Music of Latin American Masters: Revueltas, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, Chávez, Orbón, Estévez

Unfortunately I cannot say that I enjoyed this Dorian Recordings CD box. I have listened to it in full twice, and some tracks several times to force me to find something to relate to. In most cases I succeeded, but regardless, that is far for me to enjoy.
There is a definite similarity in the pieces, which I failed to discriminate clearly.

For someone who is not familiar with Latin American music, I would suggest it. It is possible that the mystical tropical sounds enrobe the listener. For those that know it, perhaps a more precise selection would be better.

Author	Work
CD 1
Silvestre Revueltas	Redes
Silvestre Revueltas	Sensemayá
Julián Orbón	Concerto Grosso for string quartet and orchestra
Alberto Ginastera	Pampeana #3
CD 2
Julián Orbón	Tres versiones sinfónicas
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Bachiana Brasileira #2
Antonio Estévez	Mediodía en el Llano
Carlos Chávez	Sinfonía India, s. #2
CD 3: Latin American Ballets
Heitor Villa-Lobos	Uirapurú
Carlos Chávez	Suite de Caballos de Vapor
Alberto Ginastera	Estancia

Leopold Mozart: Die Bauernhochzeit, Musikalische Schlittenfahrt, Sinfonia burlesca

This is a very nice, simple CD. It's value is markedly historical, but nevertheless the music is good to listen to. The Ensemble Eduard Melkus plays authentic instruments, which adds fullness to the sonic experience. And precisely, due to the comments written by the author himself, we know how he thought of his instrumentation for the enjoyment of the pieces.
On Josef Starzer 10 Dances, I cannot say much; they are simple, enjoyable, unpretetntious, but well finished.
A Galleria ARCHIV CD.

Leopold Mozart

• Sinfonia "Bauernhochzeit", D
1. Marcia villanesca
2. Menuett
3. Andante
4. Menuett
5. Finale. Molto allegro
• Musikalische Schlittenfahrt, F
1. Intrada
2. Andante
3. Presto
4. Intrada
5. Schlittenfahrt
6. Andante, sempre piano: Das schüttelnde Pferd
7. Aufzug
8. Allegro
9. Intrada
10. Schlittenfahrt
11. Adagio: Das vor Kälte zitternde und schnatternde Frauenzimmer
12. Des Balles Anfang: Menuett/Trio
13. Deutscher Tanz I. Presto
14. Kehraus. Allegro
15. Pianissimo
16. Deutscher Tanz II
17. Kehraus. Allegro
18. Intrada
19. Schlittenfahrt
• Sinfonia burlesca G
1. Sinfonia
2. Hanswurst (Menuett)
3. Il Signor Pantalone (Andante)
4. Arlecchino (Allegro)

Josef Starzer

• 10 Tänze
1. Contredanse
2. Gavotte - Trio
3. Pas de deux
4. Menuett
5. Gavotte - Trio
6. Moderato
7. Gavotte
8. Menuett - Trio
9. Gavotte - Trio
10. Passepied - Trio

New 4-column Template

I thought I should write a small post commemorating the advance this blog has suffered today.
It went from a 2-column template to being 4-column. This was motivated because of the integration and new tools that Amazon and Blogger now offer.

Plus I now have a Google click-through, as well as a sell via Amazon. Thanks to those two benefactors, I am 1/10th of a US dollar richer. ;-)


I eliminated some of the Amazon gadgets that bloated the load time. And set on the left corner the navigation sections of the blog, and used the right columns for miscellaneous (toy, eg. youtube) and ad related content.

Furtwängler: Beethoven, Symphonien 5 & 7

[post modified jun-2010]
This is a beautiful interpretation. I used to be a musical ignorant and snob to the point that I would have frowned upon the dull recording of this CD. Fortunately, this experiment (of listening to great interpretations) has broadened my enjoyment, and can now heartedly recommend this Deutsche Grammophon CD as a cornerstone for a collection.
What a wide range of emotion, the precision of the attacks and releases is of such beauty. Furtwängler is in control of the orchestra at each step. What a crisp orchestration.
Be prepared for some deliberate slowness in the 5th, and an overwhelming precision and impetus in the 7th. This was an opportunity for Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmoniker to protest against the way Nazi Germany was heading towards the end of WWII.

Berlin Philharmoniker,Wilhelm Furtwängler

Name	Key	Catalogue	Musicians	Observations
Symphony 5	Cm	Op.67		Live, Berlin, Philarmonie, 30.6.1943
Symphony 7	A	Op.92		Live, Berlin, Philarmonie, 3.11.1943