Por Siempre

1. Si Volvieras

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4. Por Siempre

5. Otra Vez

6. Por las Noches

7. No Te Llamaré

8. Brujería

9. Mientras Me Quieras

10. Intento Comprender

11. Me Voy

12. I Wanna Go

13. Nuevo Amor [Version Salsa]

Por Siempre,Tranzas,Sony International,Latin,Latin Pop,Latin Pop/Rock

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Lecuona Plays Lecuona
Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!
The Cuban Chopin
Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . .
LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT

Ultimate Collection

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000003G71
Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

Malaguena
Andalucia
Ante el Escorial
San Francisco el grande
Siempre en mi corazon
Maria la O
Siboney
Noche azul
La comparsa
Danza negra
Danza lucumi
A la antigua
Canto del guajiro
Canto del guajiro
La habanera
Damisela encantadora
Crisantemo
Romantico
Rosa la china
Como arrullo de palmas
Palomitas blancas
Poetico
Estudiantina
Cordoba
Music Box
Mazurka en glisado
Polichinela
Gitanerias
Aragon
Valencia mora

Tracks:

La brisa y yo
Devuelveme el corazon
Preludio en la noche
Yo te quiero siempre
Pavo real
Vals de las sombras
Bell Flower
Zambra gitana
Por eso te quiero
Vals azul
Vals en si mayor
Muneca de cristal
Mi amor fue una flor
Vals en re bemol
Apasionado
Amorosa
Ahi viene el chino
Al fin te vi
Por que te vas?
Mientras yo comia maullaba un gato
Por que te vas?
Amorosa
Los minstrels
No hables mas
Dame tu amor
Vals en re bemol
La 32
Mis tristezas
En tres por cuatro
Munequita
Burlesca
La paloma
Music Box

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This collection includes Ernesto Lecuona's complete 1954 recordings plus a series of 78s made in 1927-28. Ten of the recordings were previously unreleased. This is a lot of lightweight Cuban piano music to deal with at once, but it's definitely worth doing. Lecuona's music, which is having a major revival, may not be important. But it's consistently charming and entertaining. The 78s, which sound surprisingly good, reveal even more of a virtuoso than do the later recordings, but throughout we hear playing that expresses the spirit of the music extremely well. And yes, the famous Malagueña is here, sounding very sexy. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Lecuona Plays Lecuona.......2007-05-12

Oh Boy! What can I tell you about this magnificent collection of musical jewels from our Maestro Lecuona. I bought the original Long Playing Record back in the 50's in my country.
I purchased it again shortly after my arrival to the US, and I was lucky enough to buy it on DVD from Amazon, once I found out they had it.

Joseph L. Alcover
Miami, FL

Lecuona the Cuban pianist is Great!.......2005-08-17

In my opinion this is one of the best CD's from Lacuona, Most of his piano compositions are recorded here (original ones), What, Ms. Leslie Gerber forgot to mention is that Mr.Lecuona was a band leader,"Lecuona and the Cuban Boys", remembers him? Or maybe she does not have sufficient information about him. The music from Lecuona still is very well alive today. I came across his recordings on my own, no one ever told me about this great pianist. I happened to hear the Malague?a by another great Cuban composer and band leader Perez Prado (The Real Mambo King) in one of his albums and Lecuona was the author. That got me interested in him. I'm pretty sure that Ms.Leslie Gerber does not mean any harm trying to put this composer down. It's just that maybe all she knows is Gerber baby food stuff!

The Cuban Chopin.......2004-06-18

What a great album and great value. There is music here that will make you smile, break your heart, inspire you, and Lecuona's skill is breathtaking. If you enjoy classical piano music (with a Cuban/Spanish influence), you'll love this. No, it doesn't display the virtuosity, complexity or seriousness of Lizst, Chopin or Beethoven, but it's fun, beautiful, dramatic yet accessible. You'll love it.

Lecuona, the musical genious . . . . ........2002-10-16

I feel compelled to identify myself first. I am Cuban born who arrived in the US in 1960 at the age of 16 years old. I am a US citizen since 1965 and a US Army Veteran of Viet Nam. I will die defending the right Ms. Leslie Garber has of expresing her opinions. But what I will not condone is her ignorance. To say that Lecuona writes "lightweight Cuban piano music" and that "Lecuona's music may not be important" is to show ignorance. A musician that composes GREAT music in several genres of the music world, a musician that in all genres has highly succesful pieces, and, a musician that after many years, (70-80 years) is still heard and admired can not be called other than MUSICAL GENIOUS and a CLASSICAL MUSICIAN. His music is so beautiful that it will live forever. From his Afro-Cuban compositions, to his romantic popular boleros, to his valses, to his Zarzuelas, Lecuona demonstrates once and again, time after time his immense musical talent. His Afro-Cuban "Cafetal", his romantic boleros "Noche Azul" and "Amapola", His vibrant and colorful "Comparsa" and "Andalucia", his classical Valses, just to mention a few things, makes Lecuona to stand together with the great musicians of the world. The fact that Hollywood made a film around "Estas en mi corazon" and that great singers, like Placido Domingo, want to sing Lecuona's music speaks immensely well of Lecuona/s greatness. The fact the popular instrumental orchestras like Faith, Conniff, Mantovani, Cugat have arranged and interpreted a lot of Lecuona's music also says a lot about Lecuona's versatility in his work. Lecuona is probably important to many millions of people and his music is certainly not lightweight. And if the only thing Ms. Garber can say about "Malaguena" is that "it sounds very sexy" is to demonstrate that she does not know a thing about music. It definitely does not give her the priviledge of commenting about Lecuona's music.

LECUONA IS NO LIGHTWEIGHT.......2002-02-27

Lecuona is one of the most important composers of Latin-America. He is by no means the "unimportant" and "lightweight" Leslie Gerber (whomever that may be) claims, having been hailed for performances of his earlier (and "less mature") works by the likes of Maurice Ravel.

Tracks:

Siboney
Noche azul
Andalucia
Por eso te quiero
Siempre en mi corazon
Maria la o
Canto karabali
Juventud
Malaguena
Damisela encantadora
La comparsa

Customer Reviews:

Gran album y gran señor........2007-03-29

Un super album de Domingo, para los amantes de la musica de Ernesto Lecuaona con sus mejores temas un gran disco para el romance.

Domingo con Lecuona: Combinacion maravillosa!.......2003-02-04

Glorious combination: Ernesto Lecuona and Placido Domingo!
Ernesto Lecuona was a virtuoso pianist and a composer of both classical and popular music. He wrote compositions for piano, opera, zarzuela (Spanish light opera), movie scores, and popular songs. He incorporated the rhythms of Cuban popular song (including afro-cuban) into his music. Placido Domingo and the Royal Philharmonic Orquestra provide a wonderful introduction to Lecuona's music. Songs like "Siboney," and "Malaguena" are standards in the repertoire of opera singers and require great voices to do them justice. "Maria la O" is from Lecuona's zarzuela of the same name. The songs on this CD are gorgeous, Placido Domingo sings them beautifully, and the accompaniment is wonderful. The two songs with more pronounced afro-cuban rhythms--"Canto Karabali" and "La comparsa"--are less suited to this kind of production, but the other 9 songs are so wonderful, I can overlook this. A real bonus--this CD includes liner notes and complete lyrics in Spanish, with translations into English, French and German.

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A Classic Recording
A must for a Placido fan
Great for what it is
Certainly not ALLL the Essential Domingo
Solid, comfortable, familiar -- very good!

Essential Placido Domingo

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Por Amor
Bravo Domingo
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Placido Domingo: A Love Until The End Of Time

ASIN: B00064AEYW
Release Date: 2004-10-26

Tracks:

Nessun Dorma!
Se Quel Guerrier Io Fossi!.. Celeste Aida
Ch'Ella Mi Creda Libero E Lontano
Una Furtiva Lagrima
Quando Le Sere Al Placido
Bimba Dagli Occhi
Addio, Fiorito Asi
Ingemisco
Amor Ti Vieta
Sincero Amor
Ah! Tout Est Bien Fini-O Souverain, O Juge, O Pere
Apri La Tua Finestra!
E Lucevan Le Stelle
Firenze E Come Un Albero Fiorito
Di Rigori Armato Il Seno
Sole E Amore
Von Der Jugend
Di Quella Pira

Tracks:

Te Quiero, Morena-Jota
La Roca Fria Del Calvario (Romanze)
Por El Humo Se Sabe Donde Esta El Fuego
Granada
Andalucia
Serenata Tapatia
Adoro
Siempre En Mi Corazon
Malaguena
Dulcinea
The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
In Pace
Maria
Perhaps Love
Love Came For Me
A Love Until The End Of Time

Customer Reviews:

A Classic Recording.......2007-03-09

This was a great buy for me. The power and accuracy of Placido's voice are demonstrated well. Two CD's and 34 songs--just can't beat that for the price.

A must for a Placido fan.......2005-04-23

If you've continously listened to this master of tenors and said "wow, I like it, I want to listen even more of him", then raise it to 5 stars, which is the rating I personally give the CD; HOWEVER, if you've only heard him once or not at all, you might want to wait a while and get to know him and other tenors better. Why? Well, disc 1 is the "classical" disc, with arias from famous operas and choral pieces by Puccini and the like, but disc 2, the "modern" or "popular" disc, contains music that will leave you a bit puzzled, since it's is not for everyone; a lot of people have never heard zarzuela or tunes by Manzanero or Lecuona. In short, this disc is better suited for fans of Placido or people who want to know him better, if not, it still is a top choice, and this way you just might fall in love with him (well, his singing, not him literally).

Great for what it is.......2005-01-13

I agree with the previous poster that this does not contain his great dramatic stuff like otello/wagner, but the collection is a beautiful one. There are some great recordings here, and his crossover stuff(maria, Dulcinea, impossible dream) is very interesting. His opera is of course impecable and brilliant. Finally we get to hear Domingo's high C in Di Quella Pira, and its a good one. The zarzuela or spanish operetta type songs and are wonderful.

I found this to be beautiful and exhilirating to listen to.

Certainly not ALLL the Essential Domingo.......2005-01-03

I grew up with Placido Domingo. Not in the sense of being boyhood friends, but rather in the sense that he was part of my "Golden Age" at the Metropolitan Opera. Of the "Three Tenors" (more Marketing hype than useful grouping of three fine singers) Domingo was the most dramatic - the "heaviest" of the three. His repertoire extended well beyond the lyric - and that's why this collection is not all the "essential" Domingo, but rather offers an interesting look at the lighter, more lyric side of Placido Domingo. You won't find Lohengrin or Otello here, but you will find many of the more lyric tenor arias from Verdi, Puccini and Donizetti - to name a few.

There is an "edge" to Domingo's voice that perhaps accounts for his ability to transition successfully into the heavier repertory. I find that tonal quality particularly noticeable in this collection - and sometimes too pronounced. On the other hand, there are a few wonderful surprises. His "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore is a stand out. Its rare you here a tenor with this much power sing the role. The duet "Bima dagli occhi" from Madama Butterfly with Renata Scotto, again casts Pinkerton with a quality tenor not often found in the opera house any more. I loved the selection from Gianni Schicchi - when is the last time you found Rinuccio cast with this size tenor voice - and the Italian tenor's aria from Rosenkavalier is a treasure from a recording currently out of print. And then there is one of Domingo's signature roles - Jack Rance in Puccini's La Fanciulla del West. No one sings Rance better than Domingo - and the excerpt from the complete recording finds Domingo at his very best.

Disk two is devoted to song - popular and classical. There is a fair amount of tripe - too much cross over (as in who needs to hear Domingo sing "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha - Broadway is not Mr. Domingo's genre). But there are some wonderful cuts as well - "Granada" is a Domingo encore specialty, and I was particularly struck by the song "In Pace" from the motion picture Hamlet - I never saw the film and was truly taken aback at how beautiful a song this is, and Domingo's voice soars.

I found the sound of these CD's a bit "tinny". Perhaps its the analogue to digital conversion, but I was disappointed in the overall sound. The album is badly mistitled "The Essential Placido Domingo". Certainly this is some of the essential Domingo - and some very wonderful examples of the lyric Domingo - but there is clearly a volume two to come - the dramatic Placido Domingo. But why wait - buy this fine collection, and then feast on some of the complete recordings such as Otello or Lohengrin.

Solid, comfortable, familiar -- very good!.......2005-01-01

Why wait to see if this reviewer enjoyed Sony's latest offering: I did, and so will you. Hats off to Sony for getting it right with this two CD, 34-song bonanza of Placido Domingo singing -- well, as the name implies -- the essentials, from opera to Broadway to Hollywood, in a mix that keeps its distance while holding it all together in a package that breeds enough familiarity to make even the most harsh tenor critic purr. The more clasical offerings are on the first CD and the more sentimental are on disc two. Interestingly, I found side two more seductive and subdued in tone, and enjoyed listening to Mr. Domingo's interpretation of such popular favorites as "Maria" from "West Side Story", "Dulcinea" from "Man From LaMancha" and a couple duets with John Denver (Perhaps Love) and Maureen McGovern (A Love Without End). The songs selected for side two actually did set a thematic tone. Readers of my reviews know that I place a high value on a CDs overall ability to present what is offered in a bundle that sets and keeps a mood. I usually ask two questions: is it consistent once the mood is set; and does it keep the listener in that mood throughout once established? Here, well, here, I break from tradition and profess some confusion. The mood on disc one is not thematic but ecclectic -- from solo's to duets, from live recordings to studio, from one orchestra to the next, from upbeat to mellow. Technically, while there is some difference in the overall sound quality while switching from one setting to another, it is something you would have to listen for to catch, and becaue of this doesn't amount to a serious flaw as presented. What saves disc one from my usual "tenor blahs" is Mr. Domingo's exceptional voice and the selection of songs chosen -- which, while altering between one mood and another, are all familiar enough that we listen with knowing ease to what we expect. This isn't the kind of CD you put on while holding a conversation with anyone, but rather one you would put on, close your eyes and listen to for its sheer technical achievement -- or more precisely for Mr. Domingo's talent. The voice is clear and strong and passinate and reflects Mr. Domingo's control of his range and interpretive skills. Listen to Verdi's "Ingemisco" with The London Symphony and Leonard Bernstein; Puccini's "Bimba Dagli Occhi" with Renata Scoto (he sings a couple meodies with Scoto) and Umberto Giordino's "Amor ti Vieta" from Fedora to get an idea of what I am referring to here. It took me a couple sessions with each side to settle down and appreciate what was offered. Hopefully this review will get you ready and you will enjoy it from the start. PJW

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LO MEJOR DE LOS MEJORES EN UN DISCO.
Incredible!!!
Magnifico
This is pure emotion that reaches into your very soul.
"Bello"

Por el Amor de Siempre
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Por Mujeres Como Tu
Por una Mujer Bonita
No Soy de Nadie
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Lo Grande de los Grandes

ASIN: B00000GWX7
Release Date: 1999-02-09

Tracks:

Llamarada
Lo Que No Fue No Sera
Despues De Tanto
El Amar Y El Querer
Donde Estes, Con Quien Estes
Este Terco Corazon
Des Amores
Me Estoy Acostumbrando A Ti
Si Tu Te Vas
Algo De Mi

Customer Reviews:

LO MEJOR DE LOS MEJORES EN UN DISCO........2004-12-12

Sencillamente IMPRESIONANTE, lo mejor de CAMILO SESTO, NAPOLEON, JOSE JOSE, en la magnifica voz de PEPE AGUILAR, un cd que NO DEBE FALTAR EN TU COLECCION, para esos momentos de TRANQUILIDAD Y DE AMOR,, nada como este cd.

A MUST HAVE CD, a TRIBUTE to CAMILO SESTO, NAPOLEON, JOSE JOSE, in the magnun voice of PEPE AGUILAR, the Best for your collection, in a MIX of love and tranquility, this is a must...that you can't miss.

Incredible!!!.......2001-02-22

I speak very little Spanish, and understand even less. However, I love to listen to Spanish music. The first time I heard a Pepe Aguilar song I became obssessed with finding out who he was. After asking a co-worker who he was, I ran out that night and bought this CD, and Por Mujeres Como Tu. In the past 3 months, I must have listened to this CD more than 100 times. It is the most beautiful, heart felt, incredible, awesome CD EVER recorded!!! I can not say enough how this man and his music have touched me. Pepe's voice is in my opinion the most awe inspiring I have EVER heard in ANY language. I now own 4 of his CD's.

Magnifico.......2000-02-24

I just love this CD. Pepe has such beautiful voice and because of this he has created his very own unique style for singing romantic rancheras. The music arrangements to these old songs are incredible. In addition to that he seems like a very down to earth kind of guy, he has a lot of "carisma" just like his father. Last year I was very fortunate to see him at the his first ever Universal Amphitheater Concert in LA and it was wonderful!

This is pure emotion that reaches into your very soul........1999-11-10

Pepe has yet again delivered an emotionally provocative set of heart-felt ballads. He continues to touch every aspect of the human emotion, from heartache to happiness at its deepest. "El Mariachi" is truly an artist worthy of generations of admiration.

"Bello".......1999-10-18

I must encourage all of you who love to hear beautiful, soulful music to stop by and listen to just one of Pepe Aguilar's songs from this album. It is beautiful!! My favorites, and it is very difficult to just chose one or two...are tracks #1 and #8. Please, listen and enjoy a wonderfully, sexy hour or so, of some of the most seductive sounds and voice you'll every hear. A voice that I can't seem to describe. But it is somewhere between "hauntingly beautiful" and "richly smooth" ENJOY

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Contigo por Siempre
Beto Y Sus Canarios
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La Muerte del Soplon
El Amor Que Nunca Fue
Desatados
Crossroads: Cruce de Caminos

ASIN: B000J3EBAS
Release Date: 2006-11-07

Tracks:

Se Termin Amor [Ranchera/Tecno Banda]
Muchacha Bonita [Norte
Bailando [Cumbia]
No Puedo Estar Sin Ti [Ranchera/Tecno Banda]
Esta Noche [Ranchera]
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Desesperado [Norte
Colombia Rock [Cumbia]
Mis Dos Amantes [Corrido]
Recuame un Poquito [Ranchera/Tecno Banda]
Amigo Nada M

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Por Siempre Che!

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ASIN: B000A2RUK6

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1 Che comandante - Nicolas Guillen - 2 Hasta siempre - Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales - 3 El aparecido - Victor Jara - 4 Cancion funebre por Che Guevara - Quilapayun - 5 Che Guevara - Nicolas Guillen - 6 Cancion del elegido - Silvio Rodriguez - 7 Una cancion necesaria - Vicente Feliu - 8 Diciembre 3 y 4 - Noel Nicola - 9 Consternados, rabiosos - Mario Benedetti - 10 Su nombre ardio como un pajar - Patricio Manns - 11 Guitarra en duelo mayor - Angel Parra - 12 Nada mas (Homenaje a Ernesto Guevara) - Atahualpa Yupanqui - 13 Elegia al Che Guevara - Quilapayun - 14 Homenaje - Juvencio Valle - 15 Carta al Che - Inti Illimani - 16 Zamba del Che - Victor Jara - 17 Que pare el son - Carlos Puebla y sus Tradicionales - 18. Carta de despedida al Che - Fidel Castro

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Grandes Idolos: Exitos Por Siempre
Various Artists
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00019G48W
Release Date: 2004-01-27

Tracks:

Detalles (Detalhes) - Roberto Carlos
Porque Yo Te Amo - Sandro
Una Vieja Cancie Amor
Cara de Gitana
Tu Nombre en la Arena
Frente a Una Copa de Vino - Luisito Rey
Que Mal Amada Est- Gualberto Castro
Amanto de Ocasi
Ansiedad - Albert Hammond, Albert Hammond
Nomas Contigo - Mario Quintero
Secretamente - Enrique Guzm
Nunca Supe Mde Ti - Sergio Denis
Por Ti
O QuizSimplemente le Regalna Rosa - Leonardo Favio
Solo Una Vez - Leo Dan

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Miguel Fleta, Vol. 3

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HIS BEST RECORDINGS ARE ON THIS DISC!

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Miguel Fleta, Vol. 3

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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Miguel Fleta

ASIN: B0000023PB
Release Date: 1997-05-20

Tracks:

La Favorita: Spirto gentil (Donizetti)
Lohengrin: Da voi lonton
Lohengrin: Cigno gentil
Manon: O dolce incanto... Chiudo gli occhi
Sadko: De grandes perlas y diamantes lleno
Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
Granadians
Berceuse
Nebbie
Berceuse
Waltz No. 15
Nana
Jota
Mi tierra
Adios triguena
La fematera
Si fuera un aeroplano
La fematera
La Dolores: Aragon, la mas famosa
El Guitarrico: Suena guitarrico mio
Sangre de Reyes: Adios para siempre
Dona Francisquita: Por el humo se sabe

Customer Reviews:

HIS BEST RECORDINGS ARE ON THIS DISC!.......2005-01-12

MIGUEL FLETA IS THE MOST INTERESTING TENOR I HAVE EVER HEARD. I ENJOY HIS ART FROM TIME TO TIME.

THE FIRST FIVE SELECTIONS ON THIS DISC CAPTURE HIS 18TH-19TH CENTURY VOCAL TECHNIQUE (later named bel canto)AT ITS BEST AND IT ENABLES HIM TO VARY NOT ONLY HIS DYNAMIC RANGE IN EXTREMES BUT ALSO HIS TONAL COLOR. HE HAS ASTOUNDING AGILITY. HE HAS A VERY LARGE VOICE STRONG ON THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM. HOWEVER, WHEN HE SINGS VERISMO AND FORTE, HE LOSES SOLIDITY AND INTONATION.

IT SEEMS THAT HE DID NOT PERFECT THE BEL CANTO TECHNIQUE WITH REGARD TO BREATHING AND HIS FABLED PIANI AND DIMINUENDI OFTEN SWITCH REGISTERS AUDIBLY AND WOBBLE THEIR WAY HOME. YET HE SINGS WITH GREAT HEART AND AFFECTINGLY.