1. Danza Del Tambor
2. Motivos De Danza
3. Danza Lucumí
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Anthologies of Latin American music seem to be a dime a dozen these days and tend to showcase the same coterie of giants. The joy of this Dorian release--beyond its stunning, full-bodied sound--is its inclusion of music from lesser-known composers, namely Arturo Márquez, Javier Alvarez, Marlos Nobre, and Alejandro Caturla. Carlos Chavez, of course, is represented on this disc--which comes as no surprise--but his Chapultepec is a trivial parade-float miniature, a seven-minute effervescence that leads, thankfully, to Oscar Lorenzo Fernândez's extraordinary Batuque, a colorful orchestral romp that is already a classic. Chavez fares much better on this disc with his orchestration of Dietrich Buxtehude's Chaconne in E minor. Credit for this disc's success goes to conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson and her firm command of this wonderful music. --Paul Cook
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Danzón
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1998-11-17)
- Publisher: Dorian Recordings
- Label: Dorian Recordings
- Studio: Dorian Recordings
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 12 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #72897
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Alvarez' Metro Chabacano is gorgeous ... 2006-08-28
Comment: I ran across this piece on a Deutsche Welle broadcast over PBS - this piece is so elegant, so perfect in its simplicity - an absolute jewel, among the finest string music I have ever heard. I fortunately had recorded it on tape and immediately replayed it. A gem, a rare find.
The rest of the cd - OK from what I could hear from the samples. Of course, not really sufficient evidence ... why they had to include Buxtehude ??? BTW the orchestra is absolutely first-rate. I would pay serious attention to other Dorian releases by them, especially from the better-known composers like Villa-Lobos and Chavez. But who kows - quite possibly there lurk one or more little-known gems like the 'Metro" in those too.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Very Cool 2005-04-07
Comment: The CD is worth the price for the rendition of Marquez' Danzon #2 alone.
Maybe I am just a sucker for pieces based on Dance rythyms but I would rather listen to any of Marquez' Danzones than a Bach or Mozart symphony any day of the week. Even if that is the case, then I can assure you that if you prefer Berlioz, Stravinsky, & Ravel over Bach, Mozart & Beethoven than you will love this CD.
Its too bad these composers don't get their own album....it is something else to be in the courtyard of THE Zocalo listening to Marquez' four Danzones played back to back by the UNAM Chamber Orchestra in collaboration with the Orquesta de la Ciudad.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Gotta Danzon 2002-09-09
Comment: This CD was a pig in the poke for me -- I'd never heard of any of the composers except for Chavez, or the orchestra, or the conductor. It was really for my sister, who teaches Spanish. But once I put it in my CD player, it stayed there for several days. I couldn't get enough of it -- especially the title work by Arturo Marquez. It's infectious and intoxicating! A few of the pieces are less interesting, but all are fun.
I've also found out a little about the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, and it's exciting to know that classical music is becoming an important part of life in Venezuela. Bravo -- or should I say ole'?
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Extraordinary orchestral show-pieces from Latin America 2001-04-22
Comment: When I first heard this extraordinay CD, I immediately selected in my CD player three works to be played again in the following order of my preferences: "Convergencias" by MARLOS NOBRE, "Danzón 2" by Marquez and "Janitzio" by Silvestre. Those three latin-american masterpieces are the best symphonic modern music I had ever heard in the last 20 years! the orchestral sound of the Simon Bolivar Symphony conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson is a joy forever! And Marlos Nobre became my favourite contemporary composer, after hearing this masterpiece of orchestral writing, of coerence, architectural construction and latin-american violence and brilliance. I have now three different CDs with different recordings of this modern masterpiece, one by Lemán Classics conducted by the composer and the New Music Philharmonia;another by Delos with Eleazar de Carvalho conducting the Paraiba Symphony, and the present CD which is a marvelous performance.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: More on the Chaconne 2000-12-30
Comment: Excellent disc (if you enjoy modern classical music). I actually think the Chaconne was rightfully included, since it is Latin American in origin. Below is what I found in the Britannica:"The sarabande and the chaconne were brought from Central America / Mexico before 1600. Both were considered outspokenly obscene in their suggestions of sexual encounters. They became extremely popular in the harbours of Andalusia, where they were polished and their pantomimic literalness somewhat moderated. From there they crossed the Pyrenees and were integrated into the canon of the French court dance."
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