Homero

La Prensa de San Antonio 3/31/96 Chito's spotlight
"Tell me who you're with and I'll tell you who you are". According to that Homero is one of the best singers of our times. maybe you haven't heard of Homero to date, but many of the most respected people in the record industry, not only know him, but also support him. Therefore I say, Homero is a star on the horizon.

Product Description
Homero's debut EP is a musical mix of pop rock ballads, R&B, and tropical salsa. Many adult contremporary DJ's have dubbed the Mexican born artist "Mr. Romantico". They believe the affable musician who migrated to Los Angeles some ten years ago is destined for greatness.

Homero

Homero,Homero

Average customer rating: Musique de la Grece Antique: Sherri's Opinion Beauty can survive destructive time Interesting. A collector's item for any music lover Unique Find

Musique de la Grece Antique Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Melpomen: Ancient Greek Music Music of the Ancient Greeks Ancient Egypt Music of the Ancient Sumerians, Egyptians and Greeks Ankh: The Sound of Ancient Egypt ASIN: B00004TVG7 Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

1. Anakrousis
2. Orestas Stasimo
3. Premier Hymne Delphique A Apollon
4. Plainte De Tecmessa
5. Papyrus Wien 29825/G 13763/1494
6. Hymne Au Soleil
7. Hymne A La Muse
8. Hymne A Nemesis
9. Papyrus Michigan
10. Aenaoi Nefalai
11. Epitaphe De Seikilos
12. Pean. Papyrus Berlin 6870
13. Kolon Exasimon/Allos Exasimon/Tetrasimos/Allos Exasimos/Dodekasimos/Allos Dodekasimos...
14. Premiere Ode Pythique
15. Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2436
16. Hymne Chretienne D'Oxyrhynchus
17. Homero Hymnus
18. Papyrus Zenon. Cairo Fragment
19. Terencio. Hecyra 861
20. Poem. Mor 1, 11f. Migne 37, 523
21. Second Hymne Delphique A Apollon
22. Papyrus Oslo A/B. Epilogos-Katastrophe

Customer Reviews:

Musique de la Grece Antique: Sherri's Opinion.......2007-04-11

This music is almost like hearing ghosts. In a way the listener does hear ghosts, for the music has been saved from oblivion, and experts do not know everything about it. As much as possible, traditional instruments have been reconstructed based on pictures found on documents like vases and paintings. Sometimes you hear only a little fragment of something, about a minute. It's intriguing to think about who may have sung/played this music. The notes explain some of the technical details; musicologists will find that interesting. Because I know little about music, I wish for better notes about other things. For example, I would like more information in English about provenance, titles, and lyrics--as far as they are known. I wanted to know the words I heard sung. Other than the shortage of helpful notes, this is very interesting music.

Beauty can survive destructive time.......2006-04-27

The first remark concerns the instruments of this music, instruments that have been reconstituted on the model of the ancient ones. We will consider them as germanely faithful, and they create sounds, a sound environment or ambience that is particularly original. The second remark is that this music is based on the pythagorian five-note scale that corresponds to the first five degrees of our modern major scale. Then a second group of these five degrees and intervals are added to the first five in a second identical group constituting a ten-note scale that will be the basis of all western music up to the Renaissance, and thus the basis of all Christian sacred music of the Middle Ages, a music known as gregorian. So, in this surprising sound ambience we also recognize some elements we have already heard and enjoyed in our heritage. Just take track # 3, ? Premier hymne delphique ? Apollon ?. Some of the chords are so close to gregorian music, and yet the instruments are so different, that we may think we are at the crossroads between some extraterrestrial music and gregorian chanting. In fact we are here at the very source of gregorian music that was to borrow everything from ancient Greek music. And then put this track # 3 in parallel with track # 16, ? Hymne chr?tienne (sic) d'Oxyrhynchus ? and you will hear the direct filiation. Track # 8 will provide you with the model of the traditional musics we find in the mountainous areas of the Mediterranean, Sicilia, Sardinia, Corsicca and Provence, among others, the music of shepherds and fishermen when coming back to land, a music that will become religious and christian later on and that still exists, mainly in the form of a polyphony. But the worst part - and also the best in a way - is that we only have fragments, tidbits, and that it is the concrete realization of the tremendous waste history has willed us and yet also the concrete evidence that history is never able to destroy something completely and that we have the means to reconstruct what has been destroyed with a specific procedure of genetic musical archaeology. To conclude we must take into account this recording is from 1978, i.e. a long time ago. To get a more complete vision we have to look for more recent recordings.

Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, Universit? Paris Dauphine, Universit? Paris I Panth?on Sorbonne

Interesting........2003-12-29

I was expecting something a little more vigorous. But it is still fun. In a sober way.

A collector's item for any music lover.......2003-12-26

Pretty much everything that I can think of to say about this CD has already been said here.

I agree that it is a bit weird. I don't listen to it very often either.

But having said that my tastes in music are not so much driven by intellect, so it doesn't bother me that liner notes might not be as complete as they could be.

I bought this CD in Japan back in the mid-1980's when compact discs were still an upcoming trend and LP's dominated. It's believable but still somehow amazing that I paid the equivalent of more than thirty U.S. bucks for what is now practically a steal.

I also am wondering why the quality of this old disc is deterioriating. Yes! There are scratchy sounds abounding where studied silence was once 'heard.' Consequently, I listen even less than I would otherwise. (I had considered putting it on an MD with the soundtrack to 'Gladiator' and then listening to both on the 'shuffle' mode.)

Unique Find.......2002-09-11

I loved this cd. It has a professional feel to the music. It evokes images from the period that are distinct, useful, and complimentary to examination of the time. There seems to have been a real effort at authentication of the sounds of the era without over stepping the claims of its ultimate veracity. I was delighted and surprised at its very existence.

My only complaint would be that I was left wanting more. Knowledge of the exact origins and history of each piece would be useful.

Average customer rating: The Sound But Not The Soul Sweet & Warm... Excellent Tango Compilation This is stunning--dance-able, listen-able tango music.

The Symphonic Tango Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Symphonic Boleros The Best Tango Album in the World, Ever! Symphonic Bossa Nova Los Tangueros Tantalizing Tangos of Argentina ASIN: B000000SHO Release Date: 2007-03-02

Tracks:

1. Symphonic Tango: Adios Nonino
2. Symphonic Tango: Caminito
3. Symphonic Tango: Fuimos
4. Symphonic Tango: Astoreando
5. Symphonic Tango: El Choclo
6. Symphonic Tango: El Dia Que Me Quieras
7. Symphonic Tango: La Cumparsita
8. Symphonic Tango: Milonga En El Viento
9. Symphonic Tango: Cafetin De Buenos Aires
10. Symphonic Tango: Oblivion
11. Symphonic Tango: Uno
12. Symphonic Tango: Inspiracion

Customer Reviews:

The Sound But Not The Soul.......2001-06-04

I am a hard-core tango fan but have to say I find very little to like about this CD. I bought it on the strength of the line-up of musicians in El Quinteto Buenos Aires who are joined by the Royal Philatelic Orchestra conducted but the illustrious Ettore Stratta. With accomplished tango artists like Antonio Agri, Leopoldo Federico, Pablo Ziegler, Osvaldo Berlingieri and Hector Console at the nucleus, how could I go wrong? After all, Ziegler's Tango Romance with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra was a winner! Sadly, this isn't. The tango presented here is of the type one would expect to hear in an elevator. There is almost no passion and play is lackluster on nearly all cuts. The one exception is a fine rendition of the Ziegler composition Milonga En El Viento. They destroyed Cafetin de Buenos Aires! While this CD would be fine as background music in a corporate office, I can't see myself listening very often. Symphonic Tango may have the sound of tango, but it lacks the soul of tango.

Sweet & Warm..........1999-03-13

I love all the "Symphonic" series by Mr. Stratta who is ingenious in arranging music. I heard his music by some chance at a CD shop for the first time. The melody was so sweet and I asked a shopboy what the song was. The CD was "Symphonic Bolero" with nice cover art. Since then I've been a big fan of him. This CD is also one of my favorite. This always lets me be in a warm and happy mood. I'd like to recommend you to try his other albums. Good buy!

Excellent Tango Compilation.......1999-01-08

Will attract both hard-core tango fans and newcomers. It includes both classic pieces as well as a couple of Piazolla's best.

This is stunning--dance-able, listen-able tango music........1998-09-29

There is a nice mix of old and new "standards." The accompanying booklet has a brief, but authoritative history of the tango and the composers and performers on the cd. It really makes you want to dance but listening is OK too. Energizing and inspirational in its lushness.

Average customer rating: Even better than volume 1

Carlos Gardel, the King of Tango, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Argentina | South & Central America | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The King of Tango, Vol. 1: 1927-1930 The Best of Carlos Gardel Lo Mejor de lo Mejor Tantalizing Tangos of Argentina The Very Best of Carlos Gardel ASIN: B00000K082 Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

1. Viejo Rincon
2. La Mariposa
3. Anclao En Paris
4. Madre Hay Una Sola
5. Como Abrazao A Un Rencor
6. Tomo Y Obligo
7. Tacondeando
8. Madreselva
9. Quejas Del Alma
10. Ojos Maulas
11. Mentiras
12. Milonga Sentimental
13. Melodia De Arrabal
14. Criolita De Mis Ensuenos
15. Ventarron
16. Al Mundo Le Falta Un Tornillo
17. Estudiante
18. Silencio
19. Milonga Del 900
20. Mis Flores Negras
21. Si Se Salva El Pibe
22. Desden
23. Volver
24. El Dia Que Me Quieras
25. Sol Tropical

Customer Reviews:

Even better than volume 1.......2007-01-04

This compilation brings more exquisite tango music sung by the greatest tango singer of all times.

Gardel voice is brought to life in this recordings thanks to nimbus records superb technology, music played by gardel guitarrist sound clear and more detailed than previous compilations.

This album as well as Vol.1 is a must for every Gardel lover or music enthusiast, you won't regret this album if yopu are an early opera singer lover.

Gardel is a natural baritone with perfect intonation, musicality and sense for drama and passion, you will be impress even if you don't speak spanish.

Average customer rating: ok Stravinsky at his mildest and wildest converge Two important masterworks by Stravinsky - performed well led by Leonard Bernstein Better than Stravinsky could do himself? Excellent performance, awful Russian.

Stravinsky: Les Noces, Mass / Leonard Bernstein, English Bach Festival Orchestra Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Les Noces in Full Score Les Noces: Russian Village Wedding Songs Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Salonen Stravinsky - The Rake's Progress / Bostridge · York · Terfel · von Otter · Howells · LSO · Gardiner Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Symphony in Three Movements ASIN: B000001G8Y Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Svadebka: First Tableau
2. Svadebka: Second Tableau
3. Svadebka: Third Tableau
4. Svadebka: Fourth Tableau
5. Mass: Kyrie
6. Mass: Gloria
7. Mass: Credo
8. Mass: Sanctus
9. Mass: Agnus Dei

Amazon.com essential recording

Les Noces is a screaming, shrieking, flat-out masterpiece. Leonard Bernstein himself has referred to it as Stravinsky's greatest work, and listening to this incendiary performance, it's awfully hard to disagree. Scored for voices, four pianos, and percussion, the work provided the inspiration for the entire career of Orff (of Carmina Burana fame), but it's so much better as sheer music than anything Orff wrote. And what a cast! The pianists for this performance include Martha Argerich, Krystian Zimerman, Cyprien Katsaris, and Homero Francesch, four certified virtuoso performers, while the singers of the English Bach Festival Chorus really cover themselves with glory in both works. A stunner. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

ok.......2006-09-04

The piano playing is excellent. The soloists and singers are actually good. But compared with the Pokrovsky Ensemble recording, one can tell a lot of edge and musical effects have been lost simply from not being comfortable with Russian. Also the Pokrovsky recording uses a smaller choir which gives it a more transparent and agile sound. Bernstein's recording is definitely not the final word on Les Noces but it is a good one.

Stravinsky at his mildest and wildest converge.......2006-01-21

In all candor I don't know either Les Noces or the Mass well enough to judge whether this is a four- or five-star recording. The original LPs, made in London in 1977, got transferred to mid-line CD in pretty gritty, glaring sound that has been softened in the current remastering. Bersntein had no great performance history with either work that I know of, but he finds an appropriate, distinct style for Les Noces, with its barbaric, almost frightening percussive sonorities, and the Mass, which is one of his mildest works, a study in religious stasis much of the time. Is the Mass a masterpiece? I don't think so--it seems cramped in its harmonic strait-jacket to me and almost gray in its monotone mood, but I can imagine that religious listeners, and those attuned to restrained ritual, will appreciate it more than I can.

Les Noces is probably Stravinsky's most radical modernist work after Le Sacre and before he turned to 12-tone composiiton in the Fifties. The jarring vocal style reeflects ancient peasant practice in Russia, there is much shouting and percussive paino pounding, but Bernstein tames the assaualt to some extent. He is aided by singers and musicians who remain musical at all times, resisting the urge to hurl themselves into chaos. I'm surprised at those reviewers who claim that this reading is either very precise or very imprecise. How can they tell in such wild cacophony? I can recognize Les Noce for the masterpiece it is, but I would be going too far to say that I can listen straight through without frayed nerves.

Two important masterworks by Stravinsky - performed well led by Leonard Bernstein.......2005-12-20

As a tenor in the chamber choir at the University of Michigan School Music, I was totally unfamiliar with "Les Noces" when our conductor, Thomas Hilbish, decided we would perform it one term (along with Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms"). I have to admit that during the first rehearsals I had no idea what to make of the music. But as the term went along it really grabbed me. When I finally heard it with the percussion and four pianos I was blown away. That final sound of the pianos and the chimes still haunts me.

"Les Noces" took the strangest and most convoluted development path of all his pieces. He went to Russia in 1914 to get some source material that did end up in several works. However, his first work on this piece included a very large orchestra. Over the course of ten years he tried various combinations, including one with a pianola, before settling on the final version we have here. It was originally conceived as a dance-cantata and was danced in its early years, but when performed nowadays, like the great early ballets, it is most often performed as a concert piece.

One of the problems for performing this clearly great masterpiece is that it is in Russian. It doesn't really tell a story, but provides snippets of dialogue around a peasant wedding in Russia. Also, the soloists do not strictly represent characters. The soprano is the bride to be, but also the Goose. The groom is sung by the tenor, but after the marriage the bass sings the husbands words. But the Russian is a problem because it is so difficult for non-Russians to sing. There is a French translation (hence the name we use "Les Noces" for "The Wedding"), but Stravinsky did not like what it did to the work. He even worked on an English translation for a recording in 1959, but gave it up. So, Russian it is. Now, the real choice is do we perform the work with singers singing Russian approximately to badly or do we only allow Russians to perform the work, which would be nearly never. Obviously, we want performances in the best Russian we can get, but we do want performances. Just as we are willing to accept Bach in poor German, and Verdi in bad Italian and so forth.

The performance here is pretty darn good. The rhythms are punchy and layered. We also get four really good pianists. Two of them are great pianists: Martha Argerich and Krystian Zimmerman. The soloists are also quite fine. The whole thing comes off quite well. I also like the disk of this work and others conducted by James Wood and the New London ensemble and recommend that to you as well.

I also find it interesting that its premier in England in the mid-twenties was received so poorly that H.G. Wells wrote a note condemning its critics and providing great insight to the importance of the work. It was printed and handed out with the programs.

The Mass is also a very important work by Stravinsky from twenty years later. It is performed well here. It is a work for chorus, soloists from the chorus, and double wind quintet and was intended by Stravinsky for liturgical use. The harmonies and counterpoint are all quite beautiful and he makes it easy to hear the actual text of the mass, which Bernstein also emphasizes well. This recording uses trebles (boys voices) instead of sopranos as the composer indicated.

Better than Stravinsky could do himself?.......2002-04-21

Stravinsky failed in his attempt to create conductor-proof music. In fact, he did quite the opposite - he created music so complex in its layering that only a virtuosic ensemble led by a master conductor can pull it off correctly, and even then, it still proves difficult. This is very much the reason that it is difficult to find good recordings of Stravinsky's revolutionary masterpieces. However, every so often there emerges a Stravinsky recording that stands out as possibly being the definitive version. This particular version of Les Noces, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, is a perfect example of one of the few Stravinsky recordings that can be called definitive. Even Stravinsky himself believed Bernstein to be the best conductor of his music. If you want to know why, then just listen to this recording of Les Noces. Bernstein, arguably the century's greatest conductor, really works his magic and outdoes himself in this recording. He is very rythmically precise(as is required when playing Stravinsky) and yet he and his ensemble of virtuoso pianists, percussionists and the chorus never sound like they're making an exercise of this piece. So often conductors sacrafice emotion, mood and color when they play a piece with extreme precision. But not Bernstein. He is able to elicit a great deal of emotion and warmth from his performers while maintaining a high level of precision. Great performance, but that's not all. The sound quality is amazing, almost sounding as if the listener were there live. The engineers and technichians really did great work as well. This is truly an essential Stravinsky CD of unparalleled quality. The mass is the filler, which actually sounds quite a bit more BACHic than STRAVINSKYesque, but it's still well written and performed, but the highlight is Les Noces. A must hear!

Excellent performance, awful Russian........2001-05-16

The musicianship on this disc is excellent. If you do not speak Russian you will enjoy the performance of Svadebka immensely. However, if you do speak Russian the atrocious pronunciation and intonation of the English Bach Festival Orchestra will grate on you. Unfortunately, until Gergiev decides to take a stab at this excellent work, Bernstein's recording will have to do.

Average customer rating: Always Good to Study Bernstein Again Irregular Stravinsky and Shostakovich jewels. Not the best of Bernstein, but there are some gems

Stravinsky, Shostakovich: Bernstein's Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Leonard Bernstein Conducts Sibelius (Collectors Edition) Mahler 2: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Mahler I: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Mahler III: Complete Recordings on DeUtsche Grammophon 3 ASIN: B000ASAENU Release Date: 2005-11-08

Customer Reviews:

Always Good to Study Bernstein Again.......2006-05-09

Now that Leonard Bernstein has entered the canonization of American conductors it is healthy to review his recorded output to understand the impact he had on classical music in America (and the world, for that matter). Not all of Bernstein's recordings are worthy of placement in the upper echelon of the library, but his approaches to scores are always deserving of attention. This boxed set (six CDs) from DGG represents all of the recordings Bernstein made with that prestigious recording company and while not all of them are his best, they each carry a halo of growth and altered approach Bernstein offers after his long years of conducting.

Included in the box set are Shostakovich Symphonies 1 and 7 with the Chicago Symphony, and 6 and 9 with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Both ensembles are first rate and Bernstein elicits fine playing from them. If he dwells a bit long in the tooth on the languid portions of Shostakovich, his other recordings give spikier accounts.

For the works of Stravinsky (long associated with Bernstein until the 'new breed' of conductors usurped that throne) Bernstein conducts the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, an orchestra over which he held great authority, in fine performances of the second suite from 'L'oiseau de feu', the 1947 version of 'Petrushka', 'Pulcinella', a varied 'Le Sacre du printemps', the 'Symphony in C' and 'Symphony in Three Movements'. The performances include some of his most insightful conducting as well as some of his least involved!

Fortunately DGG includes Bernstein's superb performance of 'Les Noces' for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion with John Mitchinson, English Bach Festival Percussion Ensemble, Homero Francesch, Paul Hudson, Martha Argerich (!), Krystian Zimerman (!), Patricia Parker, Cyprien Katsaris, Anny Mory in a rhythmically secure, propulsively conducted and controlled manner. Using the same forces he encores the 'Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet', a work still too infrequently performed today.

There is always something to learn from hearing Bernstein conduct (and talk! - remember those superb Sunday televised encounters?) and it is to DGG's credit to present this wide range of recordings in one set. Grady Harp, May 06

Irregular Stravinsky and Shostakovich jewels........2006-03-07

DG is releasing some of the most interesting Bernstein's performances they have launched in other series or kept in their catalogue. This 6 CDs box offers the works by two Russian composers Bernstein loved very much and with whom he had an enormous feeling and empathy. Those are Igor Stravinsky and Dimitri Shostakovich.

First of all DSCH, that is the really best in this box...

Symphonies 1 & 7 are the only recording, as far as I know, Leonard Bernstein did with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, a group of players with a very long tradition in the American music and with a great technical playing good enough to play quite all the repertoires.

Like in the case of his Mahler's 9 with Berlin, Bernstein only recording with this orchestra is a miracle that happens once and never more, because of many reasons, the first one because this is a live recording in the Medinah Temple and the emotions felt in this CD could not happen again.

I always thought Chicago is a very appropriate orchestra to play DSCH's music, because of the characteristics of the orchestra and of Shostakovich's music, very hard and very sensitive at the same time. One of the symphonies it's better to this couple DSCH & CSO is the 7th that it's not the most complex between DSCH's works, from the technical and musical point of view, but that demands a great and powerful orchestral response, something you can listen perfectly in this amazing recording, in which CSO gives his best, with a baton that understand very well the score, as far as he can... I think no one could understand completely the meaning of the Leningrad not being in the place of the siege or in the scenario described in the double-program of the symphony, probably linked to the oppression Stalin made with his politics to the pre-communist life of Saint Petersburg. I remember Goethe's words, when he said that reading a book is more complex than reading a book. Of course good Goethe talked about understanding a work, and Lenny, even not living that situation gives us a description of the fears, sadness, oppression, etc, really convincing from the very first bar.

Symphony Nº1 is a piece from DSCH's conservatoire years, from 1926, when the composer was only 19 years old and he was suffering a very disturbing economical situation, after his father's death and in the poor CCCP after the Revolution and the Civil War. It's known DSCH had to work in a cinema, under very hard conditions to eat, and that Glazunov took care of having some official assistance for his conservatoire pupil in order to Dimitri gave attention only to composer. The piece is not a great work like symphonies 5, 7, 8, 10, 13... but it shows some details and the personality of the maestro clearly. It was a great success from the same premiere and it made appear Shostakovich as the emergent figure of the new soviet composers, formed in the communist conservatoire... That was what the regime said, because in fact Leningrad conservatoire was mainly what it was before communist regime.

Leonard Bernstein performance of this symphony is a glory from all the points of view, perfectly played and recorded, the piece is fresh, full of tension and emotion, and even that parts not so fine orchestrated shine with real genius. The fourth and final movement is specially outstanding and the way the symphony ends is so good that sometimes I repeat the last minute when it finish. I really don't know any other version played with this very deep conviction on CD.

Seventh Symphony "Leningrad" is OUTSTANDING too, in every movement the orchestral playing and Lenny's conducting is breathtaking. The gigantic crescendo of the first movement is really a monument in the way Lenny control the dynamics perfectly, having an end that is really impossible to repeat, with the scales of the metals and drums full of terror, like watching the face of the death in front of you, in front of the city.

Central movements are wonderfully described too, the dynamics and the control of the tempo is amazing, as we listen in the second movement, a clear example of alternation between fortissimos and pianissimos, as between an atmosphere were everything is like suspended in fears and moments of pain.

The last movement is another Bernstein's `show', because of the way he proclaims the victory of the initial motif, which we could say is not completely affirmed in order to create that two-senses possibilities in the symphony reading. From the very dark beginning of the movement Lenny creates a crescendo that finally leads an explosion in the last bars, outstanding one more time.

The recording is fine, very present, full of body but not so clean like his recordings with Vienna in the 80's (I think about his DSCH's 6 & 9, for example; too on this CDs box), but it worth very, VERY, very much.

I could not say this is the only possible version, as I read in other reviews. I know about 5 or 6 performances (Rostropovich, Jansons, Haitink, Barshai...), apart from some others life, and of course this is the one I like much more, but not the only possibility, I try to discover always new ways in art, specially in music performances. Jansons' version in EMI is very good too, and we can not forget DSCH music always use to ask for the soviet performances, which are a very different way of understanding the works generally. Kondrashin or Rozhdestvensky shows another ways too.

If Symphonies 1 & 7 with Chicago are good, Symphonies 6 & 9 with Vienna are extraordinary too. I have read sometimes critics about the slow tempo Bernstein used, but I've to say this tempo brings new views and conceptions about these marvellous scores. First movement of Symphony Nº6 sounds deep and spacious, technically perfect like the rest of the performance. Second and third movements are really amazing, hard to believe because of the incredible level of the Vienna players, in a tempo that allows you to listen all the instruments and musical phrases perfectly defined. Symphony Nº9 performed by Bernstein was said it is too much triumphal... I really like it very much in the way it's played, like the Sixth marvellous form any point of view.

Stravinsky is good, but the orchestra is not at the same level than CSO or WP. Petrouchka is very, very good and very theatrical. Le Sacre is savage, furious and very interesting. The most important works are, in this way, those better conducted by Lenny and best played by the Israel Orchestra.

We have to mention Noces and Mass, not very usual on CD and with fine performances on Bernstein hands.

Sound is better in DSCH recordings, as in Stravinsky there are some works (Noces, Mass) in ADD recordings.

Anyway, a very, VERY interesting 6 CDs Box which worth for all those who don't have these Shostakovich performances and for those who want to have good performances of some of the best Stravinsky's works.

Not the best of Bernstein, but there are some gems.......2006-01-22

This DG bargain box of 6 CDs brings together recordings of Stravinsky and Shostakovich that, with few exceptions, are remakes of considerably better earlier ones. The Stravinsky works mostly date from 1982 with the Israel Phil. They would be considered quite good except that the earlier NY Phil. recordings are great. The same holds true for the Shostakovich, though perhaps not to such an extent, since the Vienna Phil. plays so spectacularly on two of them.

As a quick overview:

Stravinsky: The best readings here are the Firebird Suite from Tel Aviv and a pairing of Les Noces and Mass from London in 1977. The last two arena't remakes. The Isael account of Le Sacre is certainly very good in spots but rather slack in other spots. The little-heard Scenes de Ballet gets an elegant, sinuous reading with not a trace of excessive underlining, while the Sym. in Three Movements is plodding (neither of these is a remake). The Petrushka is dull and uninvolving. In all, more than half of the music on these three CDs stands up very well.

Shostakovich: The best is Sym. #9 with the marvelous Vienna Phil. from 1985, a cheerful, refined reading that eschews darkness. The Sym. #6 from the same source, but a year earlier, sounds noncommittal and underplayed. Sym. #1 and 7 come from 1988, quite late in Bernstein's career. The Chicago Sym. plays elegantly in the First, but everything seems a bit tired. The Seventh was a Bernstein specialty; he had made a huge hit recorded and is almost as good, though lacking the uncanny communiction of the first version. I found the playing too refined at times, but Bernstein never played this piece for its potential savagery. In all, this Seventh and the Ninth have worn the best.

All the sonics here are exceptionally good. Bernstein got good analog sound from Columbia when he was with the NY Phil, but these digital remasterings leave those old versions in the dust. It's a trade-off, then, since as an interpreter Bernstein never excelled his youthful self in these works.

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La Hummer de Culiacan Los Cadetes de Linares , and Homero Guerrero Jr. Manufacturer: Disa / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Norteno | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000K7UGXY Release Date: 2007-01-09

Tracks:

1. Juego de Las Sillas [Ranchera]
2. Caminito [Ranchera]
3. Hummer de Culic[Corrido]
4. Golpe Traidor [Norte
5. Ay Compadrito [Ranchera]
6. Esperando Tu Llamada [Cumbia]
7. Frontera Caliente [Corrido]
8. No VolverNorte
9. Regalo a Mis Padres [Bolero]
10. Anillo de Compromiso [Ranchera]
11. tima Vuelta [Corrido]
12. Mi tima Parranda [Bolero]
13. Rompiendo Con Mi Orgullo [Norte
14. Toro Pesado [Ranchera]

Average customer rating: High Five! Hey, it's not Stravinsky... it's Piazzolla... TANGO (THE ELEGY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE)

Tango: The Elegy for Those Who Are No Longer [Hybrid SACD] Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Concord Records SACD Sampler 1 (Multichannel Hybrid SACD) Mozart: Piano & Violin Sonatas [Hybrid SACD] Thriller Mozart: Night Music [Hybrid SACD] Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Hybrid SACD] ASIN: B00003ZA8P Release Date: 2001-02-28

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High Five!.......2004-11-11

One of the best Modern Tango albums I've listened to in a long time. With the Direction of Rudolf Werthen bringing intense emotion and full scale rhythm to this album, you are sure to be pleased. A true legacy album to Rudolf's enduring career.

Not recommended for a cheap and cheesy stereo system. Be certain that your stereo can play SACD/Hybrid CDs.

Hey, it's not Stravinsky... it's Piazzolla..........2002-05-29

Dumb review giving it one star because you bought an apple thinking you were buying a carrot...

TANGO (THE ELEGY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE).......2002-05-02

The pitfalls of ordering a SACD without due dilegence was demonstrated by my purchase of this SACD. I love tango music and Buenos Aires. This SACD is tango in the atonal mode. Some may like it but it is not classical tango. If Stravinsky were alive today this would be his tango music. Caveat Emptor! Listen to a portion of this SACD before you buy it.

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Musica de Arranque Homero Gomez y Su Grupo Arranque Manufacturer: Fonovisa Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000LPR4OE Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

1. Mi Pequemor
2. Solamente Jugaste Conmigo
3. Amor No Se Puede Olvidar
4. Con Mi Bendita Pobreza
5. Novia del Pajarillo
6. Tus Ojos
7. No Olvides Que Te Quiero
8. Arbol de La Horca
9. Diganle Que La Quiero
10. Que Me Entierren Cantando
11. Ron y Coca Cola [Rum and Coca Cola]
12. Corrido de Los Cas

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Tangos del Sur: Astor Piazzolla, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Sony International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B00006LLQ3 Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

1. Introduccion Al Angel
2. Muerte del Angel
3. Milonga Triste
4. Imnes 676
5. Nuestro Tiempo
6. Rosa Rio
7. Simple
8. Todo Fue
9. Mareados
10. Tango Para Una Ciudad (1era Parte)
11. Tango Para Una Ciudad (2da Parte)
12. Cafetin de Buenos Aires
13. Extasis
14. Revirado
15. Mundo de los Dos
16. Buenos Aires Hora Cero
17. Maquillaje
18. Fracanapa
19. Video Institucional

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Encuentro de las Voces del Corrido Jr. Homero Guerrero , and Luis y Julian Manufacturer: Disa / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mexico | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AM6LR Release Date: 2003-08-05

Tracks:

1. Hijos de la China Hilaria - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
2. Pistoleros Famosos - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
3. Asesino a Sueldo - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
4. Mas Buscado - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
5. Misa de Cuerpo Presente - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
6. Tequileros - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
7. Venganza Mexicana - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
8. Dos Amigos - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
9. Yo Vencl Desierto - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
10. Thompson Calibre 45 - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
11. Pelona y la Peluda - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
12. Se Mam Becerro - Luis y Juli
13. Tres Tumbas - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
14. Nomlas Mujeres Quedan - Luis y Juli
15. Asesino - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
16. Roba Vacas - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
17. Abogada Blindada - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
18. Caballo 1/4 de Milla - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli
19. Eran Cuatro de a Caballo - Homero Guerrero, Jr.,
20. Regalo Caro - Luis y Juli Luis y Juli

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