Guitar Music from Cuba

Product Description
This recital gives a fascinating insight into the many influences on Cuban culture: among them 400 years of Spanish colonial rule and 60 years of exposure to North American culture prior to the 1959 revolution. The music ranges across Afro-Cuban rhythms, twentieth century harmonies, elements of jazz and impressionism, traditional European forms of composition, the country dance form known as the son montuno, and contemporary harmonization of Yoruba melodies from the Oriente region.

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Average customer rating: Solo Cuban Guitar Music Highlighted in Diverse Program marco tamayo plays cuban guitar music

Guitar Music from Cuba Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Latin American Guitar Music Guitar Music of Argentina Manhã de Carnaval Tango Argentino Miguel Llobet: Guitar Music ASIN: B0001AGOO0 Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

1. El Manicero (The Peanut-Seller)
2. Guyun - El Maestro
3. En El Abra Del Yumuri (In Yumuri Bay)
4. Francito Y Alfonsito
5. Lilliam
6. Guajira A Mi Madre (Guajira For My Mother)
7. Preludio
8. Cancion
9. Danza
10. Preludio
11. Alemanda
12. Siciliana
13. Sarabanda
14. Minuetto
15. Cancion De Cuna (Berceuse)
16. Zapateo
17. Ojos Brujos (Bewitching Eyes)
18. Cancion Triste (Sad Song)
19. Asokere I
20. Suayo
21. Iya Mi Ile
22. Borotiti
23. Asokere II
24. Iya Mo Dupe
25. Yeye Bi Obi Toauo
26. E Iekua
27. Asokere III

Album Description

This recital gives a fascinating insight into the many influences on Cuban culture: among them 400 years of Spanish colonial rule and 60 years of exposure to North American culture prior to the 1959 revolution. The music ranges across Afro-Cuban rhythms, twentieth century harmonies, elements of jazz and impressionism, traditional European forms of composition, the country dance form known as the son montuno, and contemporary harmonization of Yoruba melodies from the Oriente region.

Customer Reviews:

Solo Cuban Guitar Music Highlighted in Diverse Program.......2005-04-24

This is a highly listenable recording from Naxos spotlighting the importance of Cuban solo guitar music. The talented guitarist is Marco Tamayo, and the selections reflect a compendium of the finest among Cuban composers: Ñico Rojas, the self taught guitarist, composer and leading figure in the filin (feeling) movement; Harold Gramatges, the prolific and much respected classical composer; Moisés Simons, the composer of the popular "El Manicero" ("The Peanut-Seller"), credited here to Edward Simons; and Leo Brouwer, an otherwise avant-garde experimentalist. Although many of the arrangements are within the soft-jazz, Earl Klugh-like space, the pieces do not belie their Cuban heritage and range from the traditional dance genres such as zapateo, guiajira and son pregón, through Rojas' jazz-influenced harmonies to Gramatges' neo-classical miniatures.

The tone can be at once seductive and then later inspirational, yet what remains consistent is Tamayo's delicate and assured playing, which beautifully conveys the gentle relaxed quality of these works, Some pieces stand alone, such as "El Manicero" (which some may recognize as a variation of the tropical song Judy Garland sang in the "Born in a Trunk" number in "A Star Is Born") or the "Preludio" (the theme from the film "Soy Cuba") and "Canción Triste" by Carlos Fariñas. The remainder function as part of short suites, for instance, the lovely canción-danza pairing by Aldo Rodriguez, which gives a nice structure to otherwise disparate musical styles. The last eight tracks represent an adaptation of Yoruba religious music by Hector Angulo. Quite beautiful and atmospheric on their own, these short pieces convey some intriguing rhythmic drive and complexity that seem odd for a guitar by itself to express. But the Cuban-born Tamayo (now teaching master classes in Salzburg at the Mozarteum) shows impressive dexterity in capturing such emotions on the guitar. As a whole, the album reveals a repertoire well worth discovering and another dimension of Cuban music beyond salsa and the Buena Vista Social Club. This is another of Naxos' discounted recordings ($6.98), an excellent purchase.

marco tamayo plays cuban guitar music.......2004-03-31

With so many guitarists recording the classical guitar standards , this is a refreshing album with largely unknown but also very interesting guitar compositions which are pleasant and substantial. The pieces give a good overview of guitar composers from cuba, played by Marco Tamayo, who is refreshingly musical and technically on top of his playing.

Average customer rating: Cuban Landscapes for the Guitar boring! New and Interesting Pleasant ambient listening Excellent

Cuba! / Manuel Barrueco Hector Angulo , and Carlos Farinas Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Lecuona | Lecuona, Ernesto | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Similar Items: Manuel Barrueco ~ Cantos y Danzas / Hendricks · Pahud Manuel Barrueco Plays Albéniz & Turina Nylon & Steel Manuel Barrueco Plays Lennon & McCartney Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez & Fantasia para un Gentilhombre; Manuel Barrueco ASIN: B00000IG2V Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

1. La Comparsa
2. Danza Lecumi
3. A la Antigua
4. Preludio
5. Cancion Triste
6. Preludio
7. New York Rush
8. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: I. Asokere I
9. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: II. Suayo
10. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: III. Iya mi ile
11. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IV. Borotiti
12. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: V. Asokere II
13. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VI. lya mo dupe
14. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VII. Yeye bi obi tosuo
15. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: VIII. E Iekua
16. Cantos Yoruba de Cuba: IX. Asokere III
17. Sonata For Guitar: I. Preludio
18. Sonata For Guitar: II. Variaciones
19. Sonata For Guitar: III. Danza
20. Rito de los Orishas: I. Exordium-conjuro
21. Rito de loc Orishas: II. Danza de las diosas negras

Customer Reviews:

Cuban Landscapes for the Guitar.......2004-01-14

Manuel Barrueco is without a doubt one of the top 3 classical guitar players in the world. (I have been to several performances by the man and outside of fellow guitarist David Russell who would make the top 3, many times I have felt that Barrueco is #1 for our times) On this album, one can find many different sides to Cuban art music, most of them neglected for so long. Highlights of this great album are Ernesto Lecuona's
"Danza Lucumi", a beautiful prelude by Leo Brouwer, a most mesmerizing and memorable rumba-based composition in Enrique Ubieta's "New York Rush"; Leo Brouwer's "Rito de los Orishas" will send shivers down your spine in its first section and in the section one will find many beautiful Afro-Cuban melodies and rhythms. Like most of Brouwer's music and with all good music in fact, one must listen to it with complete focus and attention or else one will miss the boat completely. An elegant and powerful album from possibly the best classical guitarist of our times. 5 stars

boring!.......2002-03-19

this is the dullest recording i have ever heard--not to mention boring.

New and Interesting.......2000-06-30

This delightful album is a wonderful introduction to a body of overlooked compositions and composers. These works are engaging, melodic, and atmospheric. The recording again demonstrates why Barueco is the most interesting classical guitarist performing today. He consistently animates works to a level seldom achieved. Anyone weary of the usual classical guitar repertoire is well advised to seek out this recording.

Pleasant ambient listening.......1999-06-11

None of the music here seems to come out of Cuba as a necessity, if you catch my meaning. Any Latin American composer could have turned out most of what is on this disc. On the other hand, the fact that all the composers are Cuban is reason enough, I suppose, to justify the title of this CD. Yet all this is beside the point. It is the music that should concern us. While none of it is strikingly original or even tuneful, there are moments of beauty, now brooding, now not quite as melancholy. But I cannot see myself wanting to give any of it close second hearings; although I will play it as ambient music and as a contrast to the more "popular" Giuliani, De Falla, Sor, et alia that usually are represented on collections such as this.

Excellent.......1999-06-09

At last a maestro of the guitar releases a music CD expressing the other side of Cuban music that we seldom see. He brings to light the wonderfully expressive music of otherwise little heard contemporary composers. We constantly hear "salsa" and jazz influences in Cuban music, but seldom the serious, more elaborate side that also exists. This CD bridges that gap and gives a feel for the other side.

Average customer rating: Clasicos de las Americas has Good Gottschalk

Clásicos De Las Américas Manufacturer: Opus 111 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Gottschalk | Gottschalk, Louis Moreau | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Divertimentos Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000005W2F Release Date: 1996-12-17

Customer Reviews:

Clasicos de las Americas has Good Gottschalk.......2004-02-23

This six CD set has the Central and South American greats, but I prefer the North American who did some of his best composition South of the border. Louis-Moreau Gottschalk had the life of a modern day Rock Star. He is joined in this set by such prominent players as Heitor Villa-Lobos, George Gershwin, Augustin Barrios, and Carlos Guastavino. George Rabol is a favorite pianist.

Average customer rating:

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Tito Schipa, Vol. 4 Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Falla | Falla, Manuel de | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Granados, Enrique | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Herbert | Herbert, Victor | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mascagni | Mascagni, Pietro | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Schipa, Tito | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00027Y5OS Release Date: 2004-12-28

Average customer rating:

La Huella de Espana Cuarteto Guitarra 4 Manufacturer: Egrem Music Cuba ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000549ZC Release Date: 2000-10-23

Tracks:

1. Canciel Amor Dolido
2. Danza de Terror
3. Romance del Pescador
4. Danza del Juego de Amor
5. Canciel Fuego Fatuo
6. Pantomima
7. Sortilegios
8. Danza Ritual del Fuego
9. Trampa
10. Y Tu Que Has Hecho
11. Rompiendo la Rutina
12. Fuga y Misterio
13. Evocacion y Presencia

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Zero Hour Snaufer-Garvin Duo Manufacturer: Cecilia Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CADKO6 Release Date: 2003-06-17

Tracks:

1. Huajra
2. Alturas
3. Sicuriadas
4. Spanish Dance No. 2 (Oriental)
5. Una Vez en La Montana (Once in the Mountain)
6. Cancion de Cuna
7. Seguedille
8. Intermezzo
9. Habanera
10. Afro-Cuban Lullaby
11. Cafe 1930
12. Buenos Aires Hora O (Buenos Aires Zero Hour)
13. Carnavalito

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From Yesterday to Penny Lane Rey Guerra Manufacturer: Egrem Music Cuba ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000549WL Release Date: 2000-10-23

Tracks:

1. From Yesterday to Penny Lane: Eleanor Rigby/Yesterday/She's ... - Rey Guerra, ,
2. Concierto de Toronto: Modetato/Tema Con Variaciones/Tema Libero - Rey Guerra,

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One Stroke Down Matt Keen Manufacturer: Matt Keen ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA8O8I Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Building Up a River
2. Be There at the End
3. Woodbourne
4. One Stroke Down
5. Change His Mind
6. Ready
7. Take Me There
8. Cannot Keep from Crying
9. Growing Up Sideways
10. Steel Sparks Now
11. Another Minute
12. When You Are Alone

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What About Cuba! Manufacturer: Around Town Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAAPAI Release Date: 2002-01-01

Average customer rating:

Conciertos para Guitarra y Orquesta Manufacturer: Egrem Music Cuba ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cuba | Caribbean & Cuba | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000066F54 Release Date: 2002-05-07

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4. Intimidad [Import]
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6. Jombaajo
7. JUN Always Loving you
8. Jupiter [CD-single] [Import]
9. Kaleidoscopio [Import]
10. L' Intégrale [Import]

Rock Music

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