Romantico

Track Listings

1. Payaso

2. Pobre del Pobre

3. Si Dios Me Quita la Vida

4. Sonambulo

5. Respeta Mi Dolor

6. Sin Sangre en Las Venas

7. En Donde Estas

8. Morir Sonando

9. Cama y Mesa

10. Sere

Romantico,Fernandito Villalona,Kubaney,Dominican Republic,Latin,Latin Continuum,Merengue,Tropical

Romantico

Tracks:

Besame Mucho
Autumn Leaves
Tres Palabras Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
Jurame Menequita Linda
Tu Me Acostumbraste Sin Ti
Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros
La Flor De La Canela
Dr. Zhivago: Lara's Theme
Que Me Importa/Traicionera/Viajera
El Reloj
Cuando Calienta El Sol
Un Viejo Amor
La Paloma
Todavia
Gone With The Wind: Georgia On My Mind - Tara's Theme
Sabor A Mi
Unchained Melody
Adios Muchachos
Estrellita Del Sur Dime Que Si
Spanish Eyes
Memory

Customer Reviews:

Piano romantico.......2000-03-05

The music is played from the heart. The artist's hands speak from the heart and the emotion comes pouring out. Song's like Unchained Melody,Sabor A Mi,Spanish Eyes are all played with a lot of heart and feeling. Sets the mood.

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Lecuona Plays Lecuona
Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!
The Cuban Chopin
Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . .
LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT

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ASIN: B000003G71
Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

Malaguena
Andalucia
Ante el Escorial
San Francisco el grande
Siempre en mi corazon
Maria la O
Siboney
Noche azul
La comparsa
Danza negra
Danza lucumi
A la antigua
Canto del guajiro
Canto del guajiro
La habanera
Damisela encantadora
Crisantemo
Romantico
Rosa la china
Como arrullo de palmas
Palomitas blancas
Poetico
Estudiantina
Cordoba
Music Box
Mazurka en glisado
Polichinela
Gitanerias
Aragon
Valencia mora

Tracks:

La brisa y yo
Devuelveme el corazon
Preludio en la noche
Yo te quiero siempre
Pavo real
Vals de las sombras
Bell Flower
Zambra gitana
Por eso te quiero
Vals azul
Vals en si mayor
Muneca de cristal
Mi amor fue una flor
Vals en re bemol
Apasionado
Amorosa
Ahi viene el chino
Al fin te vi
Por que te vas?
Mientras yo comia maullaba un gato
Por que te vas?
Amorosa
Los minstrels
No hables mas
Dame tu amor
Vals en re bemol
La 32
Mis tristezas
En tres por cuatro
Munequita
Burlesca
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Amazon.com

This collection includes Ernesto Lecuona's complete 1954 recordings plus a series of 78s made in 1927-28. Ten of the recordings were previously unreleased. This is a lot of lightweight Cuban piano music to deal with at once, but it's definitely worth doing. Lecuona's music, which is having a major revival, may not be important. But it's consistently charming and entertaining. The 78s, which sound surprisingly good, reveal even more of a virtuoso than do the later recordings, but throughout we hear playing that expresses the spirit of the music extremely well. And yes, the famous Malagueña is here, sounding very sexy. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Lecuona Plays Lecuona.......2007-05-12

Oh Boy! What can I tell you about this magnificent collection of musical jewels from our Maestro Lecuona. I bought the original Long Playing Record back in the 50's in my country.
I purchased it again shortly after my arrival to the US, and I was lucky enough to buy it on DVD from Amazon, once I found out they had it.

Joseph L. Alcover
Miami, FL

Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!.......2005-08-17

In my opinion this is one of the best CD's from Lacuona, Most of his piano compositions are recorded here (original ones), What, Ms. Leslie Gerber forgot to mention is that Mr.Lecuona was a band leader,"Lecuona and the Cuban Boys", remembers him? Or maybe she does not have sufficient information about him. The music from Lecuona still is very well alive today. I came across his recordings on my own, no one ever told me about this great pianist. I happened to hear the Malague?a by another great Cuban composer and band leader Perez Prado (The Real Mambo King) in one of his albums and Lecuona was the author. That got me interested in him. I'm pretty sure that Ms.Leslie Gerber does not mean any harm trying to put this composer down. It's just that maybe all she knows is Gerber baby food stuff!

The Cuban Chopin.......2004-06-18

What a great album and great value. There is music here that will make you smile, break your heart, inspire you, and Lecuona's skill is breathtaking. If you enjoy classical piano music (with a Cuban/Spanish influence), you'll love this. No, it doesn't display the virtuosity, complexity or seriousness of Lizst, Chopin or Beethoven, but it's fun, beautiful, dramatic yet accessible. You'll love it.

Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . ........2002-10-16

I feel compelled to identify myself first. I am Cuban born who arrived in the US in 1960 at the age of 16 years old. I am a US citizen since 1965 and a US Army Veteran of Viet Nam. I will die defending the right Ms. Leslie Garber has of expresing her opinions. But what I will not condone is her ignorance. To say that Lecuona writes "lightweight Cuban piano music" and that "Lecuona's music may not be important" is to show ignorance. A musician that composes GREAT music in several genres of the music world, a musician that in all genres has highly succesful pieces, and, a musician that after many years, (70-80 years) is still heard and admired can not be called other than MUSICAL GENIOUS and a CLASSICAL MUSICIAN. His music is so beautiful that it will live forever. From his Afro-Cuban compositions, to his romantic popular boleros, to his valses, to his Zarzuelas, Lecuona demonstrates once and again, time after time his immense musical talent. His Afro-Cuban "Cafetal", his romantic boleros "Noche Azul" and "Amapola", His vibrant and colorful "Comparsa" and "Andalucia", his classical Valses, just to mention a few things, makes Lecuona to stand together with the great musicians of the world. The fact that Hollywood made a film around "Estas en mi corazon" and that great singers, like Placido Domingo, want to sing Lecuona's music speaks immensely well of Lecuona/s greatness. The fact the popular instrumental orchestras like Faith, Conniff, Mantovani, Cugat have arranged and interpreted a lot of Lecuona's music also says a lot about Lecuona's versatility in his work. Lecuona is probably important to many millions of people and his music is certainly not lightweight. And if the only thing Ms. Garber can say about "Malaguena" is that "it sounds very sexy" is to demonstrate that she does not know a thing about music. It definitely does not give her the priviledge of commenting about Lecuona's music.

LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT.......2002-02-27

Lecuona is one of the most important composers of Latin-America. He is by no means the "unimportant" and "lightweight" Leslie Gerber (whomever that may be) claims, having been hailed for performances of his earlier (and "less mature") works by the likes of Maurice Ravel.

Tracks:

Dnde Ests Corazn/Amapola/Aquellos Ojos...
Ojos Negros
Siboney/Maria la O/Noche Azul/Siempre en...
Granada
Maria Elena
Amor Es Mi Cancin/Candilejas
Corazn/Mrame As/T (Habanera)
Te Sigo Esperando/Camino Verde/Puente de...
Noche de Ronda/Farolito/Noche Criolla...
En Mi Viejo San Juan
El Jibarito
Recuerdo de Ipacara
Preciosa/Obsesin
Historia de Un Amor
Love Story
Nosotros
Adios Mariquita Linda/La Golondrina

Customer Reviews:

MAGNIFICO PIANO.......2001-02-01

Enrique Chia is the greatest.His style is unique.He has a way a making the piano transmit sweet melodies.

Average customer rating:

Great Music.... but
Wonderful Music!

Cafe Romantico
Armik
Manufacturer: Bolero Records
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Release Date: 2005-01-04

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Cafe Romantico
Rain Drops
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Madrid
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La Luna De Seville
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Product Description

1. Lover's Moon
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3. Rain Drops
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Madrid
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8. Gypsy Romance
9. Puerto De Malaga
10. Tonight With You
11. Guitar Passion

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.... but.......2005-01-27

I like Armik's music and his style, it's very unique and beautiful. I recommend getting this CD.

Wonderful Music!.......2005-01-18

I have always loved Armik's music and this album was not dissapointing either! The song are absolutely beautiful, they crawled under my skin right away. Being a belly dance artist, I really appreciate Armik's music when I dance a Gypsy style piece! Thanks...
Adry
www.AdrySvraka.com

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En Su Estilo Romantico y Sensual
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Riccardo Zandonai: Violin Concerto "Romantico"; Quadri di Segantini

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Rather Pallid, Conservative Romantic Italian Orchestral Music

Riccardo Zandonai: Violin Concerto "Romantico"; Quadri di Segantini

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Release Date: 2005-08-16

Customer Reviews:

Rather Pallid, Conservative Romantic Italian Orchestral Music.......2005-09-16

On this side of the Atlantic, at least, Riccardo Zandonai (1883-1944) is a one-hit composer, namely for his opera 'Francesca da Rimini.' He was indeed primarily an operatic composer of the late verismo, following in the footsteps of Puccini and Mascagni; he studied with the latter. He wrote non-operatic works primarily, one is told, to fill the time between operatic projects. The two works included here are the Violin Concerto subtitled 'Romantico' (1919) and 'Paintings of Segantini' (1931).

The violin concerto, in the usual three movements, is a rather crude work whose orchestration seems, except in the Adagio middle movement, to be punchy and almost a caricature. The ensemble in this recording, a provincial orchestra from Zandonai's northern Italian Trentino region (in the southern Tyrol), is a bit rough and tumble and that doesn't help the overall impression. Further, the soloist, Stefano Zanchetta, has a small, somewhat acidulous tone. Not a distinguished work nor performance.

Far better are the later 'Quadri di Segantini.' Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899) was an impressionist painter from the Tyrol whose pictures of mountains and peasants have drawn a certain admiration over the succeeding century. There is a Segantini Museum in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Zandonai chose four of the pictures to paint in sound: 'L'Aratura' ('Plowing'), 'Idillio' ('Idyl'), 'Ritorno al paese natio' ('Return to the Birthplace') and 'Meriggio' ('Noon'). Reminiscent in intent of Respighi's 'Pines and Fountains of Rome', the tone poems depict rather nicely the four scenes. (The striking 'L'Aratura' is reproduced beautifully on the cover of the CD's booklet.) Most appealing for me are the last two pieces. 'Ritorno al paese natio' depicts 'a cart slowly driving across the wide plateau, taking back the one who died far away and returns forever.' Impressionistic smears of harmony, using frequent tritones, convey the sadness and inevitability of the procession. 'Meriggio' is a wash of bright orchestral colors calling to mind similar instrumental technique heard in Respighi's 'Pines of the Villa Borghese.' Zandonai has a rather weak gift for melody in this set, alas, and most of the interest in 'Quadri' is in orchestration.

This issue is only for those who are Zandonai completists or those who wish to acquaint themselves with the orchestral works of Italian opera composers. By the time Zandonai came along, though, some Italian composers - like Pizzetti, Casella and Respighi - had specialized in orchestral music and had written more memorable works.

Scott Morrison

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People en Espanol: Romantico
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Encuentro Romantico
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Romantico: Los Mejores Boleros Instrumentales

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Romantico: Los Mejores Boleros Instrumentales
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Mentira
Arrancame la Vida
Hola Soledad
Somos
Dos Almas
Poco Mas
Contigo Aprendi
Como Fue
Tres Palabras

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Nosotros/Comprendeme
Peregrina
Cuando Vuelva a Tu Lado
De Que Manera Te Olvido
Urge
Como Han Pasado los A
Si No Podemos Amarnos
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Somos Novios/Adoro
Piel Canela
Palabras de Mujer/Mujer
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Historia de un Amor/Sabor a Mi
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Puerta
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Great music/ grotesque musicians
Ponce - Chamber Music
Ponce - Chamber Music
Good in parts...
This music fills you with a joy not common in todays world.

Ponce: Chamber Music

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B00000JCG0
Release Date: 1999-06-22

Tracks:

Scherzino Maya
Arulladora Mexicana
Scherzino
Intermezzo
First Movement: Allegro Energico
Second Movement: Andante Romantico
Third Movement: Scherzino - Vivace
Fourth Movement: Allegro Moderato
1. Sostenuto, Quasi Lento
2. Lento E Grave
3. Vivo
First Movement: Allegro Moderato - Carlo Pezzimenti
Second Movement: Andantino - Carlo Pezzimenti
Third Movement: Allegro Non Troppo E Piacevole - Carlo Pezzimenti
Bonus Track - Unknown

Customer Reviews:

Great music/ grotesque musicians.......2006-08-14

Let me mention the positive aspects first, the cello preludes and the trio are very well played, musical, and demonsrate the non-guitar personality of Ponce that most people (including myself) are not very familiar with. The only flaw in these works is the overuse of the pedal in the piano part, sometimes the sound blends too much, producing excessive echo, which makes it hard to hear bass lines, melody, and modulations unclear right away.

The reason i gave this cd 2 stars has to do with the horrible guitarist, carlo pezzimenti. this hack is truly polluting the world with his so-called art. He is utterly unmusical. He plays at only one volume, no rubato, and with the most brittle sound one can imagine (and not as a coloristic devise akin to Julian Bream either) He is sloppy, even during one line melodies. there are countless unintentional buzzes, which would be forgiveable if he was at least musical. I was surprised to see a guitarist of such low calibre on a label like this, playing with musicians of such high calibre.

the guitar and piano sonata is the worst of all, the two outside movements are not taken at the indicated tempo. They are entirely too slow (probably because this amatuer can't play at tempo yet), the opening allegro moderato is taken as an andante at best. the middle movement is ruined completely. with such a great opportunity for musical expression, and the appreciation of Ponce's harmonic ingenuity, pezzimenti throws it away and just hammers out the notes, ugly as can be. it makes me sick. he sounds more like a harpsichord (which is ironic since the piece was written for guitar and harpsichord originally) i would get the adam holzman recording of this piece on naxos if i were you.

the guitar duets are a little better than the sonata, because of the other guitarist, leslie enlow. but you can tell that these two guitarists just got together for this recording and are not used to playing together. their sound/tone doesn't match, they do not feel the music the same way (that's maybe why it sounds like its played to a metronome) and even then they can't play much of the music in rhythmic unison. listen to the scherzino, one person frequently plays earlier producing a hiccup effect. you can really hear their inexperience as a duo.

that's it, i hope better musicians record this repertoire in the future and that pezzimenti never records again.

Ponce - Chamber Music.......2001-07-11

Ponce is an excellent composer worthy of an excellent rating. The Allegro energico from the Trío Romántico is my favorite piece on this album.

Ponce - Chamber Music.......2001-07-11

Ponce is an excellent composer worthy of an excellent rating. The Allegro energico from the Trío Romántico is my favorite piece on this album.

Good in parts..........2000-06-04

I have played and loved Ponce's guitar music for many years and I always wanted to have a copy of the sonata for Guitar and Harpsichord (here in the form for Guitar and Piano). However, the guitar sounds so harsh and strained on the recording that it completely spoils the CD. If you want to hear this performed properly, have a listen to the more recent Naxos recording of Ponce's Guitar Music (vol 2). This is much better played and in the original harpsichord version which I find preferable. The other tracks on this CD are interesting, particularly the guitar duos which I'd never heard of - what a shame about the last three tracks!

This music fills you with a joy not common in todays world........1999-09-27

The etherial sounds of Manuel Ponce's music transport the listener to a place that we would all love to call home. The harmonic language of this composer is not rivaled by any other before him or since his death.

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