Fiesta

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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,... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 19th May 2008
Catalogue No: E4777457
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Length: 75 minutes

Presto Recording of the Week

19th May 2008
Gramophone Awards

2008

Finalist - Orchestral
Gramophone Magazine

August 2008

Disc of the Month

Revueltas: Sensemayá

Work length6:37

$0.85

$1.15

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

Carreño, I: Margaritena

Work length13:28

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

Estévez: Mediodía en el Llano

Work length8:01

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

Márquez: Danzón No. 2

Work length9:46

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

Romero, Aldemaro: Suite para cuerdas (version for orchestra)

Work length7:01

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

Fuga con Pajarillo

Track length7:01

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Ginastera: Estancia - complete ballet, Op. 8

Work length12:01

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

I. Las tradbajadores agrícolas

Track length2:56

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II. Danza del trigo

Track length3:43

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III. Los peones de hacienda

Track length1:58

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IV. Danza final (Malambo)

Track length3:24

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Castellanos, E: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Suite Sinfónica)

Work length16:15

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

Excerpt, Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

Work length2:28

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Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra
Gustavo Dudamel
Recorded: 2008-01-12
Recording Venue: Centro de Acción Social por la Música, Sala Simón Bolivar, Caracas

IV. Mambo

Track length2:28

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Recording of the Week, Fiesta! - Dudamel and the Venezuelans

19th May 2008

The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra scintillate in a programme of Latin American showpieces including music by Revueltas, Romerto, Ginastera and Castellanos.

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!

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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.

August 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.

22nd June 2008

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.

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

5th July 2008

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.

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