This
is a charming disc of popular Latin American music. The disc opens
with a suite of dances by the Brazilian composer Mozart Camargo
Guarnieri. They are characteristic dances bearing the titles Brazilian
Dance, Savage Dance and Negro Dance, which sounds like it could have
been written by Elmer Bernstein.
They were composed over a twenty-year
period and were originally written for piano. The orchestral textures
are rich and colorful. Guarnieri studied in Paris with Charles Koechlin
and was a guest conductor at the Boston Symphony. Guarnieri composed
Encantamento in 1941. The music comes close to his the evocative music
teacher Koechlin. It begins with an atmospheric melody evocative of
nature, but the music quickly builds into languid dance and then to the
percussive rhythms of Brazilian folk music. The first hypnotic melody
returns and the work ends quietly.
The short piece by Alberto Ginastera - Overture to the creole Faust - was based on the story by Estanislao del Campo and dates from 1943. The overture has begins with a sinister melody that quickly turns into a dance, somewhat reminiscent of Estancia. The music settles into a reflective melody, developing into a more dramatic melody to close the work.
The short piece by Alberto Ginastera - Overture to the creole Faust - was based on the story by Estanislao del Campo and dates from 1943. The overture has begins with a sinister melody that quickly turns into a dance, somewhat reminiscent of Estancia. The music settles into a reflective melody, developing into a more dramatic melody to close the work.
The short piece, The
Wandering Tadpole of Silvestre Revueltas, is not well known. This is a
dance from a larger ballet for children. The music has a nice sense of
humor with various instruments darting back and forth with bits of
melody, and there are echoes of a mariachi band.
Venezuelan composer Inocente Carreno's Margaritena receives a spirited performance. The music is centered on a folk song Margarita es una lagrima, which Carreno skillfully weaves into a rhapsody. Juan Bautista Plaza, also born in Venezuela, was considered one of the founders of Venezuelan national music. The fuga romantica for strings, from 1950, was written as homage to Bach.
Venezuelan composer Inocente Carreno's Margaritena receives a spirited performance. The music is centered on a folk song Margarita es una lagrima, which Carreno skillfully weaves into a rhapsody. Juan Bautista Plaza, also born in Venezuela, was considered one of the founders of Venezuelan national music. The fuga romantica for strings, from 1950, was written as homage to Bach.
The selection closes with a work by Jose Pablo
Mocayo - Hupango. Hupango is a corruption of fandango and is a dance
performed on wooden planks. A brilliant score captures the essence of
the dance.
This is a great selection of Latin American music nicely performed by the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra under Maximiano Valdes. Highly recommended. (Amazon.com)
This is a great selection of Latin American music nicely performed by the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra under Maximiano Valdes. Highly recommended. (Amazon.com)
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