Guitarra Portuguesa [Import]

1. Mozart

2. Portugalicia

3. Balada De Coimbra

4. Improviso Em Re

5. Cancao De Alcipe Do Filme Bocage

6. Rapsodia De Folclore

7. Coimbra / Lisboa Antiga

8. Natal Dos Simples

9. Marchas De Lisboa

Tracks:

Variacoes Em Re Maior
Cancao Verdes Anos
Divertimento
Romance No. 1
Dancas Portuguesas No. 2
Valsa
Fantasia No. 2
I. Variacoes Sobre Uma Danca Popular
II. Mudar De Vida (Tema)
III. Mudar De Vida (Musica De Fundo)
IV. Antonio Marinheiro (Tema De Peca)
V. Cancao
Melodia No. 1

Customer Reviews:

Guitarra Portuguesa.......2007-07-16

This is a great CD for everyone. Carlos Paredes plays a ten string guitar
with an amazing performance.

a cd for any guitar player...this was a guitar Master.......2005-05-22

Carlos Paredes was a very talented guitar player with lots of soul.....
He plays this wonderfull traditional guitar of 12 strings like noone else...mainly this guitar is used on "Fado" (dark and missing lyrics songs)
He is famouse because of this song "Verdes Anos" and i have to say it's worth this all album!

From what i've heard this cd was offered to Ben Harper in one of his shows here and he got blown away!!!

Rest in peace Carlos..your music will live forever

Glorious and bittersweet.......2005-02-19

Somehow, when you're in the throes of depression, listening to truly great depressing music is a beautiful catharsis. I mean no offense in saying that this album contains truly great depressing music, up there with John Dowland and the best of Chris Isaak.

Paredes was (alas, he's no longer with us) a virtuoso of the Portuguese guitar, and this album shows his skill as a composer and performer beautifully. "Cancão Verdes Anos" is by itself worth the price of admission.

A master of the guitar.......2000-12-30

I have loved great guitar playing all my life and I have to say that Carlos Paredes is one of the best in the world, and definitely of Portugal. This CD exemplifies that great tradition of excellent guitar playing that is present throughout Portugal and now has spread to many other parts of the world. I would highly recommend this CD to anyone who likes to listen to great guitar playing from a man that knows how to play. I would recommend this CD to anyone even if you are not Portuguese, you will not be disappointed.

Searching for the portuguese soul? you found it........2000-03-12

'Guitarra Portuguesa' speaks you about Portugal, it's people and it's soul trough the sounds of this guitar master.

Average customer rating:

hugely disappointed
Marvelous piece of music by one of the most virtuous player

Guitarra Portuguesa

Manufacturer: Gha
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0000044N1
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

Retorno
Variacoes Em La Menor
Entrada
Variacoes Em Do Menor
Balada Da Oliveira
Melodia Dum Inverno
Cancao De Alcipe
Fado Varela
Miscelanea
Variacoes Sobre 'Fado Lopes'
Vira De Frielas
Jardim Dos Biscainhos
Verso A Um Sorriso Magico
Momentos E Fragmentos
Monstra Deliciosa

Customer Reviews:

hugely disappointed.......2006-09-21

Having been introduced to the Lisbon sound of Fado with the likes of Madredeus, Mariza, Christina Branco, Ana Moura, Dulce Pontes, Amelia Rodrigues, and a host of other fine singers and discs, I had always been impressed with the arrangements and accompaning guitar ensembles. For this reason I decided to perhaps broaden my exposure to Portuguese music and ordered this disc.

I was hugely disappointed. Not only does one song nearly sound like the next and the next and the next and almost seamlessly flow into each other (you can tell they end by the long pause between each one) but the overall recording quality of this disc is very poor.

I can not recommend this disc to anyone. Hey, that's my opinion, but isn't that what these reviews are about? For my money, I'd stick with known guitar ensembles and quality recordings from the likes of Madredeus.

Marvelous piece of music by one of the most virtuous player.......2001-05-29

This is a great CD, where you get to know some of the standards for Portuguese Guitar, as well as some great compositions by this great player. Pedro Caldeira Cabral is, after Carlos Paredes, the best Portuguese Guitar player of our times. It's a great experience for those music lovers who enjoy virtuous playing. It's a must.

Average customer rating:

Guitarra Portuguesa
Carlos Paredes
Manufacturer: Elektra/Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

International | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004S6CH

Tracks:

Variacoes Em Re Maior
Porto Santo
Fantasia
Melodia No.2
Danca
Cancao Verdes Anos (Do Filme 'Os Verdes Anos)
Divertimento
Romance No.1
Romance No.2
Pantomima
Melodia No.1

Album Details

Carlos Paredes Only Released Three Studio Albums of New Material Throughout his 40-year Career. This 1968 Album was the First of the Three and Remains One of the Defining Moments of Portuguese Music in the 20th Century.

Average customer rating:

Guitarra Portuguesa
Alcino Frazao
Manufacturer: Movie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000085GAB
Release Date: 1998-09-12

Tracks:

Mozart
Portugalicia
Balada De Coimbra
Improviso Em Re
Cancao De Alcipe Do Filme Bocage
Rapsodia De Folclore
Coimbra / Lisboa Antiga
Natal Dos Simples
Marchas De Lisboa

Saudades de Portugal/Guitarra Portuguesa

Average customer rating:

Saudades de Portugal/Guitarra Portuguesa
Various Artists , Carlos Paredes , and Jose Nunes
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | International | Styles | Music

International | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00005O0VN
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks: