Thalia
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1. Tu y Yo
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2. Así Es el Destino
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3. En la Fiesta Mando Yo
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4. No Me Enseñaste
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5. Y Seguir
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6. ¿A Quién le Importa?
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7. Vueltas en el Aire
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8. Heridas en el Alma
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9. Loca
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10. Tu y Yo [Cumbia Remix] [Mix]
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11. Mexican 2002 [Versión en Español][Version] - Marc Anthony, Thalía
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12. Mexican 2002
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13. Closer to You
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14. You Spin Me 'Round
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Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Forget Destiny's Child; Mexican diva Thalia has a lock on independent-woman anthems. Her self-titled, eighth album (and fourth for EMI Latin) is ripe with girl-power ditties, from the ska-tinged "En la Fiesta Mando Y" to "A Quien le Importa," a devil-may-care ode to individuality. It's familiar ground for Thalia, who explored similar themes on 1997's Amor a la Mexicana and 1999's Arrasando. This new set is not as instantly addictive, but it showcases Thalia's continued evolution as an artist. "La Loca" is a smorgasbord of rock, cumbia, and rap rhythms, while the glittering "Vueltas en el Aire" is destined to fill dance floors. Mrs. Tommy Mottola also teams with the Kumbia Kings on "Tu y Yo" and enlists Marc Anthony as backup on "The Mexican." The inevitable crossover is also foreshadowed on the yearning ballad "Closer to You" and a cover of Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me 'Round," which finds Thalia purring like a sex kitten. If she keeps it up, we'll all soon be a slave for a new kind of diva. --Joey Guerra
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Thalia
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Las Numero 1
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000QB7TPC
Release Date: 2007-07-10 |
Product Description
COMING SOON
PUBLISH BY 100ANOSDEMUSICA
Customer Reviews:
tracks.......2007-06-20
DVD:
Corazón De Piedra
Don Corazón
Corazón De Fresa
Solo Una Mujer
Te Quiero
La Luna De Can Cun
Margarita
Amor Volcánico
Potpurrí: El Amor Acaba / Corazón De Piedra / Y Que / Enamorada
Nos Aburriremos Juntos
Un Alma En Pena
Juntos Por Costumbre
Siempre Estoy Pensando En Ti
No Me Lo Tomes A Mal
Que Paso Corazoncito
Por Un Amor (Con Felipe Arriaga)
La Martina (Con Ignacio López Tarzo)
Cielo Rojo
CD:
Don Corazón
Corazón De Piedra
Culpable O Inocente
Atada A Nada
Enamorada
Amiga Mía
Colorina
Un Alma En Pena
Amor De Nadie
Nos Aburriremos Juntos
Juntos Por Costumbre
No Hay Hombres
Luna Morena
Se Me Antoja
La Que Mas Te Ha Querido
Mi Ultimo Fracaso
Señora Tentación
Tormenta De Verano
No Me Lo Tomes A Mal
Frente A Frente
Presentimiento
Cielo Rojo
El Sauce Y La Palma
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El Bombon Asesino
Ninel Conde
Manufacturer: EMI
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000KILQLY |
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MEXICAN IMPORT MAXI CD SINGLE with Ninel Conde's newest hit. Includes many versions + REMIXES and two videos.
Average customer rating:
- THE BEST LATINO CD!!
- All Hits!
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Voces Unidas
Gloria Estefan , Pandora , Selena , Marta Sanchez , Raul DiBlasio , India , Paulina Rubio , Thalia , Marc Anthony , and Barrio Boyz
Manufacturer: EMI Latin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000000VH0
Release Date: 1996-05-14 |
Tracks:
- Puedes Llegar - Gloria Estefan/Jon Secada/Julio Iglesias/Placido Domingo/Roberto Carlos/Jose Luis Rodriguez...
- Una Nacion - Barrio Boyzz
- Con La Antorcha En La Mano - Pandora
- No Quiero Saber - Selena
- Llama Eterna - Raul Di Blasio
- Banderas - India
- Suenos De Gloria - Marta Sanchez
- Uno Entre Mil - Mijares
- Por Siempre Unidos - Ednita Nazario/Emilio/Graciela Beltran
- Un Mundo Nuevo - Jon Secada
- Sera Entre Tu Y Yo - Paulina Rubio
- Asi Como Hoy - Marc Anthony
- Todo Es Posible - Thalia
- Reencuentro - Alvaro Torres/Barrio Boyzz
- Nunca Es Tarde Para Amar - Patricia Sosa
Customer Reviews:
THE BEST LATINO CD!!.......1999-02-07
Very inspirational and moving! Un Exito
All Hits!.......1999-01-09
This is a wonderful CD full of inspiration music. I like all the songs especially from Paulina Rubio and Martha Sanchez. A must buy !
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- Beautiful
- Excellent !
- Great album!
- where is the cero star????
- This Cd is THE BEST
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Greatest Hits
Thalía
Manufacturer: EMI Latin
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- El Sexto Sentido
ASIN: B00015YV68
Release Date: 2004-02-10 |
Tracks:
- Piel Morena
- Maria La Del Barrio
- Amor A La Mexicana
- Mujer Latina
- Rosalinda
- Arrasando
- Regresa A Mi
- Entre El Mar Y Una Estrella
- Tu Y Yo
- No Me Ensenaste
- A Quien Le Importa
- Me Pones Sexy
- Cerca De Ti
- Toda La Felicidad
- Cuando Tu Me Tocas (previously unreleased)
- Accion Y Reaccion (previously unreleased)
Customer Reviews:
Beautiful.......2005-11-26
Thalia possesses a powerful, sultry voice that she skillfully alters to fit the music's mood, in the fashion of Mariah Carey or Celine Dion. She can ooze mournful passion out of a folk song like "Piel Morena" or can seduce even the most surly of thugs as on "Me Pones Sexy" (the original, more sensual Spanish-language version of "I Want You"). She's capable of getting the dance floor moving, as she does on the frantic "Mujer Latina," but she can also draw couples to a slow dance, as she does on "No Me Ensenaste." Thalia's GREATEST HITS also includes two new tracks, the hooky, sing-along "Cuando Tu Me Tocas" and the breathy dance-floor bound "Accion Y Reaccion."
Excellent !.......2005-09-24
A very good collection but some fabulous songs are missing like 'Rosas', 'Fantasia' and 'Qiuero Hacerte El Amor'. Why weren't they included?
Great album!.......2005-08-19
Calling all Latin music fans. Thalia's Greatest Hits album is exactly what it says it is.
Beginning with Piel Morena, from her debut release, and ending with Acclon Y Reaccion, the CD covers the singer's hits over the last ten years.
While A Quien Le Importa is guaranted to fill up the dance floor, Latin lovers will be floored with Amor A la Mexicana and Entre El Mar Y Una Estrella.
She's a true Latin diva whose talent speaks louder than her words.
where is the cero star????.......2005-05-27
This compilation is stupid. Maria La del Barrio? Rosalinda? Accion y Reaccion? Toda la felicidad? these songs are very stupid i'd rather prefer Amandote, Gracias a Dios, Sangre, Amarilo Azul. Please don't buy this album it's just waste of money. Please wait until EMI release a good Thalia's compilation because this album was released to forget about Thalia's crossover failed.
This Cd is THE BEST.......2005-02-02
YO CREO QUE ESTE CD DE THALIA ES UN CD PARA VERDADEROS COLECCIONISTAS DE ELLA,
LA VERDAD,
TIENE 14 CANCIONES EXITOS DE ELLAS Y DOS CANCIONES INEDITAS, QUE SON EXITOS TAMBIEN!
LA VERDAD QUE ESTE CD ES RECOMENDABLE PARA TODOS, PORQUE CUANDO HABECES UNO COMPRA UN CD COMPLETO INEDITO NO SABES QUE CANCIONES DE ESE CD TE GUSTARAN , AQUI ES DIFERENTE PORQUE ES UN DISCO DE EXITOS, DONDE SOLO LOS MEJORES ESTAN AHI
COMO NO ME ENSENASTE, AQUIEN LE IMPORTA, PIEL MORENA Y CERCA DE TI ENTRE OTRAS CANCIONES!
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- hey?
- EXCELENT ALBUM
- A remake? A remake of what?
- why
- Excellent Thalia
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El Sexto Sentido Re+Loaded
Thalía
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ASIN: B000F5WO4U
Release Date: 2006-06-06 |
Tracks:
- Cantando Por Un Sueno
- No, No, No
- Amar Sin Ser Amada
- Seduccion
- Un Sueno Para Dos
- Sabe Bien
- 24000 Besos
- Olvidame
- No Puedo Vivir Sin Li
- Un Alma Sentenciada
- No Me Voy A Quebrar
- Empezar De 'O'
- Un Alma Sentenciada
- La Super Chica
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A year after its original release, Thalia's solid El Sexto Sentido disc gets a facelift. Funny thing is, this Re+Loaded version actually improves upon its mostly successful predecessor. The nips and tucks have made it a smoother, more unified effort. Gone is Thalia's playful take on Tejano icon Selena's "Amor Prohibido." Any trace of English-language material--three songs in total--has also been removed. It's all replaced by a quartet of high-caliber Spanish-language work that makes Re+Loaded worth the double purchase. "Cantando Por un Sueno" is a self-affirming, fist-pumping anthem; and "La Super Chica" is an affecting moment of alt-girl pop power with a hint of 80's nostalgia. Best of the bunch is "No, No, No," a glittering, break-up bachata duet featuring Aventura member Anthony "Romeo" Santos. It's one of the disc's best moments, alongside the still-affecting "Seduccion," "Olvidame" and "No Puedo Vivir Sin Verte." Also included is a sweeping club remix of the ballad "Un Alma Sentenciada," courtesy of renowned DJ duo Hex Hector and Mac Quayle. --Joey Guerra
Customer Reviews:
hey?.......2007-04-27
I wonder why amazon did not publish the first review I've had with this album. Anyway, perhaps I was too harsh on her. Again, as I said before, the songs are good, but they are not for Thalia. Thalia sings great when she sings low because she can make her voice stronger and fuller, as in her previous albums like "Amor a la Mexicana," and "Arrasando." She is a mezzo soprano, she's no Maria Carey so it seems that she is forcing herself when she sings high notes (Olvidame, Amar sin ser Amada), which as a previous reviewer mentioned, can be quite annoying. Besides, this and the previous album "Thalia" (spanish one, not the crossover), marked her transition from latin pop-infected grooves to more universal American pop-rock music, which in my opinion, does not truly reflect her abilities as a singer and an entertainer. I've always considered her as an ambassador of latin american (mexican) language and culture to countries located as far as in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, so it's regretful that she would shift her music towards generic pop-rock.
EXCELENT ALBUM.......2007-02-08
THIS ALBUM IS THE BEST!!! I LIKE ALL THE SONGS, IN SPECCIALLY, "NO,NO,NO" FEAT AVENTURA, I THINKS THAT IS THE BEST SONG OF THE YEAR. UN ALMA SENTENCIADA AND OLVIDAME IS THE BEST BALLAD FOR THIS DISC. AND SEDUCCION IS GREAT TOO. I THINKS THAT THIIS IS THE BEST ALBUM FROM YEAR
A remake? A remake of what?.......2007-02-03
Ok, somebody nees to tell EMI that what they're trying to do with Thalia is a)pushing her fans away and b)makes new, potential fans dislike her.
What is this? Sixth sense was pop enough and now a reloaded version with four songs? Why couldn't they just fit them in the next album?
From the new songs, La Super Chica has an interested feel of piano jazz (something from the cult Tori Amos fashion) and could be quite entertaining. Cantando por un sueno is nicely sang, the music is nice but I did find the lyrics slightly egocentric.Luckily, the tacky english versions of the Sexto Sentido are absent.
I always found Thalia's voice texture powerful and special, and I found her music aesthetically entertaining up to the Tu Y Yo album. Her lyrics were always cute and decent and her music had something that mainstream pop albums don't- perhaps the fact that I'm European makes latin sound exotic to my ears, as opposed to RnB, hip hop and the latest pop fashions a la Jessica Simpson. She was my number one choice when it came to party/ vivid material, but the way her studio is turning her into a product for mass consumption is not of my immediate taste.
why .......2006-10-15
listen, I have am not one to be a critic to spanish music because I got to enjoy this music in the latter years of 90's. me I now enjoy music from al genres that I can understand the language. saying this I say in anylanguage thalia either needs to get back to her roots and make what made her famous...to date her best album was and still is Amor a la mexicana. that is the thalia I know, this pure garbage unloaded, reloaded or super loaded. she can package it anyway she wants this album is and always will be garbage.
Excellent Thalia.......2006-09-18
The new songs added in El Sexto Sentido are maginificent. Good Job. If only there were more songs. You know how (we)your fans are greedy. Keep up the good work.I just wonder why did you remove some of the tracks that were in the original album and not put them in the Reloaded version?
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- A shambling funeral procession. Sensual and sombre.
- Not Convinced
- An Affair to Remember
- Beautiful - haunting - brilliant
- No Passion Without Gravity
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Been Here and Gone
Thalia Zedek
Manufacturer: Matador Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
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ASIN: B00005M0CE
Release Date: 2001-07-31 |
Tracks:
- Excommunications (Everybody Knows)
- Back To School
- Strong
- Temporary Guest
- Treacherous Thing
- Dance Me To The End Of Love
- 1926
- Desanctified (Full Circle)
- Somebody Else
- 10th Lament
- Manha De Carnival
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
Thalia Zedek has charted a singular course through rock history virtually unnoticed by critics and listeners alike. Whereas each new Nick Cave release has the critics feverishly reaching for the Vaseline, Zedek's band through the '90s, Come, released a string of classic albums that were almost universally ignored. Her work in the '80s--with Dangerous Birds, Uzi, and later fronting Live Skull fared even worse. Been Here and Gone is Zedek's first solo effort, and it delivers. Her vision of what is the blues is perfectly presented on songs such as "Excommunications" and "Temporary Guest," but this is the blues like Leonard Cohen (whom Zedek covers here) and Bob Dylan are the blues--the feeling not the form. On "Strong," Zedek opens with "You're going to hell / you're gonna be living with yourself." Strong stuff indeed, but delivered in a tone more measured than maniacal and the effect is sharper for it. Zedek doesn't go in for posturing, this is the real deal and not for the weak of heart, yet those who make this journey with her are greatly rewarded by the music. Without a doubt, Been Here and Gone is among the best albums released in 2001. --Mike Johnson
Customer Reviews:
A shambling funeral procession. Sensual and sombre........2004-04-20
If Bob Dylan were murdered in some horrible, edward Gorey-like fashion and then his spirit made love to Leonard Cohen in a dream by PJ Harvey- this album might be the result of such sanguine, acrobatic copulations...
Indeed it opens up with an homage to L. Cohen- 'Eveybody Knows,' but only the single guitar line that kicks off the album is Cohen's... the rest is entirely Ms. Zedek's (though, truth be told, it sounds like Concrete Blonde's cover from the pump of the volume sndtrk.). Her voice is kin to Dylan (weary and monotone), so much so you'd think she's his little sister that someone hid away in a dark (very dark) closet for many years.
Whew... It's a mess. No arguing with that, but a sprawling, gorgeous, weary, anguish-laden mess. The kind of mess that takes your breath away, like staring out over a city late at night and having it hit you in the chest that you'll never really be able to loose yourself in someone, that love fades, honor rusts, visions curdle, dreams evaporate... Entropy has the last laugh... It's the kind of album that reminds you that we are ultimately finite and useless creatures... at least, that's what I take from it.
It's not the kind of album I can write to- to demanding, the music forces you to listen. Nor can I run or work out to it. It just sucks out your energy like some demonic sci-fi machine... I don't like `Strong,' so much... and `treacherous thing,' seemed a tad out of place too... this is a definitely a less is more scenario. Especially as most of these songs are long and lustrous (most over 5 minutes). There's much piano, tons of eerie violin and sad, sombre clean-tone guitar. The mood is a bit uneven, bit that works well to the album's advantage.
Oh, don't expect this to sound like a 'Come,' album- it just don't. There are many standout tracks and great moments. I really dig the hell out of the L. Cohen cover (Dance Me to the End of Love)- a sweet piano opening and the way it just boils away into some gypsy dance of pure lush abandonment at the end, wow. `10th Lament,' is a gorgeous instrumental piece. The cover of Luiz Bonfa's 'Manha de Carnaval,' is spellbinding and made me track down the original, it's a phenomenal closer, it calls to mind the song "masquerade,' from the 50's or 60's film of the same name. The centerpiece and the album's strongest song- a cover of Gary Gogel's (who the hell is Gary Gogel?!?!?!! I googled him awhile back and didn't come up with anything substantial- if this song is any indication, he's got some great music!) 1926- A song that just slays me ever time I hear it. The end, portion, the "God hates me, he can't feel my flesh..." Fantastic. You don't hear sentiments like that expressed so economically and poetically in this world we have inherited...
Now, I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Carragher (below), but only up to a point. This album does drain you. But in a good way. It's a great; lying on your bed, staring at your ceiling music. Maybe I'm getting old, but I don't have it in me to do that so much anymore. All in all, I'm glad I picked this up, always dug Come. It's good to hear Ms. Zedek putting out the good ish. Can't wait for more.
Not Convinced.......2002-09-05
First of all, hide the quaaludes before you play this CD. It is close to four stars and maybe, as with Giant Sand's CD Chore of Enchantment, I'll pull it out of the rack in a year's time and be blown away by it. For now, however, and after repeated listenings, it is frequently haunting and powerful (three consecutive cuts, Treacherous Thing, Dance Me to the End of Love, 1926, leave me drained each time I listen to them), but falls short of greatness. A big problem is that Zedek doesn't know when to end a song and two or three cuts in the last half of the CD run a good couple of minutes longer than they need to. The instrumental 10th Lament is particularly pointless. Also her own songs do not match the covers she's chosen, no surprise when you record the likes of Leonard Cohen. Still, if in her future she has an album full of songs like Excommunications and Treacherous Thing, that will be something to anticipate. Here and now, though, On Been Here and Gone, the three covers -- Dance Me to the End of Love, Manha de Carnaval, and most especially 1926 -- are what kept the CD on my personal playlist for a long time. The final refrain of 1926 "your God hates me/he can't feel my flesh/he leaves me panting like a dog/at the edge of your bed" is as stunning a lyric of obsessed love as I've heard in a long, long time.
An Affair to Remember.......2002-02-26
A friend of mine bought me this CD for my birthday. He knew I like Leonard Cohen a lot, so he ended up picking Been Here and Gone because it happened to include a cover of Dance Me to the End of Love.
Been Here and Gone is nothing short of amazing - I went from never even having heard of Thalia Zedek and firmly believeing no one could really do a Leonard Cohen song justice except Cohen himself, to being mesmerized by Zedek's voice and wishing she would record an entire album of Cohen covers. (I could see her doing almost any song of his, like, say, Ain't No Cure for Love, Bird on a Wire or Coming Back to You. But I digress.)
The songs she wrote herself are stunning as well, as are 1926 and Manha de Carnaval.
My only complaint is that on track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9, I feel the vocals are often obscured by the instruments. Don't get me wrong; I love the arrangements, and the musicians all sound great, but I think I would have liked the end result even better if the tracks had been mixed so that the instruments complement Zedek's voice rather than compete with (and sometimes overpower) it.
Other than that, I can't say enough good things about this album. I don't think I'll grow tired of listening to it any time soon, if ever.
Beautiful - haunting - brilliant.......2001-11-17
I'm stunned. This is an amazing album.
No Passion Without Gravity.......2001-11-05
If nothing else, Thalia Zedek's career will serve to remind the world that The Blues is more than just a foundation for Rock & Roll, but that it is primarily The Music Of Pain with its own lexicon of harmonies and rhythmic twists. "Been Here And Gone" is a superb collection of pared-down and passionate songs, organic and spacious but with an overriding sense of claustrophobia that will almost preclude it from mainstream acceptance. Zedek has an uncanny ability for conveying very specific moods in her songs, many of which tend towards the manic. This is not the most comfortable listening, but given that most works of substance require some effort on the part of the listener, it is ultimately (and perversely) extremely rewarding.
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- CHADWICK'S RARELY HEARD ORCHESTRAL WORKS WELL SERVED ON THIS CD!
- Discovering George Chadwick
- "American Classics" Series Turns Up Near Classics
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Chadwick: Orchestral Works
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ASIN: B000069KFF
Release Date: 2002-07-16 |
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- Euterpe
- Angel Of Death
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CHADWICK'S RARELY HEARD ORCHESTRAL WORKS WELL SERVED ON THIS CD!.......2006-05-16
Here are some intensely melodious, colorfully rich tone poems and overtures by the rather neglected American composer George Whitefield Chadwick (1854-1931), whose varied, imaginative musical output is absolutely worthy of more attention today. Shadows of influence by the two Richards (Wagner and Strauss) seem occasionally to peek through Chadwick's orchestral music. But this is really a benefit, I think, because Chadwick's work as a whole stands solidly grounded and connected to its own creative strength, originality, and idiom.
The EUTEREPE, MELPOMENE, and THALIA overtures; the ANGEL OF DEATH symphonic poem; and the long APHRODITE symphonic fantasy, are the orchestral works presented here.
Chadwick's music moves along tuneful lines that are often hauntingly beautiful, almost ballet-like in nature. In fact, APHRODITE is programmatic music, divided into various scenes like a ballet, where each scene contains a specific musical theme and mood. The composer in some scenes becomes a bit overly dramatic at times, very nearly bordering on the melodramatic. But this is impressionistic/neoromantic music, after all, which is prone to touches of wonderfully melodic and colorful excess.
The Nashville Symphony explores with enthusiasm and loving care the pleasing harmonic details and variances of color and mood underscoring each orchestral work on this CD. Indeed, Chadwick's music is well served by these enormously impressive and strong performances by the Nashville Symphony, which is firmly and most capably guided by Kenneth Schermerhorn.
My 5 stars on all counts go to this gem of a CD. A must-have on the NAXOS label! Now run and get it while still available at such a reasonable price from Amazon.
Discovering George Chadwick.......2005-07-25
Many American music lovers remain unfamiliar with the music our country has produced. An excellent way of exploring American music is through the budget-priced Naxos series of American classics. Through this series, I have got to know better the music of Charles Ives, George Rochberg, Alan Hovahness, Samuel Barber, among many others.
This Naxos CD features orchestral music by George Whitefield Chadwick (1854 -- 1931), an American composer who deserves to be remembered. He has been overshadowed by the music of his near contemporary, Charles Ives.
Chadwick was born in Lowell, Massachusetts and pursued a musical career despite strong opposition from his father. After studying in Europe, he modernized the New England Conservatory while serving as its director from 1897 --1930 and teaching a rising generation of American composers.
Chadwick composed orchestral, chamber, and piano music, some of which is available on CD. This Naxos CD features five programmatic orchestral works in an outstanding performance by the Nashville Symphony conducted by the late Kenneth Schermerhorn. It is an excellent way to begin with Chadwick.
I was most impressed with the lightness of these pieces, with Chadwick's use of orchestral texture and color, and with his use of solo instruments, particularly the clarinet, violin, flute, and percussion. Wagner and Richard Strauss were obvious influences on Chadwick, but I hear a great deal of Mendelssohn as well. These pieces move with grace and show a good deal of American character.
Of the five works on this CD, three have titles and themes based upon the Greek muses. The opening piece, "Euterpe" celebrates the muse of music and is my favorite of this collection. It contrasts a variety of musical styles beginning with a dramatic slow opening, continuing through a lively march theme in the strings, and some lovely lyrical passages. This is a light-textured and highly appealing work.
"Melopene" was named for the muse of tragedy. Chadwick's work is heavily influenced by Wagner, but the composer finds his own voice as the work proceeds. There are solos for English horn and cello, dramatic trumpet calls and climactic drum rolls in what is the most solemn work on this CD.
Thalia was the muse of comedy and Chadwick's music returns in this work to lightness and grace. There are impressive solo passages for the clarinet and the horn, the latter of which develops into a singing theme in the orchestra. Much of this work has an endearing swing and almost jaunty character.
The remaining two works on this CD take as themes paintings by two of Chadwick's friends. The tone-poem "Aphrodite" is the longest work on the disc. It is meant to capture Aprodite gazing at the sea and captures several distinct moods. I enjoyed in particular a baccanalian section with swirling strings, brass, tympany, and percussion which is the second major musical image of the work. The piece includes solos for clarinet, violin, snare drum and cello and has a light, impressionistic touch.
The final work, "Angel of Death" begins rapidly and lightly in a manner that hardly suits its title. But the work deepens, and the theme of death is introduced in dramatic fashion by a large drum roll followed by a melancholy solo for the bass clarinet. The work proceeds in the lower strings and closes triumphanly in the brass as Chadwick depicts in music how the creative process triumphs in the end over human mortality.
This CD consists of delighful American music beautifully performed. It will interest listeners wanting to know more about the American experience in art music.
Robin Friedman
"American Classics" Series Turns Up Near Classics.......2002-08-22
As you can guess if you're not familiar with this valuable series from Naxos, the majority of the music recorded is not quite classic in status, but even if Naxos digs up forgotten music that cries out to be heard again, they're more than doing their job, as far as I'm concerned. With George Whitefiled Chadwick, we have a sadly underrated American composer who should be heard today. As Naxos'notes to the recording say, "Chadwick became the fist composer of concert music whose works often show the snap, the wit, the independence of the American." Look no further than the two finest pieces on the disc, Euterpe and and Thalia, for a confirmation of this assessment. My favorite of all is Euterpe, a tribute to the Greek muse of Music. Eurterpe is celebrated with the dance: despite more lyrical interpolations, Chadwick's tribute struts along with the bounce and vigor of a cakewalk. This is wonderfully American music indeed, definitely parting company with Chadwick's contemporaries who wrote transplanted Germanic music, such as McDowell and Horatio Parker and, early on at least, Griffes.
Thalia is the muse of Comedy, and Chadwick creates another bouncy portrait, a scherzo of Mendelsohnian lightness and charm, though it doesn't sound like Mendelssohn, except maybe Mendelssohn filtered through the music of Sir Arthur Sullivan. Chadwick, after all, did not composer in a vacuum. In the more serious Angel of Death and Melpomene (muse of Tragedy), Chadwick sometimes sounds like Franck or, especially in Angel of Death, like Richard Strauss. In fact, the senario of Chadwick's work is very much like that of Death and Transfiguration, though Chadwick's work is not quite as heaven storming, mostly to its benefit, I think. And if Chadwick's apotheosis isn't as grandiose as Strauss's, Angel of Death is still a dramatically telling work that should be reinstated to the concert halls--especially for those who've grown tired of the bombast of Liszt and Strauss.
The most ambitious work on this disc is Aphrodite, which has an Impressionistic scenario a la Debussy and Resphigi. The tone poem tries to recreate the scenes that took place around a statue of Aprhodite situated on some Greek coast or other. So we have moonlight on the sea, a storm at sea, a march-by of a great army, and so forth. Unfortunately, the more dramatic moments such as the storm and march scenes don't recall Strauss or Resphigi but lesser movie music, and the whole affair seems less compelling than any of the other music on this disc. But it does show a more progressive side of Chadwick: if mostly the orchestral effects in Aphrodite are more Germanic than Gallic in nature, Chadwick does seem to have learned a thing or two from Debussy. A repeated figure for celesta and muted trumpets shows Chadwick's considerable skills as an orchestrator and makes me think of the Debussy of Printempts or Afternoon of a Faun.
Since this disc features music of such orchestral flair, it's good to note that the Nashville Orchestra plays not like a regional orchesta but like one of America's finer ensembles. Smaller orchestras often lack umph in the bass, but in this recording, the double basses and low brass contribute great impact to the proceedings, and individual contributions from the winds, trumpets, and percussion are all laudable. As is Kenneth Schermerhorn's lively conducting. He seems to catch perfectly the many moods of Chadwick's music. A good, rather up-front recording underscores the impactive playing.
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25 Años (5 Cd + Dvd)
Timbiriche
Manufacturer: Fonovisa Univision
ProductGroup: Music
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1.- Somos Amigos
2.- Y La Fiesta Comenzó
3.- Amor Para Ti
4.- El Gato Rocanrolero
5.- Timbiriche
6.- Fin De Semana
7.- Un Día En El Campo
8.- Hoy Tengo Que Decirte Papá
9.- El Pregonero
10.- Rock Del Amor
11.- La Banda Timbiriche
12.- Ojos De Miel
13.- Solo Tu Solo Yo
14.- Chispita
15.- La Vida Es Mejor Catando
16.- México
17.- Mamá
18.- Rococococococococococanrol
19.- Problema (Trouble)
20.- Micky
21.- Sueño Con Volver a Verte
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1.- Payasos
2.- Baile Del Sapo
3.- Imagina
4.- Disco Ruido
5.- No Crezcas Más
6.- Solo En Mi Cuarto
7.- Como Tú
8.- Rock De Manicomio
9.- Historia de ...
10.- Adiós a La Escuela
11.- Lo Pensé Muy Bien
12.- Roncanrolero Soy Yo
13.- Que No Acabe La Navidad
14.- ¡Ay! Del Chiquirritin
15.- El Ratón
16.- Noches De Verano
17.- Amor Primero
18.- Freddy Mi Amor
19.- Rayo Rebelde
20.- Los Tristones
21.- Iremos Juntos
CD 3
1.- Vuelve a La Escuela
2.- El Autocinema
3.- Cosas Peores
4.- Flechado Estoy
5.- Concierto De Rock
6.- Mi Globo Azul
7.- No Mecanso De Rockear
8.- Me Planto
9.- Viviras
10.- Corro, Vuelo, Me Acelero
11.- Soy Un Desastre
12.- Dime
13.- Ven, Ven, Ven
14.- Juntos
15.- Rompecabezas
16.- Besos De Ceniza
17.- Mágico Amor
18.- Cuestión De Tiempo (Mírame)
19.- No
20.- No Seas Tan Cruel
21.- Si No Es Ahora
CD 4
1.- Ya Estaba Escrito
2.- Con Todos Menos Conmigo
3.- Tú y Yo Somos Uno Mismo
4.- Mascaras
5.- Soy Como Soy
6.- Paranóia
7.- Ámame Hasta Con Los Dientes
8.- Me Estoy Volviendo Loca
9.- Acelerar
10.- Irresistible
11.- Basta Ya
12.- No Se Si Es Amor
13.- Tú Me Vuelves Loco
14.- Quinceañera
15.- Princesa Tiberana
16.- Yo Por Ti
17.- Sacudete
18.- Historia De Amor
19.- Me Pongo Mal
20.- Eres Un Milagro
CD 5
DVD 6
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- Two violins, a G clarinet and a bass guitar playing waltzes
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ASIN: B0000013MW
Release Date: 1994-02-15 |
Tracks:
- Blitzzug-Marsch
- Kleine Wiener Walzer
- Veilchen-Polka
- Im Kahlenbergerdorfl
- Frisch Gewagt
- Der Weana Is'all'weil Leger, Lied
- Nussdorfer-Marsch
- Sei Qeider Guat
- Das Picksusse Holzl
- Bei Guter Laune
- Antoinetten-Polka
- Alsergrundler-Walzer
- In Arte Voluptas
- Rummel-Polka
- Liebeslieder Walzer
- Zepperl-Polka
- Dressler Tanzweisen
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Two violins, a G clarinet and a bass guitar playing waltzes.......2005-01-31
This is another one of those Naxos discs that you don't expect, but when you hear it you think: Yes, this is it! Recorded in 1988 at the studios of the Czech recording company Opus, this disc presents music as played towards the end of the 19th century in Vienna by the Schrammel Quartet, a group which became world-famous playing a G clarinet, a bass guitar (thirteen strings and two necks!) and two violins. The music was lost for almost 80 years before being re-discovered in manuscript form by two Viennese professors; here it is played by the Thalia-Schrammeln, a quartet made up of graduates of the Vienna Musikhochschule and who have made it their task to play this music in its original form (as far as this is available), even wearing the traditional clothing during their performances (see the cover illustration). Of course, this is not "serious" music, although apparently Brahms, among others, was enamoured of it; mostly it sounds like a "pop" version of Johann Strauss Jr. with plenty of waltzes, polkas and marches, and for the uninitiated it is quite difficult to tell the pieces apart. But the recorded performance sounds really cute and definitely conveys that light-hearted, sassy Vienna feeling; the engineering is impeccable.
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- Fangoria goes it alone, with good results
- Fangoria Is Better Than Fine Wine!
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El Extrano Viaje
Fangoria
Manufacturer: Mucha Mas Musica
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ASIN: B000KEZFA6 |
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NEW sealed Import from this great group. Includes 12 great songs.
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Fangoria goes it alone, with good results.......2007-01-07
After a couple of successful albums produced by Carlos Jean (who also worked with Fey on her last album Faltan Lunas), Fangoria decided to wipe the slate clean, and start from ground zero. The result, El Extrano Viaje, is a mostly solid album. Their genius for mixing guitars and electronica (Electricistas, anyone?) is kicked up a notch, producing songs that are sonically dense, fresh, and more upbeat than previous works. The gloom and doom (and strident atheism) of Una Temporada en el Infierno has been mostly jettisoned. El Extrano Viaje is Fangoria settling nicely into their middle age.
The album begins with the one-two punch of Fantasmas and Criticar Por Criticar. Fantasmas starts out with about 30 seconds of whirring, foggy noise, before launching into a hypnotic beat. This is Fangoria at their best, great lyrics, and great vocal delivery by Alaska, whose singing alternates with a male voice very complimentary to hers. Criticar Por Criticar, meanwhile, is hands-down their best single since No Se Que Me Das. Everything about it is just perfect, worth the price of admission alone.
While Fantasmas and Criticar Por Criticar are excellent songs, they aren't terribly resprentative of the album as a whole. The following trio of songs (Plegarias Atendidas, El Cementario de Mis Suenos, Sin Perdon) form the core of El Extrano Viaje. Plegarias Atendidas is upbeat, retro, and guitar-laden. El Cemetario de Mis Suenos is the "heaviest" song on the album, a jawbreaking flood of electric bass that's surprisingly light-hearted in spirit. Sin Perdon seems more of a coda to El Cementario, keeping the energy level high.
Then, things slow down with A Fuerza De Vivir. The best way I can describe it is film noir. If Tarantino directed a film in Spanish, this would be on the soundtrack. It goes down like a dry martini.
After this diversion, the atmosphere switches back with Si Lo Sabe Dios Que Se Entere El Mundo. When I read the title on the back of the CD, I thought surely it would be a trademark Fangoria foray into atheist sentiment. Turns out, it's about telling your secrets, and not feeling embarrassed. By the way, the opening electronic hook sounds like it was lifted from the remix of Yesterday When I was Mad by the Pet Shop Boys.
The reason I didn't give El Extrano Viaje five stars is that it kind of stalls in the latter half. Ni Contigo, Ni Sin Ti is nice, but what's up with the generic house beats? Fangoria can whip up better a better hook than that. There's also the problem that some songs start to sound factory-assembled, poured into the same mold as their far better cousins in the early part of the album. The only song I can pick from the last four tracks that's worthwhile is Estes Donde Estes. True, it suffers again from a rather unoriginal electro hook, but it's the most danceable track of the whole album, like Miro La Vida Pasar from the last album.
All told, this is very impressive for a band not content with resting on their laurels. I hope Fangoria will treat us with other good albums for years to come.
Fangoria Is Better Than Fine Wine!.......2006-12-28
Wow! Olvido and Ignacio do it again! I am amazed by their talent and the superb quality of their sound. Pet Shop Boys get out of the way. This is by far one of Spanish pop's elite! Fangoria takes electronic pop to the next level, it is Avant Gard, progressive and as always, way ahead of its time, like it was back in the 80's and like it will be 10 years from now. If you like electronic music with substance, then Fangoria is your best bet. Some of the highlights of this album are: Si lo sabe Dios que se entere el mundo, Ni contigo ni sin ti, Plegarias atendidas and Estes donde estes. YOU MUST BUY IT...IT'S WORTH IT AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET ENTERING FANGORIA'S WORLD!
fantastic.......2006-12-23
Every song on this album is a juicy cocktail of existential loss, bad relationships and extraordinary decadence. The production is top notch, the music is provocative and the album is tight, the way an excellent album should be.
The back up vocalist in "Nada Más Que Añadir", for example, enhances the subtle resignation in Alaska's voice. She is drawing the line in the sand and sticking to her guns. She will not waste any more time with seeds of doubt or mind games. Though she sounds sad, the back up vocalist essentially cries out, deal with it!
The song, "Criticar Por Criticar", is a catchy tune. It's about the nasty habit of tearing other people down for pleasure, or, more telling, insecurity. Fangoria share with us mere mortals that they are guilty of the latter. Or are they? This is their most tongue in cheek song ever.
"Plegarias Atendidas" describes the illusory benefits of answered prayers and the pitfalls of jaded desire.
"A Fuerza de Vivir" has a great subtle guitar solo that bridges the main body of the song to the final coda. It's an organic element in an album that is primarily informed by techno and club music. This guitar riff is a subtle reminder of their most rock oriented work in the mid to later 80s, the apex of their popularity in Mexico.
With these songs, I get the impression that Olvido and Nacho are more awake than ever. Not that they EVER rested on their laurels. But they have achieved such a profound understanding of their character, aesthetic sensibilities and human frailty that you can't help but marvel at their artistic development. In "A Fuerza de Vivir" the word "vivir" (to live) is paired up with the word "resistir" (to resist). Essentially, by sheer force of will one eventually learns to resist. These fine artists have been doing this since their early days as Kaka DeLuke in the late 70's. But whereas they did it in a more inconsequential way then, now they do so with eyes (and intellect) wide open. The rebellious spirit is there, but now it's more sophisticated, more direct and more transparent.
All the songs in this album are recommended, and some are laced with a curveball. For example, "Estés Donde Estés", is a kiss off telling an individual that wherever he is, Olvido will make every effort to get him to hate her. In other words, if the victim is indifferent, she will make sure to change all that. It's wicked and it's pure dark genius.
This, along with Gustavo Cerati's "Ahi Vamos", are my two favorite rock/pop en español albums this year (2006). They are both strokes of genius from artists who've been around for over 20 years.
So here's a toast to the veterans. Cheers!
fangoria dont miss it.......2006-12-20
4 all people around 40 years old in spanish music this an ICON in music...the new ones cheat them. So if you have the opportunity to know them and enjoy them... just dont miss it. they are unique jose arrazola
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