Guajira [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Guajira (Sanchez Salsero Mix)

2. Guajira (Instrumental Remix)

3. Guajira (Guitarra Dub Remix)

4. Guajira (Drum Dub Remix)

5. Guajira (Album Version)

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Product Description
Remixed by Roger Sanchez.

Guajira,Emmanuel,Universal Int'l,Latin,Latin Pop,Tropical

Customer Reviews:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Solo Cuban Guitar Music Highlighted in Diverse Program
marco tamayo plays cuban guitar music

Guitar Music from Cuba

Manufacturer: Naxos
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Miguel Llobet: Guitar Music

ASIN: B0001AGOO0
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

El Manicero (The Peanut-Seller)
Guyun - El Maestro
En El Abra Del Yumuri (In Yumuri Bay)
Francito Y Alfonsito
Lilliam
Guajira A Mi Madre (Guajira For My Mother)
Preludio
Cancion
Danza
Preludio
Alemanda
Siciliana
Sarabanda
Minuetto
Cancion De Cuna (Berceuse)
Zapateo
Ojos Brujos (Bewitching Eyes)
Cancion Triste (Sad Song)
Asokere I
Suayo
Iya Mi Ile
Borotiti
Asokere II
Iya Mo Dupe
Yeye Bi Obi Toauo
E Iekua
Asokere III

Album Description

This recital gives a fascinating insight into the many influences on Cuban culture: among them 400 years of Spanish colonial rule and 60 years of exposure to North American culture prior to the 1959 revolution. The music ranges across Afro-Cuban rhythms, twentieth century harmonies, elements of jazz and impressionism, traditional European forms of composition, the country dance form known as the son montuno, and contemporary harmonization of Yoruba melodies from the Oriente region.

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Solo Cuban Guitar Music Highlighted in Diverse Program.......2005-04-24

This is a highly listenable recording from Naxos spotlighting the importance of Cuban solo guitar music. The talented guitarist is Marco Tamayo, and the selections reflect a compendium of the finest among Cuban composers: Ñico Rojas, the self taught guitarist, composer and leading figure in the filin (feeling) movement; Harold Gramatges, the prolific and much respected classical composer; Moisés Simons, the composer of the popular "El Manicero" ("The Peanut-Seller"), credited here to Edward Simons; and Leo Brouwer, an otherwise avant-garde experimentalist. Although many of the arrangements are within the soft-jazz, Earl Klugh-like space, the pieces do not belie their Cuban heritage and range from the traditional dance genres such as zapateo, guiajira and son pregón, through Rojas' jazz-influenced harmonies to Gramatges' neo-classical miniatures.

The tone can be at once seductive and then later inspirational, yet what remains consistent is Tamayo's delicate and assured playing, which beautifully conveys the gentle relaxed quality of these works, Some pieces stand alone, such as "El Manicero" (which some may recognize as a variation of the tropical song Judy Garland sang in the "Born in a Trunk" number in "A Star Is Born") or the "Preludio" (the theme from the film "Soy Cuba") and "Canción Triste" by Carlos Fariñas. The remainder function as part of short suites, for instance, the lovely canción-danza pairing by Aldo Rodriguez, which gives a nice structure to otherwise disparate musical styles. The last eight tracks represent an adaptation of Yoruba religious music by Hector Angulo. Quite beautiful and atmospheric on their own, these short pieces convey some intriguing rhythmic drive and complexity that seem odd for a guitar by itself to express. But the Cuban-born Tamayo (now teaching master classes in Salzburg at the Mozarteum) shows impressive dexterity in capturing such emotions on the guitar. As a whole, the album reveals a repertoire well worth discovering and another dimension of Cuban music beyond salsa and the Buena Vista Social Club. This is another of Naxos' discounted recordings ($6.98), an excellent purchase.

marco tamayo plays cuban guitar music.......2004-03-31

With so many guitarists recording the classical guitar standards , this is a refreshing album with largely unknown but also very interesting guitar compositions which are pleasant and substantial. The pieces give a good overview of guitar composers from cuba, played by Marco Tamayo, who is refreshingly musical and technically on top of his playing.

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Spanish Legends

Manufacturer: Telarc
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David Russell Plays Baroque Music

ASIN: B0006SNFSU
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

Zapateado
Rondena
El Testament D'Amelia
Canco Del Lladre
La Filadora
Lo Fill Del Rei
Lo Rosinyol
Plany
El Mestre
L'Hereu Riera
La Filla Del Marxant
La Nit De Nadal
Scherzo-Vals
Estudio Sin Luz
Anecdotas 2
Anecdotas 5
Remembranza (Estudio II)
Seguidilla
Impromptu
Triquilandia (Jugando Al Escondite)
El Abejorro
Cancion Amatoria
Festivola (Danza Catalana De Espiritu Popular)
Tango
Tonadilla (Manola De Lavapies)
Guajira

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These 65 minutes of solo guitar playing--handsomely, intimately recorded--are a pleasure to listen to. Russell is a true virtuoso, playing with an ease and assurance which gives the recital the great subtle, variety it should have. He's equally at home with the catchy, playful "Zapateado" by De La Maza that opens the program as he is with Llobet's lyrical, singable, relaxed "El testament d'Amelia." The beautiful, lullaby-like "La filla del Marxant" (also by Llobet) is as smooth as silk, and the four pieces by Andres Segovia have a flavor all their own. The downright odd, but alluringly discordant "El Abejorro" by Pujol will enchant and puzzle you. The program is songlike, dancelike, familiar and new-sounding, and Russell's graceful way with each style is ideal. Every note, every delicate harmonic, is audible and important, but there's never a sense of underlining either a melodic or rhythmic phrase. Russsell lets the music, diverse and fascinating, speak for itself. A must for those who love the classical guitar, especially with a Spanish flavor. --Robert Levine

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Great. Simply great.

Descarga Guajira
Cachao
Manufacturer: Caney Records Sp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music

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Dos
Cachao y su Descarga
Master Sessions, Vol. 1
Master Sessions, Vol. 2

ASIN: B00006H1CG
Release Date: 2004-11-16

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Great. Simply great........2006-12-15

Song titles include:

Descarga Mexicana 4:56
Descarga Guajira 5:50
La Inconclusa 3:30
La Luz 4:38
Rumba Sabrosa 5:04
Descarga Ñañiga 5:09
Cacaho Te Pone A Bailar 16:08
Descarga Cha Cha 6:20
Popurrit De Congas 5:35

Musicians include:

Alejandro "El Negro" Vivar Trompeta
Armando Armenteros Trompeta
Generos "El Tojo" Jimenez Trombon
Enemelio Jimenez Saxo alto
Oresto Lopez "Macho" Piano
Israel Lopez "Cachao" Contrabajo
Andres Echevarria "Nino Rivera" Tres
Rogelio "Yeyo" Iglesias Bongos
Guillermo Barreto Timbales
Gustavo "El Caiman" Tamayo Guiro
Tata Guines Tumbadora

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Very Good
Wonderful and Expressive
Great Listening Music
Beautiful
Wonderful!!!!!!

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Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

Mujer
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Te Quiero
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Rosa
Mi Rival
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Very Good.......2007-02-20

I like Placido Domingo very much, and the songs of Agustin Lara sung by Mr. Domingo are great, as also the other songs by M. Teresa Lara, Jorge Casas and Julio Hernandez. I really like this album and have it in my car to listen to it over and over again while driving long distances. I think this was a good purchase and highly recommend it.

Wonderful and Expressive.......2007-02-17

Agustin Lara made bright and new, without overdone orchestration. Many songs are from the Suite Espanola, and all are beloved by lovers of the Lara bolero, an emotional journey not to be missed. A new sound for a few, that were known in Mexico as performed by Alejandro Algara, a less known lyric tenor. Very bright, and with less slips in the mix than the A. Lara, Suite Espanola CD by Mr. Domingo, titled Bajo El Cielo Espanol, also a great offering by this dramatic performer. This is really another Domingo that is needed by any fan...Singing his own love of Spanish songs in songs by one of the great historical song writers....A Winner, in my opinion!

Great Listening Music.......2000-03-14

A wonderful CD, a hidden treasure, by an artist who has suffered for being born in the Age of Pavarotti. Nobody does this kind of music better than Domingo - you will be transported.

Beautiful.......1999-12-10

This is Placido Domingo at his best--singing love songs in his native language. Very romantic and beautiful songs.

Wonderful!!!!!!.......1999-10-07

Love the C.D. as every one with the greatest voice ever! Placido Domingo is magnificent! The songs are lovely and the recording is very good.

Manuel Barrueco ~ Brouwer, Villa-Lobos & Orbon

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Manuel Barrueco ~ Brouwer, Villa-Lobos & Orbon

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces

ASIN: B000002SBB
Release Date: 1997-11-11

Tracks:

Preludes Nos. 1-5, For Guitar: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude No. 1 In E Minor
Preludes Nos. 1-5, For Guitar: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude No. 2 In E Major
Preludes Nos. 1-5, For Guitar: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude No. 3 In A Minor
Preludes Nos. 1-5, For Guitar: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude No. 4 In E Minor
Preludes Nos. 1-5, For Guitar: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prelude No. 5 In D Major
Choros No. 1: Heitor Villa-Lobos - Choros No. 1 In E Minor
Leo Brouwer - Danza caracteristica
CANTICUM: Leo Brouwer - Canticum 1 Eclosion
CANTICUM: Leo Brouwer - Canticum 2 Ditirambo
Leo Brouwer - Cancion de cuna (Berceuse)
Elogio de la Danza: Leo Brouwer - Elogio de la danza - I. Lento
Elogio de la Danza: Leo Brouwer - Elogio de la danza - II. Obstinato
Leo Brouwer - Ojos brujos (Les yeux sorciers)
Leo Brouwer - Guajira criolla
Preludio Y Danza: Julian Orbon - Preludio y danza - I. Preludio
Preludio Y Danza: Julian Orbon - Preludio y danza - II. Danza

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This CD will take you to Spain--whether you've been before or not.
MUSIC OF CATALUNYA

Spanish Guitar Recital

Manufacturer: RCA
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Albéniz: Iberia; Granados: Goyescas
Spanish Guitar Music
Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces

ASIN: B00005OC01
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

Mallora, Op.202
Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cataluna
Ste Espanola, Op.47: Granada
Ste Espanola, Op.47: Sevilla
Ste Espanola, Op.47: Cadiz
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La Maja De Goya (Tonadilla)
Danza Espanola No.4 (Villanesca)
Valses Poeticos
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This CD will take you to Spain--whether you've been before or not........2006-03-08

It's true that both Albeniz and Granados--the two composers whose music makes up most of this recording--came from Catalonia, but for me these pieces breathe the jasmine-scented air of Andalucia. If you've ever watched the sunrise from the hills above Malaga or spent an August evening in the plazas of San Lucar de Barrameda, these works for guitar will bring back the tang of a good manzanilla to your lips. If you've never set foot in Spain, this music will bring you close to her summer nights--the softest I've ever experienced--and you may well find yourself longing to go.

Surprisingly, many of these pieces were born on the piano keyboard, but the ear of any Spanish composer is so attuned to the guitar that each of these works seems inseparable from the strings of the guitar. These haunting melodies--stately or spritely, meditative or lyrical--were meant to be plucked and strummed.

Julian Bream has devoted much of his life to this music, and he does not so much play them as let them come to life under his fingers. Listen to how the tentative, intimate beginning of 'Mallorca' opens onto a rippling dance figure. The most difficult passages unfold without apparent effort, but what is more unusual is Bream's ability to shape even the quietest passages with unobtrusive care.

If you love the Spanish guitar, treat yourself to this recording. If you've never heard how one guitar can weave a spell, this is your chance to find out.

MUSIC OF CATALUNYA.......2004-12-28

First, there are 14 tracks on this record, not 13. The item not mentioned comes after #7 listed here, and it is a transcription of an `old-style song' by Granados entitled La Maja de Goya. How tactful it is to call this music Spanish is something else I'm unsure of, all four composers being Catalan. Only the final two numbers are actually works written for the guitar, the two pieces by Emilio Pujol who died as recently as 1980 after a lifespan approximately as long as the combined total of any two of the three other composers who share this disc with him. The remaining works are transcriptions of piano compositions (except for the unmentioned song). The liner note does not state that these transcriptions are by Bream himself, but I had assumed that and I find the fact confirmed elsewhere.

This record is nothing short of heavenly, both the playing and the remarkable recorded quality that seems to bring the hearer face to face with the great Bream in person. It is all easy listening, and there are no show-off virtuoso numbers although several can't be simple, or at least not simple to play like this. For variety and versatility of tone, rhythm that is both strong and flexible, lyric beauty and a shining sense of affection for and understanding of the music I don't believe I have ever heard a guitar recital to surpass this. The Albeniz and Granados pieces that make up most of the selection were recorded in 1982, the other three items in the following year. I can't even attempt to name a favourite, but as I have a couple of piano performances of the `Spanish dance #5' of Granados played under the title `Andaluza' by no less than Michelangeli the comparison is going to be fascinating.

The liner note does its job quite adequately, which is more than I could say for some. The recording I've already mentioned - simply stunning. These pieces come under the classification `classical', and I have no quarrel with that so long as it doesn't deter lovers of the instrument who would, I have no doubt at all, swoop on this recital if it were called popular, light classical or something of that kind. Music is just music in the end, and this is very good music and very unchallenging music. As for guitar players, I'm sometimes inclined to think that there's Bream and there's everyone else.

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Surprisingly versatile guitarist

Portrait of John Williams

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B0000025PT
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Seis Por Derecho
Castilla
Recuerdos De La Alhambra
Prld, vc Ste No. 1
Con In D: Allegro
Con In D: Largo
Con In D: Allegro
Fool On The Hill
Vals, Op. 8, No. 4
I. Guajira, II. Danza Caracteristica
Cavatina
El Negrito
Sakura

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Surprisingly versatile guitarist.......2001-08-27

John Williams, well known by his beautyful performances on baroque and clasicist suites, mainly transcribed from luthe or mandolin scores, shows a superb behaviour in latin-american songs. The opening track, Antonio Lauro's Seis por Derecho (referring to the guitar six strings), is a marvel itself that's worth the price of the album. Not to mention Tárrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra, with its moody tremolos... Modern composers, like cuban Leo Brouwer are also proudly performed here in Williams' hands and strings. A broad range style guitar album higly recommendable to students and classical guitar lovers.

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Bobo! Do That Thing/Guajira
Willie Bobo
Manufacturer: Tico
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008FWJN
Release Date: 1993-10-22

Tracks:

Bobo! Do That Thing
Diferente
Be's That Way
Solo Favor
Azulito
Grab Your Hat
Chickadee
Guajira
Rigor Mortis
Latin Interlude
La Bobita
Ritmo Tymbale

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La Guitarra Romantica

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000003F0G
Release Date: 1991-07-05

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