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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Celebración: Gustavo Dudamel & Juan Diego Flórez:2010 Opening Night Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall
In October 2010, Gustavo Dudamel was joined by close musical friend, Juan Diego Flórez for the gala opening of his second season as Music Director of the LA Philharmonic. Performing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the sparkling program featured Rossini arias and overtures as well as popular songs and dances that celebrate the two artists’ Latin American heritage. “Flórez sang splendidly… his Rossini with Dudamel was all class… Dudamel brought out wonderful instrumental details. The orchestra sparkled.” Los Angeles Times The DVD includes interviews with both Gustavo Dudamel and Juan Diego Flórez. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gustavo Dudamel and his Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela (SBYOV) have stunned audiences worldwide with their explosive Latin-American showpieces. This is a unique album: no other conductor or orchestra in the world could deliver a recording like this. Passion and excitement are guaranteed! The recording captures the excitement of the live experience, juxtaposing contrasting showpieces such as the Stravinsky-like rhythmic drive of Revueltas’s Sensemaya, the expansive lusciousness of Danzón no. 2 by Marquez, the vibrant ballet suite Estancia by Ginastera and Bernstein’s well known Mambo. The moment when the musicians are revealed dressed in their national colours has become the signature of the SBYOV, as is the blistering energy and exuberance with which they perform these pieces. “The playing is polished and spirited and, if you relish catchy rhythms and vivid colours interlaced with some brooding Latin passion, then this disc is for you.” The Telegraph, 16th April 2009 *** “Anybody who has been lucky enough to experience Gustavo Dudamel and his remarkable orchestra in a concert will want to hear this collection, a live recording from Caracas which captures the sheer joy and panache of their music-making...Dudamel has patented his own unique brand of music-making that is very special indeed.” The Guardian, 6th June 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Mi Alma Mexicana - My Mexican Soul
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas, Alondra de la Parra Alondra de la Parra, one of the most compelling examples of today's young generation of conductors, and The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas are celebrating Mexico’s 2010 Bicentennial with true musical fireworks. Featuring a wide range of vibrant orchestral music from Mexican composers written over the past 200 years, including two world premiere recordings by Eugenio Toussaint and Enrico Chapela. "Ms. de la Parra elicited a vibrantly nuanced performance whose bristling conclusion had the audience … on their feet" (The New York Times on a live performance) “This is highly listenable, lyrical fare with shades of Copland and Gershwin, the participants' passion audible in every bar” Classic FM Magazine, November 2010 **** “[Alondra de la Parra] does a real service with this beautifully performed survey of works from the late 19th century to the present. For many, the music will be a real find, from the sunny and infectious “Huapango” of José Pablo Moncayo to the unabashedly lush Intermezzo from Ricardo Castro’s opera “Atzimba.”” New York Times, 26th November 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Antony Hermus | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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El Sistema” (the music education program in Venezuela, founded in 1975 by economist and musician Jose Antonio Abreu, under the name “Social Action for Music”) has produced an incredible amount of young, talented and enthusiastic musicians, forming (youth) orchestras of amazing quality (f.i. the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Dudamel). The Orchestra Sinfonica de Venezuela is the State orchestra under the inspiring baton of maestro Theodore Kuchar, playing with an infectious energy and fire, which can be heard and experienced in this colourful and vibrant selection of compositions of Latin American composers: Revueltas, Moncayo, Marquez, Romero. More than one hour musical festival of blazing sun, sea, landscapes, rhythm and colour! New recording. Stretching from Mexico to Argentina and covering miles of lush, idyllic landscape, Latin America has long been a source of inspiration for all manner of artists. This engaging release details a wonderful collection of music by composers native to the continent, all of whom have sought to capture its identity in their work. Beginning with Moncayo’s famous Huapango, a vibrant showpiece written in 1941 and which incorporates three of Mexico’s popular dances, the compilation traverses an array of distinctive, regional rhythms that have been integrated into traditional and formal structures. From Hung’s Kanaima – a Venezuelan evocation of the rainforest’s majesty – to Fernández’s Afro-Brazilian dance ‘Batuque’, taken from his nationalistic opera Malazarte, the collection also highlights the importance of Western influence in Latin American music: not only was Romero’s Tocatta Bachiana inspired by the famous D minor Toccata and Fugue BWV565 by J.S. Bach, but Revueltas’ work demonstrates a clear affinity for the harmonic language of European modernists such as Stravinsky. Spanning over 50 years of composition, this release reveals Latin America’s great cultural diversity and is the perfect starting-point for anyone wishing to explore the continent’s rich artistic landscape. With the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra delivering awe-inspiring performances under their esteemed director Theodore Kuchar, it’s a must-buy. “This is as good as a Latin American hits collection gets. The Venezuela Symphony Orchestra is on superb form, at least as good and as spirited as the more famous Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra; their American director, Theodore Kuchar, leads energetic performances that really get into the music’s ethnic spirit...It’s all a boatload of fun. Played with swagger and excitement, conducted totally idiomatically, recorded well, and sold for dirt cheap.” MusicWeb International, April 2013 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | From the New World
Youth Orchestra of the Americas, Jean-Pascal Hamelin | |
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Fresh from the triumph of their 2007 Prom appearance, this is the album everyone has been waiting for! Gustavo Dudamel and his Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela have stunned audiences worldwide with their explosive Latin-American showpieces; now they bring this repertoire into the recording studio. A unique album: no other conductor or orchestra in the world could deliver a recording like this. Passion and excitement are guaranteed! “A disc devoted to works by Venezuelan, Mexican and Argentinian composers (along with the Latin American-inspired Mambo from Bernstein’s West Side Story) might seem too much of a good thing, but the spirit of the performances is infectious and the music will appeal to a much wider audience than just concert-goers. The highlight here is the Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera’s brilliantly orchestrated Dances from the Ballet, Estancia (Ranch), a sort of Latin American response to Copland’s Rodeo. The Bernstein rounds off the “fiesta” in rollicking style. The verve and enthusiasm of these remarkable young musicians more than compensate for some less than inspired scores and rough edges in the playing.” Sunday Times, 22nd June 2008 *** “I am not sure anything quite like Gustavo Dudamel and his extraordinary group of young musicians have ever hit the Proms before. Whatever you have read about the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra can't convey the brilliance and disarming exuberance of their playing” Andrew Clements, The Guardian “There is, as expected, plenty of energy on display, from the young musicians as much as from the music itself, but there is also repose and atmosphere. Ultimately, though, it is the festive that wins out. The whole disc...is a celebration of youthful talent.” The Telegraph, 5th July 2008 “One happy consequence of the Bolívar Orchestra's ascendancy is that Latin American repertoire previously known to connoisseurs has gained circulation… the one widely acknowledged masterpiece, Sensemayá by Silvestre Revueltas, which emulates The Rise of Spring in its sound but has its own Mexican character. Dudamel paces it beautifully, slow enough for the energetic strings and forthright brass to have maximum effect as it builds up.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** “As music writers, we often twist ourselves into a pretzel trying to define what makes one interpretation superior to the next, but there's something about this performance that just is. …it's the infectious hardcore Latin spirit that, once sampled, stayed embedded in your imagination.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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Gramophone Awards 2008
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