La Pastorella [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Pastorella
2. Barcarol
3. Signore Delle Cime
4. Stelutis Alpinis
5. Ninna Nanna Russa
6. G'à la Scuffia
7. Montanara
8. Orghen de Perzen
9. Rosa Delle Alpi
10. Cesota del Vason
11. Rondinella
12. Sabato Di Sera

La Pastorella,Trientiner Bergsteigerchor S.O.S.A.T.,Ariola,World Music
Music of Moreno Torroba
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the best collections of Torroba
  • One of the finest interpreter of Spanish guitar music
  • Good recording overall, a few issues
  • Very good but not great
  • A Guitar Lesson
Music of Moreno Torroba

Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000003D2D
Release Date: 1996-11-12

Tracks:

  1. I. Allegretto
  2. II. Andante
  3. III. Allegro
  4. Burgalesa
  5. I. Fandanguillo
  6. II. Arada
  7. III. Danza
  8. Madranos
  9. I. Alcazar De Segovia
  10. II. Alba De Tormes
  11. III. Montemayor
  12. IV. Zafra
  13. V. Manzanares Del Real
  14. VI. Siguenza
  15. VII. Siminacas
  16. VIII. Turegano
  17. IX. Torija
  18. X. Calatrava
  19. XI. Redaba
  20. XII. Alcaniz
  21. XIII. Javier
  22. XIV. Olite
  23. Nocturno
  24. I. Jeringonza
  25. II. Ya Ilega El Invierno
  26. III. Coplilla
  27. IV. La Pastora
  28. V. Seguidilla

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the best collections of Torroba.......2007-06-27

I think this recording is very relaxed for the most part. He kind of breezes through these with speed and doesn't take enough time on some pieces but David Russell is the cleanest guitar player around and these recordings are flawless. He lets you hear every note. Burgalesa is an amazingly beautiful, melancholy piece which Sevogia loved. Montemayor is haunting and tremelo is exquisite. Alba de Tormes is a popular and beautiful piece which sounds great. Fandango is probably the most popular piece here which overwhelmingly captures the Spanish feeling and which Segovia recorded extremely well (probably the most famous recording of Fandango) on his "Favorite Spanish Encore" LP and Russell sounds great in this piece, too. I'd rather listen to Russell play these than Yepes, Segovia or the Romeros.

5 out of 5 stars One of the finest interpreter of Spanish guitar music.......2007-03-28

David Russell is one of the finest interpreter of Spanish guitar music. His interpretation of Torroba's music is one of the finest. David's performance of The sonatina in A major is very expressible, He plays the guitar with a lot of Heart and emotion, the recording he made of great Paraguayan composer Agustin Barrios Mangore is the best.

4 out of 5 stars Good recording overall, a few issues.......2006-11-07

Probably one of the best things about this recording is that its a great collection of most of Torroba's great solo guitar music. Russell hits all the important pieces and plays them all with flair and accuracy. Russell's playing is very expressive and he tends to capture the esssence of the music. The playing is clean, beautiful and precise. Good tone, dynamic contrast, all the basics that guitar students spend years perfecting. However, Russell does play a little too heavy sometimes. I like to think that if Torroba were playing electric guitar today he would sound a lot like Pat Metheny with a little Spanish flavor. His music should never be too bombastic or heavy. Not to say that Russell never lightens up, but he doesn't always back off when he needs to. Some of the slower, more lyrical Castles of Spain especially aren't as effective as they could be. The other issue about this recording is that the track listing is WRONG! It should go like this:

Sonatina for Guitar in A Major
Burgalesa
Suite Castellana
Castles of Spain
Madronos (Not "Madranos")
Nocturno
Aires de la Mancha

Because of this glich in the track listing, all of the Castles of Spain tracks are off by one track as they are listed on the CD liner. It isn't even correct on David Russell's website.

The only other thing that I don't like about this CD is that some of the notes are a little weird. I know that there were differences between Torroba's original manuscript and Segovia's editions of the pieces, but some of the notes are either wrong or different from anything I've ever played from (and from what I remember that Segovia originally recorded). It's only a very minor detail as there may be some note decisions where Russell decided to preserve some original notations by Torroba, and I am always in favor of preserving the composer's original intentions over Segovia's rewrites if possible. It's not overly important, it's merely just a yellow flag to the guitarists out there saying that your edition may be slightly different from what Russell plays.

This is a great recording providing interesting contrast to Segovia's original Torroba recordings. While Segovia is the original "performance practice" version of these pieces, Russell's interpretations are for the most part very good. I would recommend listening to Segovia's recordings of Torroba as you would be cheating yourself to only listen to this recording.

4 out of 5 stars Very good but not great.......2004-05-14

The reviewer "ivorx" has hit the essence of this performance right on. David needs to relax when the music calls for it. Torroba is not an intense composer and needs to flow in a more relaxed state. However, this is a very good CD of great guitar music by one of the guitar's greatest composers. I really wish more of Torroba's guitar concertos would be recorded by quality musicians.

5 out of 5 stars A Guitar Lesson.......2003-10-28

Any serious student of classical guitar who wants to learn the music of Torroba and has unanswered questions about how to play these pieces needs this CD.
Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Pifarro's Best Album!
  • Fun, syncopated music from Piffaro, the Renaissance Band.
  • Renaissance Music is Anything but Boring!
  • Fun music
Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music

Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion
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ASIN: B000001GYR
Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

  1. La guerra
  2. Calata ala spagnola
  3. Fantasia del cuarto tono
  4. Chacona ytaliana: 'Sencilla pastora'
  5. Chacona: 'Un sarao de la chacona'
  6. Espanyoleta - Gayta
  7. Adoramoste, Senor
  8. Si habra en este baldres?
  9. [Untitled motet]
  10. Crux Fidelis - Panis Angelicus - Crux fidelis
  11. Puesque me tienes, Miguel
  12. De la piel de sus ovejas
  13. Parce mihi
  14. Alli in Midbar - Canario
  15. Sospiros, pues que descansa
  16. Recuerde el alma dormida
  17. Huyd, huyd, o ciegos amadores
  18. Propinan de Meylor
  19. Ay Jhesual frayle!
  20. Ojos claros y serenos
  21. Yntolerable rrayo!
  22. Pois con tanta graca
  23. Villano
  24. Paradetas
  25. Baile a finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Pifarro's Best Album!.......2003-07-08

Although Pifarro has released some wonderful stuff in the past couple of years, "Los Ministriles" is still, in my opinion, their best offering to date. Simply, this recording is a delight, and although I've heard it dozens of times, it always remains fresh and enjoyable upon each re-aquaintance. There is something about music from the Spanish renaissance that sets it apart from almost anything being written in Europe at the time, and Pifarro captures the fun, spontanaity and pure beauty that this music exudes from note one. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Fun, syncopated music from Piffaro, the Renaissance Band........2002-11-25

The full title of this album is "Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music", and it features a wide variety of genteel and folksy tunes that would have been played by multi-instrumentalist minstrels employed by the nobles and clergy of the time. Originally founded in 1980 as the Philadelphia Renaissance Wind Band, Piffaro took its current name from the Italian version of "Pfeifer", or piper. And indeed, this group boasts a wide variety of wind instruments: entire families of shawms, recorders and crumhorns; along with sackbuts, a bass dulcian and various bagpipes; accompanied by Spanish essentials such as harp, vihuela, guitar and percussion. The lively and intricate syncopation of Renaissance Spanish compositions lends a distinctive character to this CD in comparison with the group's other releases, which are also very good. Try their Flemish and German recordings too--"A Flemish Feast: Flemish Renaissance Wind Music" and "Stadtpfeiffer: Music of Renaissance Germany".

5 out of 5 stars Renaissance Music is Anything but Boring!.......2000-03-20

I will admit an immediate bias for this recording, as my Renaissance Music instructor's husband is one of the players. However, leaving that fact out entirely, this disc, like all of Piffaro's recordings, is a joy. I listen to them everywhere, especially when I need to stay awake on long drives. To hear such difficult ensemble instruments as shawms, krumhorns and recorders in a resonant environment, played perfectly in tune is rare. This particular disc ranges from organ-like works for recorder consort to rousing dances like ¡Si abrá in este baldres! Unlike CDs that contain lengthy masses with no lighter interludes (although these are equally gorgeous, especially the Gabrielli Consort's Moralès Mass for the Feast of St. Isidore), Piffaro's CDs are widely varied in terms of instrumentation, style, tempo and inflection. I have played this for many people who claim to not like early music and have had much favorable response, not to mention the personal enjoyment and sheer fun!

4 out of 5 stars Fun music.......1998-11-21

Much of this CD is typical Renaissance music with period instruments: a delight to listen to, but sounding a lot like other Renaissance delights. What I found really unique is that this is the first selection of Renaissance music which I'm familiar with that includes bagpipes among the instuments. Crumhorns and sackbuts are nice but familiar; the bagpipe selections blew me away.
Songs of The Sephardim
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A glorious heritage, well sounded
  • a Hispanophile and Judeophile
  • hauntingly beautiful simplicity
  • A Fabulous collection!
Songs of The Sephardim

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001Q6I
Release Date: 1993-08-31

Tracks:

  1. Los gayos empesan a cantar
  2. Una ija tiena el rey
  3. La prima vez
  4. Puncha, puncha
  5. A'har noghenim
  6. Era escuro
  7. Seu shearim
  8. Esta monta'enfrente
  9. Una pastora
  10. Morena me Llaman
  11. Nani, nani
  12. A la una yo nac
  13. Scalerica de oro
  14. Yo m'enamori
  15. Dos amantes tengo la mama
  16. Una matica de ruda
  17. Los bilbilicos
  18. Ir me quero
  19. Hija mia
  20. Durme, durme, hermozo hijico
  21. Avre tu puerta cerrada
  22. Noches, noches
  23. Partos trocatos
  24. En la mar hey una torre
  25. Esta Rachel la estimoza
  26. Cuando el rey Nimrod
  27. Adio, querida

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A glorious heritage, well sounded.......2005-10-05

This music has a distinctive Spanish flavour to it - the guitar introduction on the first track is unmistakably Spanish; this is a tradition that dates back to the time before Columbus discovered the 'new' world, which ironically was the same year Ferdinand and Isabella issued their edict of expulsion to the Jews in Spain. The Sephardic Jews took their musical traditions with them when they left, such that the Spanish influences in their culture permeated the Jewish communities in other parts of Europe.

There are all sorts of music on this disc, that covers the whole range of pieces from the Sephardic culture - there are love songs, lullabies, and storytelling songs. Women feature prominently in the stories, and most likely in the composition, of many of the pieces here. Many pieces, however, have come down to the present time without composer/author credits. These could be the songs of many Mediterranean cultures; that they are Jewish is indicated in some of the details of the lyrics rather than the style of music itself. References to Hebrew Scriptures in certain ways, and certain Jewish customs and officials (such as the Moel, the one who performs circumcision) indicate the kinds of details present here.

La Rondinella makes use of wind and string instruments, most likely the same kinds of instruments used by the folk singers who would have been the original performers. Included here as performers are Paul Bensel (recorder, crumhorn, percussion), Howard Bass (lute, guitar, harp, percussion), Rosalind Brooks Stowe (treble viol, vielle, percussion), and Tina Chancey as a guest artist (treble viol, vielle, rebec, kamenj, recorder, percussion), with the alto vocals of Alice Kosloski. La Rondinella was established in 1987 in Washington D.C. as a group dedicated to older styles of music such as Sephardic, English, Scottish and Italian music.

The performances here are simply stunning, and remarkable in the fullness of sound and one with so few players. The care and spirit infused into the performances is wonderful. The emotion is very strongly present, particularly in pieces that give a sense of longing and wandering, a very well-known feeling among the Sephardim.

5 out of 5 stars a Hispanophile and Judeophile.......2005-08-24

This is a great album. The pieces are both instrumental and sung, with a range of themes. There are both lively and slow pieces on this album. The voices are clear, the harmonies are lovely, and with the lyrics, the words are fairly easy to follow and understand. If you already speak Spanish, you will find it easier to understand the medieval Castilian and so that knowledge provides a way in, but if you just like music and are interested in Jewish traditions, that offers an alternative route into the music.

5 out of 5 stars hauntingly beautiful simplicity.......2000-02-05

A jewel of a recording. Alice Koslozski teamed up with La Rondinella for several more recordings of Sephardic and Spanish Renaissance songs, but this one, the first, is the very best: they are all technically excellent, but this CD has the best song selection.

La Rondinella produces great earthy and colorful Medieval timbres. Kozloski's mezzo singing is lyrical and moving, some where on the spectrum between lieder singer and folk singer.

The songs have a hauntingly beautiful simplicity - they are a relevant today as they were 600 years ago. The booklet contains all the Ladino texts - if you know a little Spanish, they are quite understandable.

5 out of 5 stars A Fabulous collection!.......1999-04-03

This is a collection of songs that covers the broad spectrum of love, loss, hopes, and dreams. This music truly is expressed from the heart. It is interpreted by an excellent group of musicians who attempt successfully, I believe, to express the emotions and music of this particular era. This is a must-buy for anyone who is a serious collector.
Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Haunting Renaissance music
  • Excellent, as usual.
  • Absolutely gorgeous!
Los Ministriles: Spanish Renaissance Wind Music

Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008AD9Z
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

  1. La Guerra
  2. Calata Ala Spagnola
  3. Fantasia Del Cuarto Tono
  4. Chacona Ytaliana: 'Sencilla Pastora'
  5. Chacona: 'Una Sarao De La Chacona'
  6. Espanyoleta - Gayta
  7. Adoramoste, Senor
  8. Si Habra En Este Baldres?
  9. (Untitled Motet)
  10. Crux Fidelis - Panis Angelicus
  11. Puesque Me Tienes, Miguel
  12. De La Piel De Sus Ovejas
  13. Parce Mihi
  14. Alli In Midbar - Canario
  15. Sospiros, Pues Que Descansa
  16. Recuerde El Alma Dormida
  17. Huyd, Huyd, O Ciegos Amadores
  18. Propinan De Melyor
  19. Ay Jhesus, Que Mal Frayle!
  20. Ojos Claros Y Serenos
  21. Yntolerable Rrayo!
  22. Pois Con Tanta Graca
  23. Villano
  24. Paradetas
  25. Baile A Finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Haunting Renaissance music.......2006-07-03

I saw a performance by the Globe Theatre that included a wonderful 5-piece English Renaissance musical ensemble. I went looking for some music like that --- music that included viols, lute, wind, reed, and percussion instruments. The particular sound wasn't easy to find, despite a plethora of English Renaissance CDs. This album of Spanish music from the 15th and 16th centuries actually came closer to the sound I was looking for. It alternates between haunting minor key melodies --- pavanes and the like --- and faster, livlier dance tunes. They're a wind ensemble, but there's actually a tune for solo lute. A lot of variety in a memorable and reasonably priced CD. I highly recommend it. (Although I hope Piffaro will consider recording a CD of English Renaissance music!)

5 out of 5 stars Excellent, as usual........2005-11-16

'Los Ministriles, Spanish Renaissance Wind Music' is, I believe, the Philadelphia band, Piffaro's second or third album and I really find it more enjoyable than their parallel album on Italian Rennaissance music. The instruments are virtually identical, with a fair mix of stringed instruments added to round out the sound, but I really enjoyed the overall listening experience more. So, if you are unfamiliar with this band, get this album before the Italian or French albums.

This is an interesting contrast to the works of Begona Olavide and the Eduardo Paniagua Group' of which Olavide is a member. This Spanish group specializes in Medieval and Renaissance stringed instruments. And, from a purely subjective reaction, I prefer their work to Piffaro. I also think their scholarship is more interesting, but then, they are all Spanish, and Spanish specialists, so that is to be expected.

The visceral preference may be the only one worth banking on.

Worth the money, Olavide and Paniagua may be greater value.

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely gorgeous!.......2005-03-21

A magnificent recording with enthralling melodies that will lift up your spirits. The bagpipes and flute pieces are simply wonderful. In quality, variety and every other aspect, Los Ministriles is certainly comparable to "Sinners and Saints", the great amazon.com Renaissance dance music favorite, the only difference being that this CD only contains instrumental music (no songs).

It is just too bad very few people are aware of it.
Christopher Parkening with David Brandon ~ Virtuoso Duets
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • "Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two," ...
  • Parkening and Brandon Duo
Christopher Parkening with David Brandon ~ Virtuoso Duets

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002RQ9
Release Date: 1990-10-15

Tracks:

  1. La Vida breve: Spanish Dance No. 1
  2. El sombrero de tres picos: The Miller's Dance
  3. De los alamos vengo, madre
  4. Ciranda No.1: Terezinha de Jesus
  5. El Paoruno
  6. Danza de la pastora
  7. Danza de la gitana
  8. Song Of The Will - o' - the - wisp From El Amor brujo
  9. Intermezzo From Goyescas
  10. Prelude And Fugue No. 4 In E
  11. Prelude And Fugue No. 4 in E
  12. Hymn Of Christian Joy (Prelude In Classic Style)
  13. Prelude (In The Baroque Style)
  14. Sanctify Us By Thy Goodness
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  18. Four Renaissance Pieces: Drewies Accordes
  19. Four Renaissance Pieces: Watkins Ale
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  21. Berceuse From Dolly Suite
  22. An Old Music Box
  23. Evening Dance

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two," ..........2005-10-24

wrote Frederic Chopin. Those who enjoy classical guitar music find special pleasure in duets. The repertoire for duets is less frequently played, yet offers more possibilities for textural and harmonic effects than solo guitar. In such capable hands as Christopher Parkening and David Brandon, few musical experiences could give greater listening pleasure.

This album is, sadly, no longer in print and thus makes it even more collectable. Please buy this CD before you loose the chance to hear some the most beautifully played classical guitar duets ever recorded.

4 out of 5 stars Parkening and Brandon Duo.......2001-12-14

This duo plays very well; however, the best tracks of this CD are on the Parkening "Great Recordings" double CD. Thus buying that CD would get you the best of this CD plus a lot of other good recordings. The duo's performance of "La Vida Breve," "Intermezzo," and "Evening Dance" are my favorites (and are included on the "Great Recordings" CD).
Denis Azabagic: Guitarra
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • great playing
Denis Azabagic: Guitarra

Manufacturer: Opera Tres
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1996-11-19

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great playing.......2004-10-20

a cd of great playing, opened with carnvial of venice variations. what outstanding playing.

then the lesser recorded torroba aires de la mancha, supremely done but the stand out is asencio collecti intim... he makes it sound easy.

distinctly individual
La Vida Moderna
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    La Vida Moderna
    Pastora
    Manufacturer: Sony Bmg
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000Q7ZGYW
    Release Date: 2006-10-19
    Zarzuela castiza
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      Zarzuela castiza

      Manufacturer: Ensayo
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      Release Date: 1999-11-23
      Zarzuela Arias
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        Zarzuela Arias

        Manufacturer: Capitol
        ProductGroup: Music
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        Release Date: 1990-10-25
        La Vida Moderna
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          La Vida Moderna
          Pastora
          Manufacturer: Sony Bmg
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          ASIN: B000BT7I5A
          Release Date: 2005-09-07

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          4. Lousiana Ladies [Import]
          5. Mariano Chante Le Pays Basque [Import]
          6. Meilleur De Herbert Pagani [Import]
          7. Meiteal [Import]
          8. Meu Samba Feliz [Import]
          9. Mitten Ins Herz [Import]
          10. Nachtcafe [Import]

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