Ahi Ahi

Track Listings

1. Noelia

2. Unicamente Tu

3. Se Murio Mi Canario

4. Soltero, Solo Y Solicitando

5. Que Mas Te Ha Querido

6. Santo Cachón

7. Reminiscencias

8. Macho

9. Desahogo

10. Te Necesito

11. Triste

12. Velon

Ahi Ahi,Nelson Gil,Kubaney,Latin,Tropical

Ahi Ahi

Tracks:

All'arme si accesi guerrieri (Aria dell Pace)
Mentre io godo (Aria della Speranza)
Un pensiero nemico di pace
Vanne pentita a piangere
Sparga il senso lascivo veleno
Caldo Sangue
Come nembo che fugge col vento
Ecco negl'orti tuoi...Che dolce simpatica
Qui resta...L'alta Roma
Lascia la spina cogli la rosa
Ahi qual cordoglio...Doppio affetto
Si piangete pupille dolente
Ahi quanto cieca...Come foco allo splendore
Disserratevi oh porte d'Averno
Notte funesta...Ferma l'ali

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Cecilia Bartoli's new CD features a collection of music that could not be heard in her native Rome at the start of the 18th century due to Papal censorship. Theaters, the Church felt, were places of evil and corruption and operas led people to immorality. But some music-loving senior members of the priesthood asked composers to write oratorios and cantatas--indeed, operas without staging, essentially--for their own private entertainment. Call it what you will, the music is sensational--by turns virtuosic, gentle, and playful--and always expressive: just right, it seems, for Cecilia Bartoli's temperament. The opening aria on the CD, a call for peace in the name of Jesus, is, in fact, a dazzling martial air with trumpets blaring and the voice going through an amazing array of coloratura fireworks. It shows Bartoli at her most aggressive. The listener is practically hurled back from the speakers when she begins, with rapid-fire runs and trills and cascades of notes, all perfectly in place. Showy arias are offset by several tender ones ("Lascia la spina" from Handel's Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno returns in the composer's Rinaldo, four years later, as the now-famous "Lascia ch'io pianga"), and Bartoli exhibits again, her many, many levels of pianissimo and sensitive phrasing. Marc Minkowski and his Musiciens are just right for this repertoire and back Bartoli up superbly. This is a fascinating project, rivetingly performed and presented. --Robert Levine

Album Description

Limited Australian pressing. An extraordinary album of dramatic arias written in Rome at a time when opera performance was forbidden by the Church, and female singers were forbidden from singing in public. Decca. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Only one diva, only Bartoli........2007-06-19

Just like Farinelli was the opera phenomenon of his time, fast-forward to the 21st century, Bartoli gives once again this music of the Italian settecento a breath of new life in all its splendor and glory.

In Opera Proibita, Bartoli's repertoire not only reflects on her as a consummate vocal artist but also as the ultimate scholar. Rarely an opera singer would dig this dip and go that far to unearth great scores from total obscurity. Even more uncommonly a singer would take the challenge of singing these arias without the risk of ridiculing herself, but to the contrary establishing a new record and precedent.

Her execution of the Handel arias is truly astonishing in coloratura and melismas probably not heard for three hundred years when only the best castrati commanded the virtuosity to tackle these arias. Also surprising and refreshing was to hear works by Handel that show his wild side.

Bartoli brings this album to a high climax with the arias from Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno. This is really her realm and true medium. Her vocal runs in "Un pensiero nemico di face" sound like a first violin, and as if this was not difficult enough she ornaments the da capo melismas in tempo from allegro to presto molto vivace, and transitions into a note crescendo with great ease and certainty. Wonderful!

Amazing disc.......2007-03-03

This disc has all the elements needed for an amazing disc. The conductor, orchestra, and music are all top notch. Bartoli's singing is amazing. I find this album energizing and a testament to how exciting baroque music can be. However, if you don't like Bartoli's voice in previous recordings, you probably won't change your opinion because of this disc.

Beautiful Music, but vocally unmusical........2007-02-09

I owned over a dozen of Bartoli solo albums, plus other operatic albums of hers. From the early days of 'Arias Antique' I got impressed by her beautiful singing and her outstanding technique.
Alas, starting from her Vivaldi Album, I do not find her singing that beautiful any more. True, the songs picked there are technically very challenging, used to be sung by male castrato singers. The songs picked here are even more difficult.
BUT - is singing just about technique?
There are some songs in the Vivaldi Album that have the vocal musical lines broken in places. Here in Opera Proibita, almost every song has this problem, even the slow ones of Caldara. Compare her singing in the earlier part of her career, her early Mozart operas, I could not help but wonder if Ms. Bartoli has taken the correct turn in her career: her forced high notes, though squarely hit, do not sound at all pleasing; her runs and trills, though taken accurately at great tempi, is no longer truly musical. Compare her singing with the other two great baroque mezzo-sopranos Bernarda Fink and the tragically short-lived late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, you would understand what I mean.

With the latest turn in Ms. Bartoli's singing, I am being forced to admit that this is a singer of great technical brilliance and enormous fame, but not at all pleasing to the ear.

Not to my taste.......2006-11-05

Cecilia Bartoli has her fans, no doubt, as the other reviews on this site demonstrate, people who love her warmth of tone and her impassioned interpretations. These vocal qualities may suit the performance conventions of the nineteenth-century repertoire; however in this anthology of eighteenth century sacred arias the result is an unhappy imbalance. The problem is, in my opinion, one of clashing calls for attention, whose affect is to distract the listener from attention to the music itself. True, the god of the counter-reformation was to be worshipped ecstatically. And true, also, that I am an anti-romantic listener, who grew up with those early music performances which valued detached purity of tone. This was vaunted as the ideal means of interpretation of the rediscovered seventeenth and eighteenth-century repertoire (it protested too much its rightness, and alienated people- but I like it). However to return to the subject at hand- I find Bartoli's readings of these crypto-erotic arias overblown and self-indulgent. I guess that this sort of coloratura always offered a chance for a bit of ego to be let loose, even in church- however when the performance goes so far as to insist on attention to itself rather than deflecting attention to the music, I stop enjoying the music. This recording does not find the balance between the big romantic personality and eighteenth-century performance conventions, which, after 30 or 40 years of self-critique, have some authority. I disliked it very much. I am a great admirer of Mark Minkowski's opera interpretations, which I think find a perfect balance between these opposing impulses of warm and cool- a binary we can trace throughout aesthetics and through the ages. Here there's an overbalance in favour of warm (hot, in fact), which the performers might argue is just the sort of vivification that Baroque performance needs. Not for me. I gave it to a friend (she's still a friend).

Exciting, moving, beautiful, energetic, heart-felt, fantastic..........2006-09-02

What more can I add?

Cecilia Bartoli just "does it" for me almost every time. She is just fantastic in my books. I love her dearly. She can give one an adrenalin rush with her bravura singing and then break one's heart with her pathos.

This is a superb collection of Baroque arias from "almost" operas! ;-))
I also liked the cheeky and none-too-subtle references to La Dolce Vita on
cover and the images inside the disc. Nice to see an opera singer with a playful sense of humour!

I am listening to this disc as I write this review and all I can say is that I love this disc and it is clearly one of the best Signorina Bartoli has released, although I like all of her recordings. Listen to track 12 and you will buy this disc.

More, please!

PS: How about DECCA getting Cecilia Bartoli and Andreas Scholl together for a musical project? I'd love to see two of my favourite singers together on the one disc.
PSPS: If you like Opera Proibita, buy Andreas Scholl's Arcadia and Arias for Senesino, too!

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This one'll get ya going.
TIME TRAVEL
Interesting variety
A trip through history
Overrated

Music Of The Crusades

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Release Date: 1991-04-05

Tracks:

Music Of The Crusades: La quinte estampie real
Music Of The Crusades: Pax in nomine Domini!
Music Of The Crusades: Parti de mal - Third Crusade
Music Of The Crusades: Chevalier, mult estes guariz - Second Crusade
Music Of The Crusades: Chanterai por mon corage - Third Crusade
Music Of The Crusades: Danse real
Music Of The Crusades: Sede, Syon, in pulvere
Music Of The Crusades: Palastinalied - Sixth Crusade
Music Of The Crusades: Condicio - O nacio - Mane prima
Music Of The Crusades: O tocius Asie - Crusade of 1248
Music Of The Crusades: La uitime estampie real
Music Of The Crusades: Cum sint difficilia - Crusade of 1248
Music Of The Crusades: Li noviaus tens - Le Chatelain de Coucy - Third Crusade
Music Of The Crusades: Fortz chausa es (Gaucelm Faidit) - Lament On The Death Of Richard Coeur - de - Lion
Music Of The Crusades: Je ne puis - Amors me tienent - Veritatem
Music Of The Crusades: Ahi! Amours - Third Crusade
Music Of The Crusades: La tierche estampie real
Music Of The Crusades: Ja nus hons pris - Song Of Captivity
Music Of The Crusades: Au tens plain do felonnie - Crusade fo 1239

Customer Reviews:

This one'll get ya going........2007-05-19

For early music people, this is another great compilation of stuff you just like to put on in the background while doing your daily routine. Good times.

TIME TRAVEL.......2006-08-15

LIKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME. FROM THE FIRST NOTES, I WAS TRANSPORTED.

Interesting variety.......2006-03-28

One of the problems I have with many early music CDs is an emphasis on one place in a time period. This reissue manages to avoid that flaw by including minnesinger, troubador, trouvere, and instrumental pieces, though the liner notes could easily have told us which of the pieces were troubador, and which trouvere, instead of just the tantalizing "two are troubador (written in langue d'oc)" without identifying which.

As a sampler, it is excellent, though the vocal pieces tend to be somewhat slow--not all the lyrics seem consistent with that delivery, so this is probably an artist's choice. It would be interesting to hear the same pieces performed now, 30 years later, with 30 years of new scholarship. Ah well, nothing is perfect!

A trip through history.......2005-09-29

The time of the Crusades spanned several centuries, from the time Pope Urban II called upon Christendom to fight for Jerusalem until the thirteenth century (this does not include the numerous minor, unnumbered crusades, sometimes against other Christians). The Crusades became for many in the Middle Ages a romantic ideal; the appeal for those who would join the Crusades was two-fold, both riches in this world and salvation in the next.

In this collection, the texts of the songs are primarily contemporary with the Crusades, although a few come from later troubadour and folk songs. Some songs here directly relate to the Crusades in content (for example, Pax in nomine Domini!), whereas others are songs contemporary with and popular among the Crusaders, but have no direct relation to the Crusades. 'Ja nus hons pris' is one such song, which has origins attributed to one of the most famous of the Crusaders, Richard the Lionhearted.

One of the problems with music from this time period is that very little written material exists. What music notation there is often is reminiscent of Gregorian chant - there are markers for pitch, but nothing for rhythmic values, melodies, etc. Similarly, the types of instruments are often not listed for particular songs, so it becomes educated guesswork as to the instruments used - lutes, rebec, wind instruments, percussion, etc.

The performances here are wonderful and full. The Early Music Consort of London recorded this first for vinyl in 1970; this CD is a reissue, well engineered. David Munrow was the director as well as performer on recorder, fluet, shawm, crumhorn and bagpipes. Munrow's talents are well suited to this kind of medieval music. Among the other performers are soprano Christina Clarke, counter tenors James Bowman and Charles Brett, tenor Nigel Rogers and baritone Geoffrey Shaw. Musicians include Eleanor Sloan on treble rebec, Oliver Brookes on bass rebec, James Tyler on lute and citole, Gillian Reid on the bells, Christopher Hogwood on harp, organ, nakers and tabor, and James Blades on nakers and tabor.

This recording is superb, a great addition to an early music library, and a joy to have as a CD - I had the vinyl of this, but over time it warped in storage, and I was very sad to have lost such a brilliant collection of music. Here it is again, restored and full of power and life.

Overrated.......2005-03-03

Note that I am a harsh reviewer, especially for music... but there are a lot of problems with this CD and there are better other there.

It is certainly interesting music and it does have historical value, but it is by no means unique.

Here are my criticisms:

1)
All of the 19 tracks are short. They range from 1-4 minutes with an average of around 2 1/2 minutes per track.

2)
This wouldn't be all that bad, except that none of those 19 tracks really stood out. They are all slow-paced and generic with little feeling of variety. Essentially, despite being a fan of the genre, I just couldn't get 'into' any of the music. It was not at all inspiring.

3)
One of my favorite things about medieval/renaissance music is the excellent balance and combination of voice talent and instruments.
This CD did not come through at all in that area, however.
The majority of this CD was the mellow, slow-paced singing that many people associate with the genre.
However, whenever the singers got going, the relatively few instruments all disappeared entirely, leaving you with just the singers (who weren't powerful enough to carry the show alone).

If you are a fan of the genre, then you might want to add this to your collection just because it isn't very expensive.

However, if you are merely interested in trying out the archaic music genre, then I defintely would recommend:
"Sinners & Saints - The Ultimate Medieval and Renaissance Music Collection"
*instead* of this one.
I gave Sinners & Saints a 5/5 - It was the CD that this one should've been.

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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
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Canto del guajiro
La habanera
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Crisantemo
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Palomitas blancas
Poetico
Estudiantina
Cordoba
Music Box
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Polichinela
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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
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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
La paloma
Music Box

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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.

In my opinion the highlight of the set is the devilish "La 32". It's also interesting to compare his interpretations of the same works at different times in his career, like the two recordings of "Por que te vas?" and "Amorosa", especially keeping in mind that Lecuona seldom notated and improvised quite frequently, leaving the transcription work to his students.

Ahí Vamos
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Gustavo Cerati is absolutely brilliant....

Great album

Cada disco es mas dificil de gustar. Este es el peor.

Al fin su CD, definitivamente.

Still a great album

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Gustavo Cerati trades in his electronic urges for rock reverb and jangly guitar riffs on Ahi Vamos, his first proper solo studio effort since 2002's Siempre es Hoy. In actuality, the new disc is closer in sound to some of Cerati's work as frontman for Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, which flourished throughout the 1980s. Cerati was also surely influenced by his acclaimed work with Shakira, Los Caifanes, and Babasonicos. Whatever the reason, it's allowed the prolific performer to remain a relevant force in the rock en espanol world without relying on an easy regurgitation of hits. Ahi Vamos swoops and swirls through an urgent array of styles, from arena-rock fist pumpers ("Uno Entre 1000") to '80s-inspired retro grooves ("Caravana") and moments of sparkling commercial immediacy ("Adios," "Otra Piel"). Through it all, Cerati's way with a guitar remains a wily, wondrous highlight. --Joey Guerra

Customer Reviews:

Gustavo Cerati is absolutely brilliant...........2007-06-29

Although this is not my fave album, it is still excellent. I saw him performing in Central Park last summer and actually got to meet him. Here is a review that I wrote about the concert. By the way, Soda Stereo has reunited and are currently touring.

Gustavo Cerati - Ahi Vamos Tour

Impeccably gifted with a long history of hits scattered throughout the South American continent (namely from his stint as lead singer of Soda Stereo), Cerati is unarguably considered a prodigy by Latin Rock's standards. With his new album he has once again proven that he is not one to remain fixed in one musical genre or sound. He has morphed himself from an eclectic combination of rock fused with electronica in previous releases like Siempre es Hoy and Bocanada, to going back to his Soda Stereo roots in Ahi Vamos - that of pure rock and roll.

On what turned out to be a hot summer day - Saturday August 5th, Central Park SummerStage was riddled with fans stemming from his Soda days, to more recently converted Cerati fans. With his signature dark green shirt and the beaming black and white album logo prominently displayed in the background, Cerati was ready to put on a show. Cerati played some familiar Soda songs, like Profugos, one of my personal favorites which is reminiscent of the sounds and melodies of early U2. In addition he played many titles from his latest release Ahi Vamos, like Me Quedo Aqui, a romantic and tender ballad that depicts the hardships and struggles one endures in relationships, and Lago en el Cielo, an upbeat but sentimental tune about rekindling old feelings. Paseo Inmoral and Cosas Imposibles, two of his most popular songs in his solo career, were also enjoyed by all. Gustavo Cerati and his band members have demonstrated that they can create music that varies and crosses various genres successfully and effortlessly. The concert was full of energy and liveliness, an absolute success despite the scorching hot weather.

Great album.......2007-05-06

When I first read that Gustavo Cerati's new album was guitar-driven, I didn't know quite what to expect since I am most familiar with his more electronic-oriented music and sometimes find guitar-based music a little flat. However, this album does not disappoint. I enjoyed this album from the first time I listened to it, which to me is a sign of a good album.

Cerati certainly knows how to create richly layered and interesting music without the electronic sounds that have characterized his previous works. All of the songs on this album are worthwhile, complex, and interesting, covering a range of moods from rocking songs to more spacey and trippy ones. And one other thing that I love about this album is that there is so much going on in each song, each sometimes feeling like an entire album unto itself. I feel like I hear new things every time I listen to this album.

Over all, I highly recommend this album. There are only one or two songs I'm not crazy about, but other than that it is very, very good. Soda Stereo fans will certainly enjoy this one, as will fans of Cerati's solo works.

Cada disco es mas dificil de gustar. Este es el peor........2007-04-07

Despues de varios esfuerzos de variante calidad en la musica electronica por fin salio este CD con musica mas rockera al estilo clasico, que electronico. Quuizas un "Amor Amarillo segunda parte?". Lo siento rockeros latinos, realmente lo intente, quise que este disco me guste pero no se dio. Creo que lo que le falta a este disco son canciones mejor compuestas, ambas en lirica (las letras son bastante estupidas si las consideramos, tipo paul McCartney que aprendio el truco hace mucho de ser ambiguo y nunca claro en su mensaje). Comparando a este disco con "Amor Amarillo" (otro disco donde la guitarra domina y no la electronica), este disco no le llega ni al taco. Es mas un taco de myerda que otra cosa. Como musica, le faltan gancchos que te agarren y te emocionen, que te den ganas de escucharlo otra vez. Lo que escuchamos en vez, es un disco muy bien producido y grabado, pero mal compuesto. Un verdadero desperdicio de recursos y una lastima. Creo que muchos fans de cerati con o sin soda quedaron con la bronca de haber sido desfraudados, como yo.

Al fin su CD, definitivamente........2007-01-11

Al fin sucede, como la primer canciòn del nuevo trabajo de Gustavo Cerati.

Al fin sucede que este artista tan lleno de arte logre su mejor y más logrado trabajo discográfico.

Ante rumores de que Soda Stereo se forma, el demuestra que solo puede llegar a MAS de lo que Soda fue musicalmente. Personalemnte este trabajo me parece mucho mejor que todo lo que Soda Stereo consiguió, (repito) musicalmente.

Si bien volvió a las guitarras, de la mano de otro de los musicos más respetados del ambiente rockero argentino: Coleman, supo rodearse de las mejores melodias y ritmos para sumarle buenas letras y una base poderosa de la mano de Samalea en Bateria, Nale en bajo y coros, acompañándolo Fresco en teclado y coros, y el indiscutible Richard Coleman en segunda guitarra y coros.

El disco suena mucho a Coleman, una personita que compuso letras de Soda Stereo como Estoy azulado, En el Borde, Terapia de amor intensiva, y que en este trabajo compuso 4 temas junto a Gustavo Cerati, amigos ellos desde hace muchísimo tiempo.

Definitivamente, Al Fin Su CD, el mejor de Gustavo Cerati, donde en sus presentaciones en vivo lo demuestra siempre.

Nosotros, sus fans, esperamos anciosos su nuevo trabajo que será la continuación y superación del actual.

El conquistador lo llaman algunos, y no es la excepción a ninguna regla.
Es Cerati, es Gustavo, ES ARGENTINO.

Still a great album.......2006-12-30

"Ahi Vamos" (There We Go) is Gustavo Cerati's fifth solo album. About three years passed between this and 2003's "Siempre es Hoy". As much of a Cerati fan that I am I have to admit that it's the first time I have skipped some tracks. There's 13 tracks total but it still would've been a good album with a couple of songs left out in the final cut, or whatever you call it.

I'm not gonna say which songs I didn't like because other people may like them, maybe because they haven't really grown on me yet. But the fact is that nearly every song is composed after a different era or genre of rock.

'Al fin sucede' and 'La excepcion' start up with very raw old rock and roll. 'Uno entre 1000' starts slow but it gets crazy at the last half. 'Caravana' sounds like it could have been played in the 80s. 'Adios' is Cerati's more personal song, therefore it's very good. 'Me quedo aqui' is very melodic and peaceful. 'Lago en el cielo' was arranged with Morrissey in mind, I think.

'Dios nos libre' is very hard and raw like the first two tracks. 'Otra piel' is very romantic and poetic, perhaps the best-written song in the album; the type of song that makes sense if you're really really in love. 'Medium' is also a very good track which has not much lyrics but very good arrangements. 'Bomba de tiempo' sounds like a song that could've come out of "Siempre es hoy", it's very electronic. 'Crimen' is the first single released and it pretty much sums up the theme of this album. It's a song fitting for the brokenhearted. 'Jugo de luna' closes things up rather nicely with very poppy sounds.

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

Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al

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ASIN: B00000I4KQ
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

El rossinyol
El testament d'Amelia
Adios meu homino
Mina nay por me casare
Tengo que subir
Ahi tienes mi corazon
La vi llorando
Ya se van los pastores
Campanas de Belen
Jaeneras que yo canto
A dormir ahora mesmo
Granadinas
Hincarse de rodillas
Cancion de trilla
Parado de Valldemosa
Nik baditut
Andregaya
Din, dan, boleran
Mariam matrem
Ay, triste vida corporal!
Que es mi vida, preguntais?
Porque es, dama, tanto quereros?
No me llames segalaherba
Ay, luna que reluces
En esta larga ausencia
Molinillo que mueles amores
Confiado jilguerillo
Seguidillas religiosas
Cancion de cuna
El jilguerillo con pico de oro
El canape

Tracks:

Ah, el novio no quiere dinero
Coma la rosa en la guerta
Estavase la mora
Aquel rey de Francia
Damos gracias a ti, Dios
Sobre Baca estaba el rey
Ay que non hay!
Rosa das rosas
Maravillosos e piadosos
Tres moricas m'enamoran
Paseabase el rey moro
Dime a do tienes las mientes
Si no's huviera mirado
Dexo la venda
Puse mis amores
Aqui me declaro su pensamiento
Pues que me tienes
Gentil dama, non se gana
Mi querer tanto vos quiere
Una hija tiene el rey
Una matica de ruda
Si la noche se hace oscura
Pastorcico, non te aduermas
Ay triste que vengo
No soy you quien la descrube
Pase el agua, Julieta
Aquel caballero, madre
Duelete de mi, Senora
De Antequera salio el Moro
De los alamos vengo, madre
Enfermo estaba Antioco
Dame acogida en tu hato
Morenica, dame un beso
Senora, si te olvidare
De donde venis, amore?

Tracks:

La rosa enflorece
Ven querida
Adio, querida
Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
Paxaro d'hermosura
Avrix, mi galanica
Irme quiero, la mi madre
Ya viene el cativo
Yo m'enamori d'un aire
Una matica de ruda
Anda, jaleo
Los cuatro muleros
Las tres hojas
Los mozos de Monleon
Las morillas de Jaen
Sevillanas del siglo 18
El cafe de Chinitas
Nana de Sevilla
Los pelegrinitos
Zorongo
Romance de Don Boiso
Los reyes de la baraja
La tarara
El combat del somni: Damunt de tu, nomes les flors
A l'ombra del Lledoner: Canco de grumet
Canciones negras: Cancion de cuna para dormir a un negrito
Cuatro madrigales amatorios: De los alamos vengo, madre
Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
Seis canciones castellanas: No quiero tus avellanas
Seis canciones castellanas: Jota
Panxolina
Tu pupila es azul
Cantos populares espanolas: Malaguena
Cantos populares espanolas: Granadina
Cantos populares espanolas: El Vito
Cantos populares espanolas: Pano murciano
Clavelitos
Adios, Granada
Madrigal

Tracks:

Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio
Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo
Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto
Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado
Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido
Coleccion de tonadillas: El mirar de la maja
Coleccion de tonadillas: El tra la la y el punteado
Coleccion de tonadillas: La maja de Goya
Coleccion de tonadillas: Las currutacas modestas
Tres majas dolorosas: Oh muerte cruel!
Tres majas dolorosas: Ay majo de mi vida
Tres majas dolorosas: De aquel majo amante
Goyescas: La maja y el ruisenor (Rosario)
'La vida breve': Vivan los que rien! (Salud - Act 1)
'La vida breve': Alli esta! Riyendo! (Salud - Act 2)
'Acis y Galatea': Confiado jilguerillo
El tripili
Llorad, corazon
Iban al pinar
No lloreis, ojuelos
Mananica era
Mira que soy nina
Gracia mia
El pano moruno
Seguidilla murciana
Asturiana
Jota
Nana
Cancion
Polo
'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.

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Original y espectacular

Chapeando
Los Van Van
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Release Date: 2006-06-14

Tracks:

Chapeando
Corazon
Despues De Todo
No Pidas Mas Presta'o
Por Que No Te Enamoras
Te Recordaremos
Anda Ven Y Quiereme
Nada
La Buena
Agua
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Chapeando (Repris)

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Original y espectacular.......2006-12-10

Este album es para los fanaticos de la timba fuerte. El disco tiene el sabor conocido de Los Van Van, pero yo diria que a distincion de otros albumes, este es mas furioso. Samuel Formell(bateria/timbal) le da un estilo distinto, differente, y muy agresivo al ritmo que jamas he escuchado. Esto es lo que hace que este disgo valga el dinero que piden y mas.
Ademas de eso la introduccion de la primera mujer vocalista le da un sabor distinto.

Handel - Arcadian Duets / Dessay, Gens, Petibon, Claycomb, Lascarro, Panzarella, Mijanovic, Mingardo, Asawa, Agnew, Le Concert d'Astrée, Haïm

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Stellar Females Guide Handel's Lesser Known Arcadian Duets
Something's not quite right in the state of Arcadia...
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Handel - Arcadian Duets / Dessay, Gens, Petibon, Claycomb, Lascarro, Panzarella, Mijanovic, Mingardo, Asawa, Agnew, Le Concert d'Astrée, Haïm
George Frideric Handel , Natalie Dessay , Véronique Gens , Le Concert d'Astrée , Emmanuelle Haïm , Paul Agnew , Ana Maria Panzarella , Laura Claycomb , Marijana Mijanovic Brian Asawa , and Juanita Lascarro, Patricia Petibon Sara Mingardo
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ASIN: B00005UVA0
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

"Ahi, nelle sorte umane"
"Ahi, nelle sorte umane"
"No, di voi non vo' fidarmi"
"No, di voi non vo' fidarmi"
"No, di voi non vo' fidarmi"
"Caro autor di mia doglia"
"Caro autor di mia doglia"
"Caro autor di mia doglia"
"Quel fior che all'alba ride"
"Quel fior che all'alba ride"
"Quel fior che all'alba ride"
"Conservate, raddoppiate"
"Conservate, raddoppiate"
"Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi"
"Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi"
"Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi"
"Va, speme infida"
"Va, speme infida"
"Va, speme infida"
"A mirarvi io son intento"
"A mirarvi io son intento"
"A mirarvi io son intento"
"Sono liete, fortunate"
"Sono liete, fortunate"
"Sono liete, fortunate"

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It's tempting to think these duets, which Handel composed at various points in his career, are just chips from the master's block. But they constitute a delightful hour's worth of music, and when sung with the vocal brilliance and stylishness displayed here by ten top singers in various pairings, they add up to one of those rare discs it's hard to stop returning to. Handel must have thought a lot of them too--since he reused some of this music for oratorios like Messiah--and turned to the chamber duet form in his last years as well. There isn't a weak link among the soloists, though the contributions of Natalie Dessay, Veronique Gens, and Sara Mingardo are especially noteworthy. Whether asked to sing plaintive laments or flashy coloratura displays, these well-matched voices thrill. The accompaniments (harpsichord or organ, lute and cello) are faultless. The appeal of this disc extends far beyond Baroque specialists to anyone who enjoys outstanding singing. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

Not a good choice.......2007-02-07

If you are not a great fan of Haendel, pass! It's interesting but not the best 'job' of Haim...

Stellar Females Guide Handel's Lesser Known Arcadian Duets.......2005-05-27

Ten world-class singers have been assembled for this 2002 anthology of Handel's chamber duets, nine in all. The selections are sometimes in two movements but more often in three contrasted movements with various changes in tempo, as they tell sometimes disheartening, sometimes effusive tales of the effects of love. They all have the familiar pastoral feel that Handel often brings to his compositions, and these, in particular, are inspired by the Arcadian academies and courts of Italy at the end of the 17th century. Led by Emmanuelle Haïm, this recording intelligently uses many distinct voices to lend individuality to each of the selections, in contrast to, say, the recent 2004 Handel duets CD in which soprano Patrizia Ciofi and mezzo-soprano Joyce Di Donato ambitiously tackle an almost overwhelming variety of Italian opera duets just by themselves.

All the women here are excellent. The particular standouts are French sopranos Natalie Dessay and Véronique Gens on the opening duet, "Ahi, nelle sorte umane" with their bright voices intertwined with deep, intense feeling; the lightness of Laura Claycomb's soprano matched with the superb fullness of Sara Mingardo's contralto on "Tanti strali al sen mi scocci" and again on the concluding "Sono liete, fortunate"; and the similarly contrasting performances of soprano Patricia Petibon and contralto Marijana Mijanovic on "A mirarvi io son intento". The two men featured are somewhat disappointing but only by comparison - tenor Paul Agnew sounds a bit unctuous and lead-footed against Petibon's ethereal silvery tones on "Caro autor di mia doglia", and countertenor Brian Asawa, despite a purity in tone, sounds dramatically constrained on "Conservate, raddoppiate", his brief duet with soprano Juanita Lascarro. Regardless, the overall mood of the recording is appropriately sonorous and for the most part, period-authentic except for Haïm's organ which is used to sparing dramatic effect. As she has proven with her wondrous direction of an equally stellar cast on the 2003 Virgin Classics recording of Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas", Haïm provides intense musical leadership among a varied set of talents with the able accompaniment of her ensemble, Le Concert d'Astrée.

Something's not quite right in the state of Arcadia..........2004-04-30

I saw this CD with deep interest, and purchased it without a second thought. The singers listed on the recording included some strong favourites of mine, and since I may be recording some of the Handel duets on this album this year, I was looking forward to hearing other interpretations of the music.

I was... not entirely disappointed, but sadly not captivated.

I found some of the accompaniments to the duets to be heavy-handed and almost paternalistic in their approach, particularly when the organ was employed. And stylistically, some of the singing was just... wrong. In particular, the flights of Natalie Dessay (who has done some gorgeous things - her Lakmè is ravishing) jarred. On reflection, I do not consider Dessay to be an ideal singer for the repertoire - she does much better in the 19th century French works and in coloratura Strauss roles, where she shines like a cluster of diamonds.

Although some of the singing here with the various singers was beautiful, it was not uniformly good, and in particular the duet work seemed under-rehearsed. Tightness in ensemble singing, even when it's 2 voices as opposed to more, is a MUST. There was no true blend present with any of the duet singing, but this was a problem that occurred more in some of the tracks than in others.

I could recommend this disc for its rarity value - Handel's duets are splendid stuff! - but not for the performances in the main. I wish I could have been more positive. I can only say that at least this disc is mostly better than another recording of Handel duets which I possess. Perhaps this CD is worth having for the repertoire, and one can always skip the particularly "not very good" tracks...

You'll know them when you hear them. Just listen for the wobble.

Beautiful and artistic.......2003-12-29

Much of Handel's work is borrowed into these pieces. This album is very well recored and beautifully sung. The many singers make this a real work of passion. Haim is musician and conductor is reaching new levels. This is one of the truly artistic albums of 2003. One could spend serious time studying the phrasing and note so many of the endings have a Handel's signature. This is the definitive Arcadian Deuts album.

I note it is diffucult for me to randomly select pieces from this album. It is best taken like a good meal, from beginning to end.

Haendel 'di chiesa'.......2003-08-05

The most famous male conductor of the moment offers, in her new recording, a selection of Handel's religious duets. With a chamber formation of her ensemble, Le concert d' Astrée (here wiyh only 3 musics, and Haim sit at the harpsichord and the organ) and with a very big formation of 10 famous solists: 6 sopranos, 2 altos, 1 countertenor and 1 tenor (all of them very experts in the barroque repertory) Haim makes a great recording, and she wins a lot of congratulations by me. A great disc tath all barroque lovers must have.

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beautiful perfomances of exsquisite madrigals

Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigali Libri I-III

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beautiful perfomances of exsquisite madrigals.......2005-10-01

The first 3 books of Gesualdo's madrigals don't have the startling chromaticism and the violent rhythmic contrasts of the 5th and 6th books, but they're rich pieces nonetheless and here and there are hints of the over the top imagination of the later works. These performances are characterized by accurate intonation and lovely timbre. This is one of my favorite recordings of Italian madrigals.

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Pure pleasure!
Fabuloso!
Pleasant voice and enjoyable Latin pop
Prefiero otra musica
Un nuevo valor en música en Español

Ese Que Va por Ahi
Jeremias
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Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

Uno y Uno Es Igual a Tres
Dime
Yo SSue Solo No Sada
Ese Que Va por Ah
Mientras Tanto
Ahora
Sin Despedirte
Tiempo
Demonios
Igual Que Ayer
Hay un Amor Afuera
Desde Mi Balc
Yo Solo Se Solo No Sda [V2][*]

Customer Reviews:

Pure pleasure!.......2007-04-25

I bought this CD when I had heard Jeremias song Poco a Poco and I totally fell for it. This CD gave me even more enjoyment. Jeremias has great voice and his music is truly enjoyable. Theare are delicate and peaceful melodies if you want to calm down and there are funky and happy songs if you want more "speed". Many of these songs are perfect for dancing! Songs are easy to follow even if you don't understand Spanis and the lyrics are included. I would have hoped that Jeremias interviev would have had english subtitles so we non-Spanish speakers could understand it too.
I have totally lost my heart and now I'm severely addicted to Jeremias music ;D

Fabuloso!.......2006-11-10

Me encantó este CD. Había escuchado una que otra canción de Jeremías, y ahora al tener este CD de verdad estoy fascinada. Canta lo que la mayoría de nosotros no nos atrevemos a decir, su ritmo es contagioso, diferente. De verdad, lo recomiendo!

Pleasant voice and enjoyable Latin pop.......2006-09-06

I bought this CD because I saw a music video of "Uno y Uno Es Igual a Tres" on TV and really liked it. Jeremias has a very pleasant voice and clearly enjoys singing for his audience. This spontaneity is contagious. The songs are not typical Latin music and are rather "pop" in quality. Some of them sound rather alike. Nonetheless, this is a very enjoyable CD and I'm glad that I bought it. I had a problem playing in my computer, however. My computer has a DVD/CD combo drive, which would play the videos OK but not the CD tracks. I had to listen to those on my stereo. This was disappointing since I'd like to listen as I work at the computer.

Prefiero otra musica.......2006-08-14

Compre el CD para investigar la musica de Jerimias. Prefiero musica con mas ritmo como "rock and roll" pero la musica de Jerimias no es.

Un nuevo valor en música en Español.......2006-06-07

Fué una grata sorpresa para mí el escuchar a este nuevo talento, escuché el single que está promoviendo en un programa de televisión y me gustó el tono de su voz así que compré el disco solo por una canción y me lleve una grata sorpresa al escuchar todo el disco. Es un disco que vale mucho la pena, es algo fresco y nuevo en el pop en español y todas las canciones son buenas y lo que mas me llamó la atención es que él escribió todas sus letras wow. Jeremias, felicidades!!! te ahuguro una carrera llena de triunfos Felicidades.

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he was a wild one
Just a note!
Gesualdo at his finest!
Unexpected Treat

Gesualdo: Madrigaux (Madrigals)
Carlo Gesualdo , William Christie , Gérard Lesne , Jean-Paul Fouchécourt , and Les Arts Florissants
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ASIN: B000027O0U
Release Date: 1992-02-12

Tracks:

Ahi, Disperata Vita
Sospirava Il Mio Core
O Malnati Messaggi
Non T'amo, O Voce Ingrata
Canzon Francese Del Principe
Luci Serene E Chiare
Sparge La Morte Al Mio Signor
Arde Il Mio Cor
Io Tacero-Invan Dunque
Occhi Del Mio Cor Vita
Merce Grido Piangendo
Asciugate I Begli Occhi
Correte, Amanti
Se La Mia Morte Brami
Io Parto
Ardita Zanzaretta
Ardo, Per Te, Mio Bene

Amazon.com

In music circles, the name Carlo Gesualdo is usually followed by a strange look, knowing smile, or whimsical comment. The 16th-century Italian composer was nothing if not colorful, and his startlingly unusual music reflects an avant-garde approach to just about all aspects of his craft. Apart from his music, Gesualdo, Prince of Verona, was famously known for murdering his adulterous wife. In his music, especially his madrigals, he seemed to pay no attention to convention, or even to accepted rules of harmony and melodic structure. As heard in the works on this disc, nothing is predictable, from sudden, surprising leaps, to disjointed melodies, jerky rhythms, and occasionally shocking harmonic shifts. Of course, music of this nature is difficult to sing, which is why you rarely hear these works in concert or on recordings. We are fortunate to have such skilled and imaginative interpreters as Les Arts Florissants, who present these marvelous pieces with real artistic flair and a true sense of fun. --David Vernier

Customer Reviews:

he was a wild one.......2002-05-19

Around the Baroque period in the 17th century, there was some unsurety whether music was tending from modality to tonality or atonality. Gesualdo was the chief atonal composer of the period. He once caught his wife & her lover in bed & responded by hacking them both to pieces with an ax. Afterwards, he felt such immense guilt that he spent the rest of his life having his servants torture him every morning before he would compose this weird music. For the unique, extreme eccentricity of his life & his art, 5 stars, but minus one because I don't think this cd offers quite the best selection. It's great, but see what else you can find first.

Just a note!.......2002-02-14

I can't imagine how one of the reviewers could describe this music as "This is grand and very comfortable music. We easily converse or work while it plays, as charming as a court musician in the next room. It is an unexpected treat" Noone that knows Gesulado's musiccould ever describe it in such terms.

Gesualdo at his finest!.......2002-02-14

In Renaissance music, the madrigals of Gesualdo are a universe unto themselves. As a form, the madrigal represents a huge body of literature, much of which is rather light and entertaining. Not Gesualdo, if there was ever a dramatic madrigal-opera style, this is it. Every nuance of emotion is conveyed with beautifully startling and sudden expressionistic harmonic changes. The music seems to want to break out of itself as it reaches across centuries to find resonance in our hearts. The chromaticisms are exquisitely beautiful. You just have to let your ear adjust to it. Think expressionistic romanticism and you might get close to the feeling of this music.

Gesualdo's music is fiendishly difficult to sing. The harmonies and chromaticisms offer little for the singer to hang on to. In most cases, one is just satisfied with getting through this stuff and compared with what this group does, that is all you get from other ensembles. Here you have the play of dissonant suspensions, the sudden dynamic changes on a single note, the startling break-away rhythms and tempos and overall elasticity that is vitally necessary to make this music sound.

Forget about the fact that Gesualdo is the only composer in history to have been a nurder. The true story of the murder of his beautiful but faithless young wife and her lover while they were making love in bed. A crime which in Renaissance Italy, at those times, was excusable. Forget that Gesualdo is often depicted and characerized as spending the rest of his life in a dark castle cell, doing penitance and writing his twisted almost unsingable madrigals. Yes you will hear a full share of anguish and "morire's" symbolising his yearning to die for love.

What this superb ensemble delivers is a Gesualdo who in the end is not simply interesting, anguished or penitential but exquisitely beautiful as a fine Carravagio painting or michelangelo sculpture of the four 'prigione' (prisoners).

Unexpected Treat.......2000-08-13

Aaron Copland, in his "What to Listen For in Music", recommended that we hear Gesualdo's "Madrigaux", and so I bought it. The performance and the recording are technically flawless. The music itself has diverse tempos and styles, such as the lamenting "Non t'amo..." and the harp instrumental "Canzon francese...". This is grand and very comfortable music. We easily converse or work while it plays, as charming as a court musician in the next room. It is an unexpected treat.

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