Fiesta de la Rumba [Import]

1. Papa Aggun [Guaguancó] - Celeste Mendoza

2. Beodos [Guaguancó]

3. Maria la O [Rumba Ablerta] - Carlos Embales

4. Bilongo Mato a Merced (Columbia) - Los Papines,

5. Cantaremos y Bailaremos (Yo Soy Descendiente de los Rumberos) [Guaguan]

6. Ultima Rumba [Guaguancó]

7. Chisme de la Cuchara [Guaguancó]

8. Consuelate Como Yo [Guaguancó] - Carlos Embales

9. Vida de Homero [Guaguancó] - Los Papines,

10. Oguere Mi China (Columbia)

11. Poder Mayor [Guaguancó]

12. Baba Cuello Mao [Yambú]

13. Mulato Rumbero [Guaguancó] - Carlos Embales,

14. Callejon de los Rumberos [Guaguancó] - Los Papines

15. Se Pierde en Esta Vida [Guaguancó] - Celeste Mendoza

16. Amalia [Guaguancó]

17. Donde Estabas Anoche [Guaguancó] - Carlos Embales

18. Prueba del Ritmo [Guaguancó]

19. Pim, Pam, Pum y Blen, Blen, Blen [Rumba] - Carlos Embales,

Fiesta de la Rumba,Various Artists,Egrem Records,Cuba,Guaguancó,Int'l & World Music,Latin,Latin Continuum,Pop,Rhumba

Average customer rating: CONTINUING THE DEFINITIVE LECUONA SERIES WOW! INCREDIBLE MUSIC AND PLAYING PIANIST OF PIANISTS PERFECTION: PIANO PLAYING DOESEN"T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS

Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 4 Ernesto Lecuona , Michael Bartos , Thomas Tirino , Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra , and Silesian Philharmonic Chorus Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 5 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 3 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Vol. 2 Ernesto Lecuona: The Complete Piano Music, Volume 1 Ultimate Collection ASIN: B0000016PP Release Date: 1999-02-15

Tracks:

1. Rumba - Rhapsody - Alexandra Montano
2. No Hables Mas!
3. No Puedo Contigo
4. Ahi Viene El Chino
5. Por Que Te Vas?
6. Lola Esta De Fiesta
7. En Tres Por Cuatro
8. Amorosa
9. Futurista
10. La Primera En La Frente
11. A La Antigua (El Tanguito De Mama)
12. Impromptu
13. La Danza Interrumpida
14. La Mulata
15. Arabesque
16. Ella Y Yo
17. La Cardenense
18. A Fin Te Vi!
19. Los Minstrel's
20. Vals Gitano
21. A Media Noche
22. Parisiana
23. Musetta
24. Vals Del Danubio
25. Broken Blossoms
26. Noches De Primavera
27. Vals De La Mariposa
28. Vals Azul
29. Paso Doble De Los Mantones

Customer Reviews:

CONTINUING THE DEFINITIVE LECUONA SERIES.......2004-09-14

In Each volume, Tirino's playing is Herculean. He understands all the forms-and then plays them flawlessly with total feel, command, poise, and technical panache this music requires. The rumba will have you begging for more! I don't think anyone could ever surpass the perfection Tirino brings to his Lecuona disks. Gold standard.

WOW!.......2001-05-17

I love this disc. Tirino is extraordinary from the first note to the last. How dare anyone call this great artist any other name but MAESTRO. This is a must have for any music lover. In fact, this is my favorite disk out of the whole Lecuona series on BIS. Get it, or you'll be waiting till the end of time for a better recording by any artist on these works, or on any Lecuona for that matter. 5 stars plus 100!

INCREDIBLE MUSIC AND PLAYING.......2001-05-04

This disc is fabulous from begining to end. Tirino is phenomenal-don't even DARE to think otherwise! This music swings and is beautiful from top to bottom. I'm going to buy all the discs in this series-if they are as good as this one, boy-I'm in for a treat. Highly recommended.

PIANIST OF PIANISTS.......2001-04-24

What more can be said of Tirino and his recordings of Lecuona's music except TOTAL, ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. This disc stands out for several reasons: The spirited Rumba with voices and chorus, and the Danzas Cubanas which are real gems. (as well as Vals Gitano). These danzas require EXTREME Left hand control of technique along with many colors and swing. I as a Cuban know this very well. I have never heard these pieces played better. Tirino's HUGE technique, beautiful sound, varied phrasing, and delicate subtelties never fail to amaze the listener-its incredible. Forget any negative comments-they are silly, stupid and uniformed. A better pianist, and better playing of this music you will never, EVER hear. If you want the best recordings of Lecuona's music, Tirino's series on the BIS label is IT. Get Lecuona's own recordings as well, as a point of reference. ENJOY!

PERFECTION: PIANO PLAYING DOESEN"T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.......2001-04-24

I own the entire Tirino/Lecuona series on the BIS label and I am a teacher at a major musical institution. I have heard a lot of piano playing in my life, including much Latin American piano music, which I have a special affinity for. Simply stated: Tirino plays this music like a God. Pianism of this high a calibre dosen't get any better. Period. Of all the discs in this series, this one is my favorite,(along with Volume 3). The rumba sizzles, and Tirino infuses it with breadth, stylistic colors and rhythm with real panache. And he wrote the Spanish lyric himself! Amazing. Tirino's technical skills are monumental, BIG, Lisztian in ability, certainly far above "Clementi" or "Scarlatti", good heavens. His playing is perfect for Lecuona-in fact-for ANYTHING. Beyond staggering technique he has a singing quality and subtelty of nuance and phrasing rarely heard nowadays-flexibility of sound with thousands of variations in phrasing, tone, dynamic, and pedal subtelties that make his musicianship stand FAR above many others. His tone is rich, full, NEVER BANGING (enough already, please!), aristocratic-never vulgar. Anyone who really knows good piano playing will hear it. Tirino's playing is very warm. The Danzas Cubanas (especially Lola esta de Fiesta) are magical. Put on Lecuona's recordings and compare them side by side to Tirino's. AMAZINGLY IDENTICAL! Fact: Tirino has been recognized as the Lecuona authority in the world for a reason-TIME magazine, The New York Times, and Stereo Review can't be wrong. Neither is the Lecuona family, who have endorsed his recordings, interpretations and work. There might not even be a discussion about Lecuona these days, had it not been for the work of Tirino.

In summary-Tirino is a GREAT artist and one would be hard pressed to imagine anyone else coming along and improving on his recordings. Comments made to the contrary can be dismissed as silly, uninformed vulgarity. If you want to hear great Lecuona, and great Piano playing by a tremendous artist, this disc and others in this series are for you. If not, it might be advisable to learn music, and re-wire your brain to try and listen differently.

Average customer rating: Flamenco! Beyond entertaining!! Boring Pepe never ceases to astound!

Flamenco! Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tarrega | Tarrega, Francisco | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Romero, Pepe | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar Janos Starker Brahms, Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas Bizet: Carmen Suite; Arlésienne Suites Nos. 1 & 2; Thomas: Mignon & Raymond Overtures Fennell: Suites 1 & 2 / Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale ASIN: B0000057MX Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

1. Flamenco: Fiesta en Jerez
2. Flamenco: Fandangos por Verdiales
3. Flamenco: Garrotin
4. Flamenco: Tanguillos
5. Flamenco: Peteneras
6. Flamenco: Jota
7. Flamenco: Carabana Gitana
8. Flamenco: Farruca y Rumba
9. Flamenco: Lamento Andaluz
10. Flamenco: Zorongo
11. Spanish Dance No. 6
12. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
13. Vidalita

Customer Reviews:

Flamenco!.......2004-05-21

First things first. Pepe Romero, of the famed "First Family of the Guitar," the Romeros, is an astoundingly good guitarist, and on this album he tackles the traditional flamenco repertoire with winning results. His guitar playing is superhuman in its fluidity and speed, yet he never sounds forced or mechanical. For the most part, he plays with the intense ragged intricacy required of this music, though in a few places his interpretations feel more classical than flamenco. However, I believe he recorded this in his teens, so some lapses in interpretation can be forgiven. He also proves himself very fluent in the classical guitar literature. Normally, these minor flaws would not warrant a full rating point deduction, and if I had never heard flamenco before I would be completely blown away by Romero, but I own a record by a guitarist (?) named Jose Greco, entitled "Tanzas Flamencas," which completely surpasses this recording. Greco seems to possess a more intuitive understanding of flamenco, and his music is certainly more emotionally expressive than Romero's, as well as exhibiting a much wider dynamic range. Either way, Romero does not disappoint, though Greco's LP is well worth seeking out.

Beyond entertaining!!.......2003-06-16

I play Flamenco guitar, and for anyone who knows flamenco - this IS flamenco! Fantastic! A MUST have! Anyone who doesn't know that, doesn't know music and passion - and specifically - flamenco.

Boring.......2001-09-02

Unfortuntely, this was one of my first encounters with the "flamenco guitar" and I have to say that it made me look away from flamenco for many years. I found it no more interesting than listening to a machine gun. Not until I heard Paco Peña several years later did I realize that not all flamenco had to be as boring as this CD.

Pepe never ceases to astound!.......2000-03-23

Every time I put this cd in my machine I have to brace myself for the unbelievable energy that comes from the speakers. The control Pepe has over his rasgueados (flourish-like effect produced by the fingers of the right hand)and tremelos is by far the best I have ever heard. His flamenco playing makes you want to get out and learn the steps yourself just to see what he's projecting. The only place where the recording is "iffy" is his duet with his father. It's a little shaky but hardly noticeable, could even be the arrangement itself. The very last piece, a duet with his brother Angel, is my very favorite. Played with some kind of double-stinged instrument (like a twelve sting guitar but different somehow) is had a very thick, beautiful quality to it.

Average customer rating:

Fiesta Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chabrier | Chabrier, Alexis Emanuel | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Delibes, Léo | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Glinka | Glinka, Mikhail | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music French | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DO73 Release Date: 1991-07-01

Average customer rating:

Fiesta de la Rumba Various Artists Manufacturer: Egrem Music Cuba ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Rhumba | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000549W2 Release Date: 2006-05-22

Tracks:

1. Papa Aggun [Guaguanc Celeste Mendoza
2. Beodos [Guaguanc
3. Maria la O [Rumba Ablerta] - Carlos Embales
4. Bilongo Mato a Merced (Columbia) - Los Papines,
5. Cantaremos y Bailaremos (Yo Soy Descendiente de los Rumberos) [Guaguan]
6. Ultima Rumba [Guaguanc Celeste Mendoza
7. Chisme de la Cuchara [Guaguanc
8. Consuelate Como Yo [Guaguanc Carlos Embales
9. Vida de Homero [Guaguanc Los Papines,
10. Oguere Mi China
11. Poder Mayor [Guaguanc Celeste Mendoza
12. Baba Cuello Mao [Yamb
13. Mulato Rumbero [Guaguanc Carlos Embales,
14. Callejon de los Rumberos [Guaguanc Los Papines
15. Se Pierde en Esta Vida [Guaguanc Celeste Mendoza
16. Amalia [Guaguanc
17. Donde Estabas Anoche [Guaguanc Conjunto Los Nuevos Roncos, Carlos Embales
18. Prueba del Ritmo [Guaguanc
19. Pim Pam Pum y Blen Blen Blen [Rumba] - Carlos Embales,

International Music:

1. Fundamento Yoruba, Vol. 1 [Import]
2. Gonzalo Rubalcaba [Import]
3. Grandes Orquestas Cubanas De Los Anos 50's [Import]
4. Grandes Orquestas Cubanas [Import]
5. Grupo de Xperimentacion: Sonora del Icaic, Vol. 4 [Import]
6. Guateque [Import]
7. Homenaje a Maduro [Import]
8. Ibiza Meets Africa [Import]
9. Je Vous Donnerai Toute Ma Vie, Mon Amour [Import]
10. L'indimenticabile Principe [Import]

International Music

International Music