Essential Tango

About the Artist
This CD is better than chocolate! It has a sensuous feel, it warms you up inside, and it doesn’t pack any calories!

But don’t take our word for it; simply listen to the sample tracks! The songs are beautiful, the voices are intense, and the quintet is first-rate. Singers Leon Palad & Kilo Muñoz pack a lot of punch when they get together to create this very enjoyable tango experience. They start by putting together a list of definitive tango classics. Next, they assemble a quintet with great pizzazz and sense of style. Then, they sing the songs, as they are, neither laying it on too thick, nor relying on vocal gimmicks. The result is pure tango!

Each song has a very satisfying feel. In every instance, the vocalists are able to convey many shades of longing, despair, and sensuality. Essential Tango is fundamentally a vocal album, play it over a glass of wine, when you cuddle with your honey, or better yet, play it next to a box of chocolate truffles!

Product Description
Essential Tango delivers a fascinating selection of classic tango-songs. With their fresh vocal style, vocalists Leon Palad & Kilo Muñoz gratify the listener with melody and old-world cool. Their polished sound is matched by a traditional tango quintet (piano, violin, contrabass, guitar, bandoneon). This album proves tango is the sexiest music in the planet.

Essential Tango,Leon Palad & Kilo Muñoz,Indie Release,The singers and the exquisite quintet (bandoneon, piano, violin, contrabass, and guitar) make every song sparkle. These songs will make your heart dance.

Average customer rating: Two-and-a-half hours of bliss not what i expected excellent guitar performances Essential Guitar... Lives up to its Name!

Essential Guitar: 33 Guitar Masterpieces Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: 300 Years of Guitar Masterpieces Spanish Guitar Music Classic Williams: Romance of the Guitar Art of Segovia Baroque Guitar ASIN: B000069KIT Release Date: 2002-08-13

Customer Reviews:

Two-and-a-half hours of bliss.......2007-04-04

This may be the best money I've ever spent. I got 2-1/2 hours of bliss for less than what I'd usually pay for one CD -- and you know how it is with music. You buy an album because of a song or two that you love, and you find that you like maybe half the songs on it. There's not a single selection in this one that I would've left out. It includes Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by Pepe Romero on the guitar with the Acadamy of St. Martin in the Fields. I needed to replace my old LP recording of that. But I also get 30 other classical compositions and traditional Spanish pieces, each special in its own way.

Have you ever heard music that you wanted to last forever, maybe even to dive inside and live there for a while, immersing yourself in sound? That's how I feel about this collection. The only problem I have with it is that I bought it thinking it might be nice to listen to while I write. Not so. It's terrible for that. I'll sit with my hands poised above the laptop keyboard, assuring myself I'll get some work done while I listen. The music takes hold and carries me away.

I'm not expert at describing this or any type of music. I just know what I love. You might too, if you enjoy classical or Spanish guitar -- unless you have absurd expectations about combining listening with work.

not what i expected.......2007-03-26

This CD for me was a waste of money. Its just not what i thought it would be. Others may enjoy it but for me..it wasnt what i was hoping to hear.

excellent guitar performances.......2006-07-27

Outstanding guitar performances. I gave it only 4 stars because I do not personally like some of the compositions.

Essential Guitar..........2005-07-26

Up until this collection, I'd never heard the "Cavatina" played in the Deer Hunter movie. After hearing it, I could play it all day and not tire of it! It moves me that much, considering that it's almost "not" a classical guitar selection. The rest of the music is first rate! Excellent playing, but the "Cavatina..."
Buy it and enjoy!!!!

Lives up to its Name!.......2005-06-10

If you only bought this double CD set, you'd have a good starter collection of classical guitar music. It includes most of the standards, as well as rarer pieces. In addition to the many solo pieces, there are several excerpts from orchestral works, with Rodrigo's indispensible Adagio from "Concierto de Aranjuez" topping the list. There are also several flamenco numbers included, complete with heel taps and castanets.

The recording quality is uniformly good, even on the tracks by Segovia. I don't know if they were remastered or recorded late in his career, but they're free of the surface noise present in so many of his recordings. The set clocks in at a generous 2 1/2 hours - one of the greatest deals in instrumental music; this is not a "bargain" quality set. Listen to the samples online - great stuff.

My only mild criticism is in the marketing. The advertising features John Williams and Julian Bream. Each contributes exactly one track. I would have enjoyed more pieces by them for stylistic comparison. But the less well-known (at least to guitar music neophytes like me) artists are every bit as good, and I intend to obtain more of their work.

Average customer rating: pure genius Another great Yo-Yo Disc first disc great- second a flop Encore The Versatile Yo-Yo Ma

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Tracks:

1. Prde from Suite No. 1 in G Major for Cello, BWV 1007
2. II. Largo from "Winter", Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297 from the Four Seasons
3. Jesus, bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring), BWV 147
4. Schafe kn sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze), BWV 208
5. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake), BWV 645
6. The Swan from Carnival of the Animals (Chamber Version)
7. Havanaise, Op. 83
8. Mtation from Tha
9. Liebesfreud Instrumental
10. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso from Three Preludes
11. Vocalise Vocal
12. IV. Allegro from Sonata in D minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 40
13. Andante Cantabile for Cello Solo and String Orchestra, Op. posth.
14. IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto from Quartet No. 1 in G minor for Piano and Strings, Op. 25
15. III. Finale. Allegro moderato from Concerto in B minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104

Tracks:

1. Cristal
2. A lenda do caboclo
3. Chega de Saudade Live
4. Wapango Live
5. Libertango
6. Appalachia Waltz Solo Cello Version
7. Butterfly's Day Out
8. 1B
9. Pickin' from Three Pieces for Solo Cello
10. Simple Gifts
11. The Mission
12. Gabriel's Oboe
13. The Falls Album Version
14. The Eternal Vow from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
15. The Cellist of Sarajevo - A Lament in Rondo Form for Solo 'Cello, Op. 12
16. Chi passa per'sta strada
17. Mido Mountain (Chinese Traditional)
18. Mohini (Enchantment)
19. Baroque in Rhythm from Suite for Cello and Jazz Piano Trio
20. Anything Goes Instrumental
21. I Could Have Danced All Night Extended version

Amazon.com

Here are three dozen pieces of music, all played by Yo-Yo Ma, culled from his extensive discography. Aside from the technical mastery and beautiful tone that are absolutes in all of his playing, one is dazzled by his curiosity and ability to adapt to so many forms and types of music. His Bach and Vivaldi are pellucid and played with non-sentimental crispness, his tango music gritty and rhythmically pungent, his jazz seemingly spontaneous, the "Meditation" from Thais simply ravishing, "Anything Goes" a romp, and the Appalachian music performed with both respect and a great twang, while the traditional Chinese music is fascinating. It's really a matter of how much Ma loves whatever he plays here, how entirely he becomes involved in it, and what a fine partner he invariably is to other musicians. This collection is a doozy--it is truly "essential." --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

pure genius.......2007-05-21

No instrument asks more from the soul of an artist as the cello does.
Yo Yo Ma shows to be master of the instrument and his interpretations en technique are pure genius. Everyone should have this album in his (or hers of course) basic classical collection

Another great Yo-Yo Disc.......2007-05-15

The set-up with the classical pieces on the first disc and the other on the second is excellent.

first disc great- second a flop.......2007-04-12

the first disc is awesome. the second disc is weird and boring.

Encore.......2007-03-31

Incredible. My young cellist (son) loves it. Beautiful music. The album is well organized and each song transitions nicely.

The Versatile Yo-Yo Ma.......2007-03-29

I've found this collection to be extremely delightful! It gives you a sense of the versatility of Yo-Yo Ma like no other, with one disc being dedicated more to his classical side, while the other explores jazz and world music venues. Not your typical "greatest hits" collection.

Average customer rating: A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!

The Essential Igor Stravinsky Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Duets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Octets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Stravinsky | Stravinsky, Igor | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cleveland Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Stravinsky: Works for Piano Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms/Symphony in 3 Movements Stravinsky: Three Greek Ballets (Apollo, Agon, Orpheus) Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring, Fireworks, Petrouchka / Ozawa, Tilson Thomas, Chicago Symphony Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments, etc. ASIN: B00008NGAW Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

1. Fireworks, Op.4 - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
2. Danse Infernale De Tous Les Sujets De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
3. Berceuse (L'Oiseau De Feu) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
4. Reveil De Kastchei - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
5. Mort De Kastchei - Profonds Tenebres - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
6. Disparition Du Palais Et Des Sortileges De Kastchei, Animation Des Chevaliers Petrifies Allegresse Generale - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
7. Opening - Philharmonia Orchestra
8. The Shrove-tide Fair - Philharmonia Orchestra
9. The Charlatan's Booth - Philharmonia Orchestra
10. Russian Dance - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. Petrushka's Room - Philharmonia Orchestra
12. Introduction - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
13. Les Augures Printanieres (Danse Des Adolescentes) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
14. Jeu Du Rapt - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
15. Rondes Printanieres - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
16. Jeux Des Cites Rivales - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
17. Cortege Du Sage - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
18. Adoration De La Terre (Le Sage) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
19. Danse De La Terre - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
20. I. Andante - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
21. II. Napolitana - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
22. III. Espanola - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
23. IV. Balalaika - Members Of The CBC Symphony Orchestra
24. Ragtime For 11 Instruments - Toni Koves
25. Marche Royale - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
26. Petit Concert - Columbia Chamber Ensemble
27. Piano Rag Music - Igor Stravinsky
28. Sinfonia (Ouverture) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
29. Gavotta Con Due Variazioni - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
30. I. Sinfonia - London Sinfonietta
31. III. Allegro - Philippe Entremont

Tracks:

1. Part I. Exaudi Orationem Meam - London Symphony Chorus
2. IV. Capriccio - Cho-Liang Lin
3. Chant Sants Paroles - Israel Baker
4. Premiere Donne - Cleveland Orchestra
5. I. Tempo Giusto - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
6. III. Allegretto - London Symphony Orchestra
7. The Star-Spangled Banner - The Festival Singers Of Toronto
8. I. Intrada - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
9. Circus Polka (For A Young Elephant) - CBC Symphony Orchestra
10. Scherzo A La Russe - Philharmonia Orchestra
11. III. Con Moto - London Symphony Orchestra
12. I. Allegro Moderato - Benny Goodman
13. Good People, Just A Moment - Colin Tilney
14. Tango - Columbia Jazz Combo
15. Greeting Prelude (For The Eightieth Birthday Of Pierre Monteux) - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
16. II. Ma Tu, Cagion Di Quella - Columbia Symphony Orchestra
17. Elegy For J.F.K. - Charles Russo
18. Fanfare For A New Theatre - Robert Nagel
19. II. Exaudi - Donald Gramm
20. III. Dies Irae - Donald Gramm
21. IV. Tuba Mirum - Donald Gramm
22. The Owl And The Pussycat - Robert Craft
23. Stravinsky In His Own Words - John McClure

Customer Reviews:

A Fabulous Introduction to Igor Stravinsky!!.......2004-05-19

Sony Music's "The Essential Igor Stravinsky" truly lives up to its title. This double-CD set includes nearly every important piece of work (either in part or in whole) by the great Russian composer. The set also presents the pieces in chronological order beginning in 1908 with "Fireworks" and ending in 1966 with his final piece, the short but simple "Owl and The Pussycat". In between, there are excerpts from Stravinsky's most famous works including the first part of "The Rite Of Spring" and highlights from the "Firebird" and "Petrushka" ballets. There are also lesser-known works included as well as his harmonically rearranged version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" (a rendition which caused a stir in the early 1940's). The entire collection concludes with a rare recorded interview with Igor Stravinsky himself in which he remembers the infamous premere of "The Rite Of Spring".
The CD booklet includes detailed liner notes as well as a written tribute by Trey Anastasio of the band Phish. The sound quality of the recordings is amazing (even on the historic 1934 recording of "Piano Rag Music"). All in all, this an excellent collection of works by the great Igor Stravinsky. In a sense, this compilation gives the composer the 'rock musician' treatment. It's a 'greatest hits' album and a career-spanning retrospective that serves as an ideal introduction to Igor's music. Even if your not a fan of Classical music, it isn't difficult to listen to the works of Stravinsky and not be stirred.
Definitely The Essential Igor Stravinsky!!!

Average customer rating: Wonderful Bernstein

Essential Leonard Bernstein Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Clarinet | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Hadley, Jerry | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music National Philharmonic Orchestra London | ( N ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Bernstein: Candide; West Side Story; On the Waterfront; Fancy Free Borat - Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00005OKSJ Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. Prologue - Los Angeles Philharmonic
2. Somewhere: Adagio - Los Angeles Philharmonic
3. Scherzo: Vivace Leggerio - Los Angeles Philharmonic
4. Mambo: Presto - Los Angeles Philharmonic
5. Cha-Cha: Andantino Con Grazia - Los Angeles Philharmonic
6. Meeting Scene: Meno Mosso - Los Angeles Philharmonic
7. Cool Fugue: Allegretto - Los Angeles Philharmonic
8. Rumble: Molto Allegro - Los Angeles Philharmonic
9. Finale: Adagio - Los Angeles Philharmonic
10. A Musical Toast
11. A Little Bit In Love From 'Wonderful Town' - Rebecca Luker
12. The Great Lover: Allegro Pesante
13. Lonely Town, Pas De Dex: Andante Sostenuto
14. Times Square 1944: Allegro
15. Facsimile - Choreographic Essay For Orchestra
16. Prelude (For The Brass): Fast And Exact - Peter Schmidl
17. Fugue (For The Saxes): Exactly The Same Beat - Peter Schmidl
18. Riffs (For Everyone) - Peter Schmidl
19. Slava! A Political Overture For Orchestra 'For Mstislav Rostropovich'

Tracks:

1. Overture - London Symphony Orchestra
2. Best Of All Possible Worlds - Della Jones
3. Oh Happy Me - June Anderson
4. Glitter And Be Gay - June Anderson
5. I Am Easily Assimilated (Old Lady's Tango) - Christa Ludwig
6. Make Our Garden Grow - Della Jones
7. Big Stuff (Blues)
8. Opening Dance - Enter Three Sailors
9. Scene At The Bar
10. Enter Two Girls
11. Pas De Deux
12. Competition Scene
13. Variation I - Galop
14. Variation II - Waltz
15. Variation III - Danzon
16. Finale
17. Big Stuff Reprise (Blues)
18. Andante (With Dignity) - Presto Barbaro
19. Adagio - Allegro Molto Agitato - Alla Breve (Poco Piu Mosso) - Presto Come Prima
20. Andante Largamente - More Flowing - Lento
21. Moving Forward - Laramente - Andante Come Prima
22. Allegro Non Troppo, Molto Marcato - Poco Piu Sostenuto
23. A Tempo (Poco Piu Sostenuto)

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Bernstein.......2002-01-25

For anyone who loves Bernstein (or even for those who don't), this is the CD to purchase. Includes excerpts from some of his most famous stage and serious works.

It has performances with some of worlds top names, original casts, and later revisions.

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The Essential Tangos Manufacturer: Manteca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000AVSXG Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Los Suenos Part II
2. Libertango
3. Milonga Del Angel
4. Muerte Del Angel
5. Resurreccion Del Angel
6. Duo De Amor
7. Nuevo Tango
8. Caliente
9. Buenos Aires Hora Cero
10. Tanguedia I
11. Adios Nonino
12. Vuelvo Al Sur

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Oxfam Latin Dance: Essential Salsa, Mambo, Samba and Tango Various Artists Manufacturer: World Music Network ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Samba | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music General | Compilations | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Salsa | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music Mambo | Latin Music | Styles | Music Bossa Nova | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000069DZ7 Release Date: 2002-08-26

Tracks:

1. Procura - Chichi Peralta
2. Clavado En Un Bar - Jose Alberto 'El Canario'
3. Colombia, Mi Corazon - Africando
4. Huellas Del Pasado - Arte Mixto
5. Sim - Jorge Aragao
6. El Indio - Los De Abajo
7. La Caminadora - Sierra Maestra
8. Consuelo - Plena Libre
9. Cubauza - Mario Bauza
10. Mulence - Cubanismo
11. Toro Mata - Cecilia Barraza
12. Agua De Berber - Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum
13. Escandalo - Armando Garzon
14. Me Muero - Sidestepper
15. Tango Negro - Juan Carlos Caceres

Album Description

There are few parts of the globe more synonymous with music than Latin America and its infectious rhythms and dances are among the most renowned in the world. Beyond the ever-popular salsa, Brazil's samba and bossa nova, Argentina's tango, and Cuba's mambo confirm that Latin America's dances are a vibrant and integral part of everyday life in the region. This album provides a taste of some of the region's well-known forms that have risen to such a prominence that today they have come to define their respective national cultures.

Artists include: Artists include: Chichi Peralta, José Alberto 'El Canario', Arte Mixto, Los De Abajo, Sierra Maestra, Mario Bauzá and Sidestepper.

Average customer rating: A pioneer of music for percussion ensemble!

Made in America: The Complete Works by William Russell Manufacturer: Mode ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Trumpet | Brass | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Electronic | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music | Computer General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000NYO Release Date: 1994-01-04

Tracks:

1. Prld, Chorale And Fugue - Erik Charlston/Peter Cooper/Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/Jeff Milarsky...
2. Four Dance Movts: Waltz - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/John Kennedy
3. Four Dance Movts: March - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/John Kennedy
4. Four Dance Movts: Tango - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/John Kennedy
5. Four Dance Movts: Foxtrot - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/Eric Kivnick/John Kennedy
6. Three Cuban Pieces: Havanera - Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Charles Wood/Peter Cooper
7. Three Cuban Pieces: Rhumba - Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Charles Wood/Peter Cooper
8. Three Cuban Pieces: Tiempo De Son - Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Charles Wood/Peter Cooper
9. Tpt Con - Laurie Frink/Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/John Redsecker/Eric Kivnick...
10. Chicago Sketches: 3525 S. Dearborn - Judith Gordon/Erick Kivnick/Charles Wood/John Kennedy/John Redsecker
11. Chicago Sketches: 5507 S. Michigan - Judith Gordon/Erick Kivnick/Charles Wood/John Kennedy/John Redsecker
12. Chicago Sketches: 4726 S. State - Judith Gordon/Erick Kivnick/Charles Wood/John Kennedy/John Redsecker
13. March Ste: School March - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Peter Cooper/Charles Wood
14. March Ste: Wedding March - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Peter Cooper/Charles Wood
15. March Ste: Military March - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Peter Cooper/Charles Wood
16. March Ste: Hunger March - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Peter Cooper/Charles Wood
17. March Ste: Funeral March - Judith Gordon/Maya Gunji/John Kennedy/Erick Kivnick/Peter Cooper/Charles Wood
18. Ogou Badagri: A Ballet Based On The Voodoo Rites Of Haiti: Prld, Scene I: Intro/Procession Of The.. - Judith Gordon/Eleanor Sandresky/John Kennedy/Eric Kivnick/Larry Spivack/Maya Gunji...
19. Made In America - Maya Gunji/Peter Cooper/John Kennedy/Judith Gordon/Eric Kivnick/Charles Wood
20. Bonus Track - William Russell

Customer Reviews:

A pioneer of music for percussion ensemble!.......2000-11-22

This CD is a nice tribute to an unfairly pigeonholed composer. His works have a spellbinding, rhythmic vitality - a great variety of sound pursued by using innovative playing techniques (even a saw drawn across a suspended cybal) on Caribbean and African instruments as well as on found objects. Is this intellectual music? No way, there's a strong influence from jazz and pop music in it. If you like rhythm being poured in your ears, buy this CD - and even if you are in a percussion instruments bashing-mood buy it: don't miss a chance to get your ear trained with world-class percussion ensemble music!

Average customer rating:

Essential Tango Manufacturer: Manteca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piazzolla, Astor | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MR9DL8 Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

1. Los Suenos
2. Vuelvo Al Sur
3. Milonga Del Angel
4. Muerte Del Angel
5. Resurrection Del Angel
6. Buenos Aires Hora Cero
7. Tanguedia II
8. Verano Porteno
9. Moderato
10. Tristeza, Separacion
11. Milonga For Three (A.K.A. Nuevo Tango)
12. Otano Porteno
13. Adios Nonino

Tracks:

1. Libertango
2. Fuga Y Misterio
3. Tanguedia III
4. Duo De Amor
5. Ausencias
6. Mumuki
7. Contrabajisimo
8. Luna
9. Regreso Al Amor
10. Lento Melancolico
11. Ballada Para Un Loco

Average customer rating: Review of Essential Tangos

Essential Tango Manufacturer: Indie Release ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00011HGFA Release Date: 2003-11-15

Tracks:

1. Mi Buenos Aires querido
2. Caminito
3. Yuyo Verde
4. Por una cabeza
5. Mano a Mano
6. El dque me quieras
7. Nostalgias
8. Cambalache
9. Mar
10. Uno
11. Tomo y Obligo
12. Volver
13. Alma de Bohemio
14. La Cumparsita (Si Supieras)
15. Milonga Sentimental

Album Description

Essential Tango delivers a fascinating selection of classic tango-songs. With their fresh vocal style, vocalists Leon Palad & Kilo Muñoz gratify the listener with melody and old-world cool. Their polished sound is matched by a traditional tango quintet (piano, violin, contrabass, guitar, bandoneon). This album proves tango is the sexiest music in the planet.

Customer Reviews:

Review of Essential Tangos.......2005-12-18

Unfortunately, this music sounds a great deal far away from the Buenos Aires of Carlos Gardel !

This is a light-weight recording of some famous 'Tangachos', well known to every tango-lover.

I regret that they did not capture the Spirit of the Real
tango !

Average customer rating: PURE PASSION!

Songs from a Heavy Heart: Essential Tangos 1984-1989 Astor Piazzolla Manufacturer: Music Club ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Argentina | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Tango | Latin Music | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003QFE Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

1. Vuelvo Al Sur
2. Ausencias
3. Oblivion
4. Tanti Anni Prima
5. Tango-Tango
6. Tristeza, Separacion
7. Los Suenos
8. Duo De Amor
9. Tanguedia III
10. Milonga Del Angel
11. Adios Nonino
12. Nuevo Tango
13. Camorra II
14. Regreso Al Amor

Customer Reviews:

PURE PASSION!.......1998-11-22

Piazzolla is one of the very best musicians of this century. He made TANGO be a sinonyn for PASSION more than any other rhythm. This CD is a sample of his talent, originality, extreme knowledge of music. He dared to create powerful songs that speak deep to one's heart. His Adios Nonino is a REVOLUTION! One of the most profound songs ever composed. THERE IS NO WAY TO REMAIN IMPERMEABLE TO THE DEPTH OF PIAZZOLLA'S WORK!!!

Rock Music:

1. Estás Aquí Ahora
2. Formula Tre [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
3. Gli Anni Settanta [Import]
4. Greek Wedding Songs and Other Favorites
5. Guitar Music from Cuba
6. I Grandi Successi Originali: Napoli Mia Bella Napoli [Import]
7. I Successi Di [Import]
8. Ijinle Ilu
9. Intimidad [Import]
10. Jin Jin/Firefly

Rock Music

rock music

Recommended Music:

No Hats Beyond This Point [Import]

Music Of Gerald Levinson

Quilter: Songs

Big Fat Brass/Bill's Bag [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Slash Dot Dash Pt.2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Rosario De Nuestra Señora De Dolores

Mais MTV [Import]

Someone in Control

Ores [CD-single] [Limited Edition] [Import]

Reason to Believe [Import]

Planet Jazz [Import]

Nóis É Simprão De Tudo [Import]

Raiders of the Lost Art

I Am the Blues

Interludes