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MASCAGNI / CILEA / ALFANO / CANTALANI / GIORDANO / PUCCINI / etc
Saioa - Il Verismo d'Oro Saioa Hernández (soprano) / Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real, Carlo Montanaro [ Euroarts SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 31/May/2024 ] The award-winning Spanish opera soprano Saioa Hernández and the Orquestra Titular del Teatro Real under the direction of Carlo Montanaro invite you on an unforgettable musical journey of discovery through the aria world of Italian verismo and more. |
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GABRIELE ROBERTO / DMITRI CERVO / NICOLA TESCARI / MENACHEM ZUR
Alchemy: New Music for Trumpet and Orchestra Fabio Brum (trumpets, Cornets, Flugelhorn, Horn) / Real Orquesta Sinfonica de Seville, Noam Zur [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2022 ] Like alchemists of old, attempting to recombine the four elements, here Fábio Brum presents four distinct musical languages in a programme forged during lockdown. Gabriele Roberto's Tokyo Suite charts the astonishment of a traveller dazzled by the... |
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LECUONA / BARBIERI / GIMENEZ / LUNA / TORROBA / etc
Mis Amores Son Las Flores - Zarzuela Arias Lisette Oropesa (soprano), Orquesta Titular del Teatro Real [ EuroArts SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 25/Oct/2024 ] Zarzuela was born as a court genre in the 17th century, and became a mass spectacle in the mid-19th century, spreading throughout the whole of Spain. |
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ENRIQUE GRANADOS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Montserrat Caballé Sings Granados Montserrat Caballe (soprano) Miguel Zanetti (piano) / Orquesta De Camara, Rafael Ferrer [ RCA Victor Red Seal / CD - released 26/May/1997 ] "Perfect singing of this music" raved MusicWeb International |
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Orquesta Akokan
Orquesta Akokan [ Daptone / CD - released 30/Mar/2018 ] Akokán is a Yoruba word used in Cuba meaning "from the heart," and indeed, every song on the self-titled debut album by Orquesta Akokán feels like a heartfelt gift from the band to the listener. |
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MANUEL de FALLA
Manuel de Falla - The Spanish Soul Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Turibio Santos (guitar), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Jean-Claude Gérard (flute), Orquesta Nacional de España, etc [ Warner Classics / 11 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2021 ] Manuel de Falla is regarded as the greatest Spanish composer of the twentieth century. Established in Paris from 1907 to 1914, he met Debussy, Ravel and Dukas and steeped himself in their works. |
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ROSSINI
Matilde di Shabran (complete opera) Annick Massis / Juan Diego FlArez / Prague Chamber Choir / Orquesta SinfAnica De Galicia / Riccardo Frizza [ Decca / 3 CD - released 19/Sep/2006 ] "The opera itself is a joy. Typically pacey and tuneful, it was originally composed in a mad hurry, though revised at leisure. On this evidence it deserves to be, if not a mainstay, then at least a regular visitor to opera houses." Recording of the... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Guitarra Espanola (five CD set) Narciso Yepes (guitar) with London Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta SinfAnica R.T.V. EspaAola, Philharmonia Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 5 CD Box Set - released 12/Sep/2008 ] The Spanish noted guitarist and lutenist, Narciso Yepes, was born into a family of humble origin in Marchena, 7 km from Lorca, southern Spain.lection of Spanish music...ever! |
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Abelardo Barroso with Orquesta Sensación
Cha Cha Cha [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] The recordings made by Abelardo Barroso with Orquesta Sensación in Havana during the 1950s represent one of the pinnacles of the golden age of Cuban music. Now, on the album Cha Cha Cha, World Circuit, the label behind Buena Vista Social Club,... |
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MANUEL DE FALLA
Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain & Falla Piano Favourites Alicia de Larrocha (piano), Orquesta de Conciertos, Madrid, Jesus Arambarri [ Alto / CD - released 4/Sep/2021 ] "one of the very best pianists to have come out of Spain ... Unlike many names who have offered themselves in this nationalist repertoire, she has an impeccably clean technique, considerable strength verve and temperament, but a level enough head to... |