenhag
14. Manual de Falla (1876-1946): Nana: Duermete, nino, duerme. Canciones populares (1914)
15. Darius Milhaud: Berceuse hebraique: Dors, dors (1925)
16. Federico Garcia Lorca: Nana de Sevilla: Este galapaguito (1930)
17. Arvo Part: Berceuse Estonienne: Kuus, kuus kallike (2002)
18. Anon. Catalogne: Cancao de Bressol: La mare d e Deu

Amazon.com

This is a formidable collection of lullabies, spanning 500 years, 18 of them (from almost as many countries) in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Catalan, English, and more, each one lovely, each one in its own idiom. Some are anonymous; others are by composers as different as Byrd, Mussorgsky, Milhaud, and Arvo Pärt. The disc shouldn't be listened to in one setting--no matter how interesting they are, they're still lullabies and can mellow the listener into torpor--but in three-or-so chunks, the contents are fascinating. Figueras can make her sound move from folk to classical, from a mother who is passionate about her child's safety to one who merely wants to entertain into slumber. The anonymous Greek lullaby (track 3) contains the oddest little vocal quirk--a whipping up of the tone at the close of some phrases--which only an artist like Figueras could pull off. And Savall and soloists accompany on various instruments--flute, harp, viols, etc.--with pianist Paul Badura-Skoda playing on three of the lullabies. The CD is a wonderful tour of the world through the centuries with only one subject in mind: sleep. And sleep is something, after all, that takes up a third of our lives. This CD keeps getting sweeter the more you listen. Recommended. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

An exquisite gem of a desert island CD.......2005-06-09

Every time I catch sight of a Vox Alia CD with its distinctive packaging I find resistance is futile and I end up buying it. This gorgeous collection of lullabies delivered much more than I had ever dreamt possible.

What gives this CD its magic is the fact that this is music making amongst friends and family. In fact the record label is Jordi Savall's own, Monserat Figueras is his wife, and Arianna Savall his daughter - so it really is an all family affair. The whole of Hesperion XXI play like they know each other intimately and we are just privileged eavesdroppers who were lucky enough to have overheard them. If some of the major record labels are increasingly marketing their music like MacDonalds hamburgers then this is like being invited to dine at a lovely family run Spanish restaurant. There is a heartwarming homeliness here the majors could never emulate in a hundred years. So it is entirely appropriate that this should be a collection of lullabies, for this is a celebration of family intimacy of the most deeply poetic and affectionate kind.

The selection of music might strike a casual listener as being unusual - exotic is a better term - yet they are all so instantly attractive that I think this would make a lovely gift (especially given the beautiful booklet that comes with it) to a child, a mother, a partner, a friend, a music lover; even people who know nothing about the composers here would surely be enchanted. I was particularly delighted by the reviewer who wrote that her daughter listened to this at night - oh, how fortunate it would be to grow up with music like this with its imaginatively chosen collection of music from so many countries and centuries - you would carry this music in your heart for the rest of your life! Amongst the songs is a Greek song, a Catalan song, a 16th century English song, a song by William Byrd, Max Reger, Moussorgsky as well as two by Arvo Part, both of which carry dedications to Monserat Figueras, Arianna and Jordi Savall (in the photograph reproductions of the first pages of the handwritten score Arvo Part has written in German 'gewidmet an...' if you were wondering where this info comes from).

Typical of the CD is how difficult it is to hold back a tear listening to Reger of all composers - I would have never thought it possible, especially when it would have been simply all too easy to choose some all to well known Schubert Lied, but here it is, they have picked Reger and it is PERFECT. Yet that is only one gem amongst so many more here. I am speechless, for this CD is indeed a rare treasure made for people who truly love beautiful music making - a CD to cherish and to weep for joy over.

I should add that as usual from Vox Alia the recorded sound is audiophile quality, and a notch above what you get from about 95% of record labels. In my opinion they even surpass some boutique audiophile labels like Linn, which is really saying something. So if you love to luxuriate in rich sound this will fit like a glove.

If you fall in love with this recording please, please may I suggest you BUY it for someone you love, rather than burning it, just as a way of saying 'thank you' to this family of musicians. This is a family run label rather than some huge impersonal coorporation and I have seen too many private boutique record firms go bust over the years, so please help ensure that these artists continue to make lovely recordings such as this one.

I am adding this CD to my desert island collection.

Sweeping, seductive, and superlative!.......2004-01-14

Figueras offers the listener a triumphant collection of evocative songs. Let's dispense with a possible concern. This CD is sub-titled "Lullabies". Anyone going to sleep listening to Figueras should see either a hearing or a brain specialist. While they may pacify children, adult listeners will be exhilarated by the sweeping range of her voice and exquisite presentation. Figueras' expressive style simply transcends descriptive praise. From soaring appeals to the heavens to quiet, soothing reassurances, she demonstrates the magnitude of her evocative skills. One can sense constrained passion in each song as she moves from one culture to another through the collection. That one of the pieces was commissioned for this collection is further proof of the extent she provides the listener - she's not confined to neither time nor place.

What is most clearly manifest in this musical anthology is Figueras' professionalism and her Catalan background. Unlike the operatic divas who have deigned to release popular renditions, she demonstrates how someone who truly understands the music of mountain villages or plains communities in any nation can elevate even the most "common" music. The selections range over five centuries or more, reinforcing the impression that nothing exceeds the capacity of her elegant voice to convey feeling to the enraptured listener. Each of us will likely settle on a favourite selection. Predictably, my own is a Catalan piece of an anonymous composer. Perhaps because the lullaby is in her native tongue, the richness of Figueras' rendition evokes intense emotional response. Would that i'd been born a Catalan!

Alia Vox was launched to give fresh impetus to the recordings of Figueras, her husband Jordi Savall and the groups they have created together. This CD will remain a testimony to their efforts to produce the highest quality discs. The sound is excellent, clearly imparting voice and background instruments alike. With 18 selections from a variety of eras and locations, the notes for this CD are extensive. The text of each tune is given in the original and seven other languages. Could scholarship and the universality of music be given finer endorsement? [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada]

Mesmerizing music for the heart.......2003-10-18

Rarely has there been a more beautiful collection of lullabies than those presented in Ninna Nanna. Clearly a labour of love of Montserrat Figueras and her family, it brings together songs that mothers have been singing to their infants over the centuries - whatever their culture or language. "It is like food for the young child" reflects Montserrat Figueras in her dedication, the most intense reflection of affection and tenderness.

Lullabies in this collection, come from cultural backgrounds as diverse as Russia, Morocco, Greece, England and, of course, the Iberian Peninsula. They span from the Renaissance to contemporary music. Most of the musical versions have been masterly arranged by Jordi Savall, suited to fit the extraordinary voice of his wife. We also find some arrangements by well-known composers such as Moussorgski, Reger or de Falla.

Being lullabies, the songs show similarities: above all their tunes are beautifully soft and melodious. Yet, the tunes show considerable diversity in rhythm and tonality. Some are melancholy and almost haunting, others joyful and jubilant. Montserrat Figueras' voice is, as always, in a class of her own, radiating with richness and intensity. The music touches the deeper cords in the listener's consciousness. Her voice is superbly and sensitively accompanied by Hesperion XXI, the accomplished team of musicians under the leadership of Jordi Savall.

The informative booklet accompanying the CD is well presented and includes the songs' texts in eight languages, including the original. This is a CD you will not get tired to listen to many times, whether you play it for your children, your family and friends, or just for yourself. [Friederike Knabe, Ottawa, Canada]

La Ninna Nanna.......2003-08-17

Very few times in life we can be transported back to share such deep experiences as that of holding a child in your arms while singing a lullaby. This CD is exceptional not only because of the high quality of the production but also by the deep emotions that each song carries. A true gift for all those of us that need to stop and enjoy a moment of peace!

"Stunningly beautiful" is an understatement.......2003-05-31

I bought this as a gift for our daughter, and it works great; but I also can't stop listening to it myself day and night, having nothing to do with her bedtime and nap times. If one wants to go to sleep, it works beautifully for that; or if one wants to stay up and pay attention to every wonderful nuance, it also works for that. Or if it's just on as background music, it changes any room to a place of comfort and home. Montserrat Figueras here sings in at least twelve different languages, in music spanning 500 years, and puts it all across with heartfelt directness. What more difficult musical task could there be than all the above, together? But she does it.

This disc is really a family affair: Figueras and Savall, plus their daughter who also sings and plays, and their son who took the photos; plus their friends and colleagues, among the most imaginative and soulful players alive. Extraordinary. And the new music composed by Arvo Part for this album: it's proof that music can objectively make a person weep.

And the booklet: a gorgeous presentation with full background information, photos of the sessions, and each song is given in translation to eight or nine languages! (The original, plus eight more translations if different.)

The only thing you can't do is play this in the car, while driving around to lull the child with the motion. Oh, that works great for the child, but it's the driver's concentration we should be worried about. There is no way to keep one's mind safely on the road while this CD is on.

I rarely give a "five star" rating to anything, but this is one of those times.

Average customer rating: One of the great recordings The Rubinstein/Reiner Era Brilliant performance, excellent recording

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain; Chopin: Grande Polonaise Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music San Francisco Symphony Orchestra | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Reiner Conducts Tchaikovsky Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Ein Heldenleben [Hybrid SACD] Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Reiner Khachaturian: Concerto for violin in Dm; Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in Am; Ravel: Miroirs ASIN: B000003GAY Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

1. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Introduction: Allegro vivace
2. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation I (Precedente)
3. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Tema: L'istesso tempo
4. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation II: L'istesso tempo
5. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation III: L'istesso tempo
6. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation IV: Piu vivo
7. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation V: Tempo precedente
8. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation VI: L'istesso tempo
9. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
10. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation VIII: Temp I
11. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation IX: L'istesso tempo
12. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation X: Poco marcato
13. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XI: Moderato
14. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XII: Tempo di minuetto
15. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XIII: Allegro
16. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XIV: L'istessso tempo
17. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XV: Piu vivo scherzando
18. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XVI: Allegretto
19. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XVII: (Allegretto)
20. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
21. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XIX: A tempo vivace
22. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XX: Unpoco piu vivo
23. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XXI: Un poco piu vivo
24. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XXII: Un poco piu vivo (Alla breve)
25. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
26. Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganni, Op. 43: Variation XXIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
27. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: At the Generalife
28. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: Distant Dance
29. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: In The Gardens Of The Sierra De Cordoba
30. Andante spianato And Grande Polonaise, Op. 22: Andante spianato
31. Andante spianato And Grande Polonaise, Op. 22: Grande Polonaise

Customer Reviews:

One of the great recordings.......2005-04-28

I have loved this recording for over 40 years. I own the original vinyl LP. I was thrilled when this became available on CD. I was afraid that some of the richness and velvety tone would be lost in the transition to CD, but it sounds fine. (Almost as good as vinyl.) This is a superb rendition of the Rhapsody. Rubinstein's interpretation is romantic and masculine; the music lives and breathes. Rubinstein's version of de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" is lighter, more elegant and exotic. There might be better versions of the de Falla piece out there, but for me, this version of the "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" has never been surpassed. And as I said, the sound on this CD is faithful to the original LP, and while not quite as full and nuanced as the original, it is still fine enough not to distract me when I listen to the CD. I highly recommend this CD.

The Rubinstein/Reiner Era.......2003-09-25

Excellent conclusion to a famous era. The Rachmaninoff, being recorded in January, of 1956 along with the 2nd Piano concerto of the same composer, was the lasting tribute to two great musical performing together. They had their first meeting in April, of 1954 when the duo recorded the Brahms 1st, which was an astounding success, and critics along with RCA hoped that the two would do more recordings of famous concertos together. But, Rubinstein who loved to travel and make his place in the world, became almost non-existent after the Brahms session (which is available through Classics as LSC-1831, or the ARL1-2044 vinyl release of the stereo release), when RCA had big plans to record Rubinstein again with Reiner after their two weeks of concerts together performing these famous concertos of Liszt, Schumann,Beethoven and the Rachmaninoff's two famous pieces-being the 2nd and this Variations. The duration of the two weeks of concerts put a heavy strain on these two old performers where sparks flew during the Rachmaninoff Piano concerto sessions and the RCA staff had to do some serious negoiations to remedy and contain the "sparks" that flew between these two artists. The recording sessions were completed, and the two never performed and recorded again. What a PITY!! It would have been grand to hear these two record the pieces that RCA wanted to record for posterity. These proposed recordings would have definitely been history in the making in the audiophile world. Of course, this recording of the Rachmaninoff was masterfully captured by the RCA crew of Richard Mohr and Lewis Layton. The Variations is on Harry Pearson's TAS list along with some other Reiner recordings.

Brilliant performance, excellent recording.......2000-03-15

Rubinstein and Reiner produce an excellent recording of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody. The piano is clear, the orchestra is strong but not overwhelming, and the disc sounds great in all respects.

Average customer rating:

Nights in the Gardens of Spain Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Milhaud | Milhaud, Darius | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music of Barrios Barrios, Infante: Music for Piano Barrios: Guitar Music, Vol. 1 Spirits of the Latin Guitar A Year in the World: Journeys of A Passionate Traveller ASIN: B0000030SR Release Date: 1993-12-16

Tracks:

1. Nights In The Gardens Of Spain: First Movt: En El Generalife
2. Nights In The Gardens Of Spain: Second Movt: Danza Lejana
3. Nights In The Gardens Of Spain: Third Movt: En Los Jardines De La Sierra De Cordoba
4. Pno Con: First Movt: Allegro
5. Pno Con: Second Movt: Lento
6. Pno Con: Third Movt: Vivace
7. La Oracion Del Torero
8. Rapsodia Sinf

Average customer rating:

Danzas Fantásticas: Dances of Spain Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Turina | Turina, Joaquin | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000B2WNVG Release Date: 2005-10-18

Tracks:

1. Aragonesa
2. Cubana
3. Montanesa
4. Andaluza
5. Habanera
6. Valses Poeticos, Op.10
7. A L'ombre De Torre Bermeja
8. Cordoba (Cantos De Espana No.4, Op.232)
9. Larghetto - Allegro
10. Andantino - Moderato
11. Adagio - Allegro Tranquillo
12. Exaltacion
13. Ensueno
14. Orgia

Average customer rating: A great collection of Spanish music Buen disco aunque Torengau no es la mejor para el Amor Brujo Classical Spanish Music A Terrific Compilation

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Falla: El Amor Brujo Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas Tschaikovsky: Ballet Suites / Rostropovich, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Mozart - Clarinet Concerto & Oboe Concerto / Pay, Piguet, AAM, Hogwood Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on ASIN: B0000041YL Release Date: 1991-08-09

Tracks:

1. Concierto de Aranjuez - Allegro con spirito
2. Concierto de Aranjuez - Adagio
3. Concierto de Aranjuez - Allegro gentile
4. Noche en los Jardines de Espa En el Generalife
5. Noche en los Jardines de Espa Danza lejana
6. Noche en los Jardines de Espa En los jardines de la Sierra de Cordoba
7. El Amor Brujo: Introducci escena ... en la cueva
8. El Amor Brujo: Canciel amor dolido
9. El Amor Brujo: El aparecido .. Danza del terror
10. El Amor Brujo: El circulo mco ... A medianoche
11. El Amor Brujo: Danza ritual del fuego
12. El Amor Brujo: Escena
13. El Amor Brujo: Canciel fuego fatuo
14. El Amor Brujo: Pantomima
15. El Amor Brujo: Danza del juego de amor
16. El Amor Brujo: Final

Customer Reviews:

A great collection of Spanish music.......2005-12-04

This is the best Spanish music CD I've ever heard. All three pieces are top choices - probably the best available in the market. The Concierto with Carlos Bonell giving an excellent performance and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit providing excellent support. The Amor is of the same magnitude if not better, you can fell the fire burning. The Nights come from a veteran and a great scholar of Spanish music, Alicia de Larrocha and Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos. This is the only piece that I feel there is a rival - Alicia de Larrocha under Ernest Ansermet (also for Decca). A 10 star CD.

Buen disco aunque Torengau no es la mejor para el Amor Brujo.......2004-05-28

Esta es una muy interesante recompilacion de los grandes clasicos de la musica española. Lo mejor del disco son las 'Noches en los jardines de España' extraordinarias dirigidas por Fruckbeck de Burgos, y con el lujazo de Alicia de Larrocha como solista. Batante bien el 'Concierto de Aranjuez', en version de Carlos Bonell dirigido por Charles Dutoit. Menos interesante 'El Amor Brujo' que cierra el disco, no tanto por las masas orquestales (que rinden a gran nivel) si no por la eleccion de la solista, una Huguette Tourengau (a la que muchos recordaran como la eterna secundaria en las grabaciones de la Sutherland) que aunque no canta mal es poco adecuada al estilo de esta pieza tan española. Su diccion, es solo regular.
En resumidas cuentas, un disco con una sobresaliente version de 'Noches en los jardines de España', un notable 'Concierto de Aranjuez' y una buena (en lo orquestal, que no en lo vocal) version del 'Amor Brujo'. A nivel general bastante recomendable.

Classical Spanish Music.......2000-11-02

First of all let me say that I am not a classical music listener. However this does not exclude me from knowing or appreciating good music. This happens to be one of my all time favorite CD's and it just happens to fall into the classical music category. I'm a sucker for "Concierto de Aranjuez", whenever I see this on a CD I immediately want to own it. One of the best songs ever written, a masterpiece written by Joaquin Rodrigo, the song is pure Spanish magic. The other song that I love is "Fantasia para un gentilhombre", another song penned by Rodrigo, it is just beautiful and evokes the essence of the elegant Spanish tradition. Once you've heard these songs you will be hooked and the song will play in your head long after it is not playing. Both of these songs have been performed by various artists but this is one of the best performances captured in Montreal in 1980-81. Carlos Bonnel is a maestro on guitar and Charles Dutoit is masterful conducting the Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal. This is one of those "classic" performances that sounds good no matter the time period it was recorded in. Recommended in the "Penguin Guide to CD's" you can't go wrong here, for novices and afficionados alike.

A Terrific Compilation.......1999-09-09

This is a great compilation of three early 1980s cds from London. First and foremost, the Rodrigo Concierto is the best you are likely to hear. The tempos are beautifully judged and the recording is a great example of how far ahead of most labels London was in its engineering in the early days of digital. El Amor Brujo was taken from another great Dutoit CD from the early '80s and there is not enough space to praise it here, except to say that it is every bit the equal of the Rodrigo recording. Nights in the Gardens of Spain comes from a great 1983 London CD with deLarrocha at her finest. Wonderful performances and recordings all-around!

Average customer rating: Ignore Mary Cambell's review. An Outstanding Version of the Best Works of Manuel De Falla!

El Amor Brujo/ 3 Cornered Hat/ Nights in the Gardens of Spain Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Strauss: Orchestral Music from Stage Works Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette; Le Troyens à Carthage Falla: El Amor Brujo; Sombrero de tres picos; Noches en los jardines de España Gershwin/Ravel: Piano Concertos Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas ASIN: B000050HWQ Release Date: 2000-10-31

Customer Reviews:

Ignore Mary Cambell's review........2005-09-26

It is tragic that Spanish native Mary Campbell grew up with the music of De Falla "as a background"....Pity that with a little more money she might have been able to sit far enough up in front to hear all the missing notes that this recording has apparently revealed to her at last.

She might also have guessed that Shirley Carter (or Shirley Verrett-Carter, as she was then known) was a mezzo-soprano who sang in "El Amor Brujo" under Stokowski, and was certainly NOT the pianist who performed in "Nights in the Gardens of Spain - that job was performed by Philippe Entremont.

Desite the shocking musical ignorance displayed by Ms. Campbell in her review, she got one thing right - it is a CD worth buying for some wonderful music, very well played

An Outstanding Version of the Best Works of Manuel De Falla!.......2000-11-13

11/12/2000

I was born and raised in Spain. I grew up with the wonderful music of Manuel De Falla as a background. Consequently, I have heard countless versions of the best works of Manuel De Falla. When I heard about this American version of two of the best compositions of Manuel De Falla played by the Philadelphia Orchestra and conducted by Ormandy and Stokowski I was curious. I thought that I knew every note in the score of these masterpieces, and it was my believe that it could not be much different from other versions that I had heard before. When I bought the CD and listened to it for the first time, I realised how mistaken I was. I was moved to tears. Somehow, Ormandy and Stokowski have returned back to life these wonderful masterpieces. Eugene Ormandy is superb conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra in "El Amor Brujo" (Bewitched Love), the story of a gipsy girl resorting to witchcratf as a way to forget her lover. Nevertheless, the best of the CD is the unbelivable

version of Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra of the masterpiece "Noches en los Jardines de Espana" (Nights in the gardens of Spain), a piano concert that evokes the nocturnal sounds around gardens, including the water of fountains. Shirley Verrett is an outstanding piano player. I strongly recommend this CD to everybody who likes Spanish music and in particular Manuel De Falla. The fans of Eugene Ormandy and Leopold Stokowski will also be happy with this CD. The price of this CD in Amazon.com is a steal! Go for it!

Track Listings:

1. Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 "Scottish" & 5 "Reformation"
2. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik Overtures
3. Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor
4. Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro / Marriner [Highlights]
5. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5/Marche Slave
6. Piano Trio Op 97 / Piano Trio 1 Op 63
7. Portrait Musikfabrik NRW
8. Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet/Pushkin Waltz No.2, Op.120
9. Psalmi Et Cantica (1400-1600)
10. Ravel: Boléro; Rapsodie Espagnole; La Valse

Track Listings

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Track Listings

Moisture

Rosalyra String Quartet Plays Beethoven & Bartok

Smoking Not Joking

Metropole Orchestra

SRH Presents: Supporting Radical Habits

Remixes N the Key of B

Same Girl

Schumann: Works for Violin and Piano

Screamin' Down The Valley

Salsahits 2005

Rhode Island

Rockin' [Import]

Quiet Rooms

Debussy, Ravel: Chamber Music

Fisherman's Blues