| 1. Mariachi Loco - Mariachi Arriba Juarez |
| 2. Negra - Mariachi Arriba Juarez |
| 3. Bruja |
| 4. Pipiripau - Mariachi Arriba Juarez |
| 5. Querreque - Grupo Chicontepec |
| 6. Del Moņo Colorado |
| 7. Siquisiri |
| 8. Macarena - Mariachi Arriba Juarez |
| 9. Corrido de Chihuahua - Mariachi Arriba Juarez |
| 10. Potpurri Agustin Lara |
| 11. Sinaloense - Grupo Siembra |
Fiesta Mexicana,Various Artists,St. Clair Records,Latin,Mexican,Mexican Folk,Mexico
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Fennell: Suites 1 & 2 / Folk Song Suite / Toccata Marziale
Gustav Holst , Ralph Vaughan Williams , Peter Mennin , Vincent Persichetti , Herbert Owen Reed , Frederick Fennell , and Eastman Wind Ensemble Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000IIX5 Release Date: 1999-04-13 |
Tracks:
- Suite No. 1 In E-Flat, Op. 28a: 1. Chaconne
- Suite No. 1 In E-Flat, Op. 28a: 2. Intermezzo
- Suite No. 1 In E-Flat, Op. 28a: 3. March
- Suite No. 2 In F, Op. 28b: 1. March
- Suite No. 2 In F, Op. 28b: 2. Song Without Words
- Suite No. 2 In F, Op. 28b: 3. Song Of The Blacksmith
- Suite No. 2 In F, Op. 28b: 4. Fantasia On The Dargason
- Folk Song Suite: 1. March: Seventeen Come Sunday
- Folk Song Suite: 2. Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy
- Folk Song Suite: 3. March: Folk Songs From Somerset
- Toccata Marziale - Ralph Vaughan Williams_
- Canzona - Peter Mennin
- Psalm - Vincent Persichetti
- La Fiesta Mexicana, Mexican Folk Song Symphony For Band: 1. Prelude And Aztec Dance
- La Fiesta Mexicana, Mexican Folk Song Symphony For Band: 2. Mass
- La Fiesta Mexicana, Mexican Folk Song Symphony For Band: 3. Festival
Customer Reviews:
Fennell Interpretation.......2007-05-14
Keystone Does Canzona and La Fiesta Better.......2005-11-10
Great music.......2005-10-14
Brilliant band performances.......2003-12-05
These works for band or wind ensembles were often performed by college or university bands. Indeed, I heard some of them at the College of San Mateo and San Jose State College during the 1960's, right at the time that Mercury was continuing to issue such fine classical recordings. These performances were all recorded with a single microphone, much like RCA's "New Orthophonic" series, but I have often felt that these had better overall sound than the RCA Red Seal recordings of the early 1950's.
The effects of superb, monophonic, high fidelity have seldom been better represented than in the very colorful "La Fiesta Mexicana" by Herbert Owen Reed, given an absolutely dazzling performance by the Eastman musicians.
The two suites for military band by Gustav Holst, as well as Ralph Vaughan Williams' "English Folk Song Suite" and "Toccata Marziale" are representative of a high point in British music, the early twentieth century. Holst and Vaughan Williams were very good friends and compatriots; they both wrote exceptionally well for wind and brass. These are top-notch performances that set a benchmark for the numerous college and university bands who dared to perform these challenging works.
Less known are Peter Mennin's "Canzona for Wind Band" and Vincent Persichetti's "Psalm for Band," but these works by twentieth century American composers are also well performed in these recordings.
This compilation is definitely a musical "treasure" and have seldom sounded as good as in this digital remastering by Phillips.
like finding a long-lost baseball card.......2003-11-30
Bob Rixon
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Fiesta!
Manufacturer: Reference Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000158J Release Date: 1992-09-24 |
Tracks:
- La Fiesta Mexicana: Prelude And Aztec Dance
- La Fiesta Mexicana: Mass
- La Fiesta Mexicana: Carnival
- Santa Fe Saga
- Symphonic Dance No. 3: 'Fiesta'
- Fiesta del Pacifico
- Fandango - Fandango
Amazon.com
Howard Dunn died just weeks after the release of this 1990 recording. He had served for 20 years on the faculty of Southern Methodist University, where he led the SMU Wind Symphony and taught music history and conducting. As the founder and artistic director of the Dallas Wind Symphony, which made its debut in 1985, he helped transform what was initially a sight-reading group into one of the few all-professional, non-military wind bands in the country. That Dunn left behind a first-rate organization is clear enough from these readings. The virtuosic writing of Gould's Santa Fe Saga sparks the Texans to some fine playing, as does the colorful scoring of H. Owen Reed's La Fiesta Mexicana--a large-scale work that pays off its debt to Hindemith, and its even more evident borrowings from Petrushka, in shiny new pesos. The extraordinary ambiance of the Meyerson Symphony Center is nicely captured as well: live but not too reverberant, with a superbly graduated decay, it proves to be ideal for this music. --Ted LibbeyCustomer Reviews:
Me gusta mucho! (I like it alot).......2002-10-01
I bought this album just because it had a recording of La Fiesta Mexicana, one of my favorite pieces from college. While the performance was crisp, I felt the tempo was a little slow. The recording level was also a little too low in my opinion. I realize this is done to allow for proper dynamic range, but combined with the slow tempo, I felt this recording lacked the sense of frenzy and zest that thrilled me so much when I played the piece in college. Nonetheless, I'm glad I finally have a decent recording of it.
I had never heard of any of the other pieces on this album, so I had few expectations. But every single one is a delight, just as interesting and exciting as La Fiesta Mexicana. The performances are all tight, dynamic, and nuanced. The recording is clear, with a good mix. While each piece is distinctly different from the others, the Mexican theme gives the album a self-consistent flavor.
I definitely recommend this album to anyone who loves "classical" music and is looking for something fun with a slightly modern feel.
I listened to it and IT was great!.......1999-02-17
Thank you. Ameerah Washington
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Orff: Carmina Burana Suite; Bird: Serenade for Wind Instruments; Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000GNOHNW Release Date: 2006-08-29 |
Tracks:
- I. O Fortuna, Velut Luna
- II. Fortune Plango Vulnera
- III. Ecce Gratum
- IV. Tanz: Uf Dem Anger
- V. Floret Silva Nobilis
- VI. Were Diu Werlt Alle Min
- VII. Amor Volat Undique
- VIII. Ego Sum Abbas
- IX. In Taberna Quando Sumus
- X. In Trutina
- XI. Dulcissime
- XII. Ave, Formossissima
- XIII. Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi
- I. Allegro Moderato
- II. Adagio
- III. Allegro Assai
- IV. Allegro Energico
- I. Prelude And Aztec Dance
- II. Mass
- III. Carnival
Customer Reviews:
Carmina, the winds expound!.......2007-01-13
The vocal part is totally missing from this Carmina Burana Suite.......2006-11-21
The vocal part is totally missing from this Carmina Burana Suite. When I bought it, I was not paying attention. What a mistake! Can you imagine Beethoven's Ninth Symphany without the vocal part?
Three Four-Letter Composers.......2006-09-17
Probably for most buyers the big attraction here will be the suite taken from Carl Orff's 'Carmina Burana' but for me it was the least attractive thing on the CD. Although it is expertly done and expertly played, as well as expertly recorded, I cannot, I'm sorry to admit, hear this music without supplying in my mind's ear the vocal parts of the score, missing in this all-instrumental version. After all the original requires vocal soloists and three choirs. That (rather large for me) quibble aside, this is a good performance of the suite as arranged by John Krance. The arrangement shortens the original partly by eliminating lots of Orff's repeats, appropriate in a non-vocal version.
The big discovery here, though, is the delectable Wind Serenade, Op. 40 of the all-but-forgotten Arthur Bird. He was born in Belmont, Massachusetts in 1856, had his initial instruction in music from his father and uncle who were hymn composers and arrangers. He was sent in his teens to Berlin where he studied for several years, eventually becoming a friend and acolyte of Franz Liszt. He returned briefly to North American (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and then moved back to Berlin permanently where he married a rich widow, living in a palace and maintaining a sumptuous downtown Berlin apartment. He wrote an opera, 'Daphne', and is reputed to be the first American to write music for a major ballet, 'Rübezahl.' He wrote an early wind octet for the famous French flute virtuoso, Paul Taffanel, but that is not the work heard here. The notes for this release are virtually non-existent and they get the instrumentation wrong. My ears tell me that this work is for ten winds -- two each of flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons and horns. The work is in four movements and lasts a little more than twenty-four minutes. It is exceedingly tuneful, has a skillful contrapuntal texture for much of its length, is harmonically very much of the late 19th-century, reminding me at times of chamber works for wind by Richard Strauss or Ludwig Thuille. In my opinion, this work is worthy of frequent presentation. It is a truly superior work of its kind. And the Peabody wind players do a heckuva job here. I've now listened to the work four times and keep discovering new delights.
Much better known, at least in the band world, is the music of the now-96-year-old H. Owen Reed, the long-time professor of composition at Michigan State University and a doyen of wind band music in America. 'La Fiesta Mexicana' is a wind symphony based on Mexican folksongs and from its premiere in the mid-1950s by the US Marine Band, for whom it was written, it has been played literally hundreds of times by wind ensembles all over the world. It has also served as music for a ballet. It is notable for its rhythmic complexity (especially in the third movement), creative use of brass and percussion, and a hieratic complexion unexpectedly compatible with echoes of mariachi music. I counted six other recordings of the work available here at Amazon.com. I know those conducted by renowned band conductors Frederick Fennell and Eugene Corporon and the present recording deserves to stand in their company. This is a sizzling account of the lovable work.
I am giving this recording five stars even though I was less than sold by the wind ensemble arrangement of 'Carmina Burana.' That's because I suspect that others will love it and am willing to concede that my response may be idiosyncratic.
Scott Morrison
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Fiesta Mexicana
Various Artists Manufacturer: St. Clair Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004SSGS Release Date: 2000-04-25 |
Tracks:
- El Mariachi Loco - Mariachi Arriba Juarez
- La Negra - Mariachi Arriba Juarez
- La Bruja - Chucho Gil
- El Pipiri Pau - Mariachi Arriba Juarez
- El Querreque - Gpo. Chicontepec
- La Del Mono Colorado - Marimba Brisas Del Grijalba
- El Siquisiri - Chucho Gil
- La Macarena - Mariachi Arriba Juarez
- Corrido De Chihuahua - Mariachi Arriba Juarez
- Potpurri Agustin Lara - Marimba Brisas Del Grijalba
- El Sinaloense - Grupo Siembra
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American Dreams
Manufacturer: Klavier ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000009JQ0 Release Date: 1993-05-17 |
Tracks:
- Bernstein-Grundman: Candide Overture
- Schuman: George Washington Bridge
- Copland: An Outdoor Overture
- Copland-Hindsley: El Salon Mexico
- Schuman: New England Triptych; No. 1: Chester
- -8. Reed (H. Owen): La Fiesta Mexicana
Album Description
Wind symphony classics from the American composers Copland, Bernstein, Schuman, and H. Owen Reed.Customer Reviews:
Recording Quality Sub Par compared to the Dallas Wind Symphony recording.......2006-05-18
The DWS recording is the must have version if you must choose. It's a standout in recording quality and interpretation.
It's for these reasons that you can find so many of Reference's CD's on The Absolute Sound's" top CD list.
Just be careful. It has ruined many high end stereo amps and speakers by guileless owners who underestimate the dynamics that lie within!
I have both and glad I have them. I just wouldn't put the Cincinatti first over all others!
Incredible wind band music .......2005-11-02
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Fiesta Mexicana: Mariachi & Folksongs
Trio Azteca , and De Norte a Sur Manufacturer: Arc Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000001IL3 Release Date: 1997-03-25 |
Tracks:
- Feria de Las Flores
- Bamba
- Bikina
- Tilingo
- Enramada
- Colas
- Mi Ciudad
- Cascabel
- Gumaro Vuez
- Quien Sera
- Irresistible
- Besame Mucho
- Cancion de los Vaqueros
- Amor Amor
Tracks:
- Espiga
- Calandria
- Hiedra
- Media Vuelta
- Cigarra
- No Volver
- Esta Tarde Vlover
- Cielito Lindo Huaxteco
- Mil Amores
- Chaparrita
- Rayando el Sol
- Querreque
- Me Voy Pa'L Pueblo
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20 Cumbias con Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
Various Artists Manufacturer: Fonovisa ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000007N7V Release Date: 1998-05-05 |
Tracks:
- Gaita Colombiana
- Mete Y Saca
- No Bailes De Caballito
- La Del Mono Colorado
- Lo Que Traje De Colombia
- La Carcacha
- Ella Es
- Lapiz Labial
- Danza Negra
- El Mariachi Loco
Tracks:
- La Vecinita
- Que Bello
- Entrega De Amor
- La Pelusa
- Macarena
- Piel Morena
- En Tu Pelo
- Vamos Pa'La Conga
- Libre Y Solterito Y Sin Nadie
- El Gitano Senoron
Customer Reviews:
buenisimo para la fiesta.......2004-05-21
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30 Recuerdos
Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana , and Quimika Musical Manufacturer: Fonovisa Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000BYR9IQ Release Date: 2005-12-13 |
Tracks:
- Pipiripau - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Cumbiambera - Quimika Musical
- Suave y Sabroso - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Abrazame y Besame - Quimika Musical
- Zancudito Loco - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Bailen Mi Cumbia - Quimika Musical
- Hola Que Tal - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Me Estas Haciendo Falta - Quimika Musical
- Que Calor, Que Calor - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Ven, Ven, Ven - Quimika Musical
- Carnavaleando - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Por Ser Como Eres - Quimika Musical
- Vida - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Buitre - Quimika Musical
- Chin Chin - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
Tracks:
- Que Viva el Amor - Quimika Musical
- Modesto el Papi - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Cumbia del Locutor - Quimika Musical
- Cumbia en Sax - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Te Quiero Te Amo - Quimika Musical
- Corazones Rotos - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Por Ti - Quimika Musical
- Vecinita - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Quiereme - Quimika Musical
- Caballo Loco - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Mi Otra Mitad - Quimika Musical
- Ahi Ta Ahi Ta - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Por una Mujer - Quimika Musical
- Diferente - Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana
- Vuelve a Mi - Quimika Musical
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Wind Band Masterworks, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Mark Masters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000BL02ME Release Date: 2004-11-01 |
Tracks:
- Fanfare to La Peri
- Olympic Fireworks.
- Overture to Nabucco
- Aria on a Chaconne
- Peterloo
- La Fiesta Mexicana
- La Fiesta Mexicana
- La Fiesta Mexicana
- Come, Sweet Death
- Procession of the Nobles
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Fiesta Mix
Mariachi Fiesta Mexicana Manufacturer: Fonovisa Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0002LJUBC Release Date: 2004-08-10 |
Tracks:
- Son de la Negra
- Canalla
- Pipiripau
- Muneco
- Hijas de Don Simon
- En Tu Pelo
- Diferente
- Mariachi Loco
- Sergio el Bailador
- Pero la Recuerdo
- Age Melon
- Chilito Piquin
- Paso de la Tortuga
- del Moolorado
- Elaiejo
- 1, 2, 3
- Morena
- Chona
- No Bailes de Caballito
- Jarabe Tapatio
Latin Music:
- Fuerza Musical
- Ilusiones
- La Bala
- La Guelaguetza 20 Bailables
- Lamberto Quintero
- Latino Beats: Latin Flame
- Latino Beats: Love Latin Style
- Lo Dice Todo
- Los Corridos Mas Vendidos
- Los Hermanos Castro
Latin Music
Music: Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 2 In C Minor
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