Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad en Verano; Navidad Nuestra

Ariel Ramirez (Composer), Jose Luis Ocejo (Conductor), Damian Sanchez (Conductor), Grupo Huancara (Performer), Ariel Ramírez (Performer), José Carreras (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Grupo Huancara, Ariel Ramírez, José Carreras
• Conductor: Jose Luis Ocejo, Damian Sanchez
• Composer: Ariel Ramirez
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B000009IAZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,913 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #16 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Masses
  • #25 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Vocal & Song > Cantatas
  • #27 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Cantatas

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: RAMIREZ,A.
Title: MISSA CRIOLLA/NAVIDAD NEUSTRA
Street Release Date: 11/14/1988
Domestic
Genre: CLASSICAL COMPOSERS

Customer Reviews

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing!, December 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad en Verano; Navidad Nuestra (Audio CD)

Maybe this CD was carefully recorded and a true labor of love, especially with the involment of the composer and a famous tenor. However, it leaves me disappointed. This may be because I fell in love with a previous recording of Misa Criolla and Navidad Nuestra, one that was done in the 60's with singers in a South American church. It had all the earthly and folksy tones that one would associate with a Misa Criolla, a mass celebrated by common folks whose fervor elevated their musicality to heights that no operatic tenor or church choir can hope to attain, no matter how hard they try. That recording grew on me and I never tired of listening to it. But, unfortunately I thoughtlessly gave it away when I got rid of my vinyl records some years ago. Later, when I found this CD, I couldn't wait to hear it, but I am sorry to say that it cannot compare to the original recording. If any one still has that one, I would really appreciate if you would let me make a copy of it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious sounds, October 5, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad en Verano; Navidad Nuestra (Audio CD)

This excellent album is something to treasure. If you ever buy only one CD with Jose Carreras, this one might just be the one!!!
Although this was recorded just before the treatment for leukemia started (I believe Carreras already knew about it), it was the perfect choice at that time. His voice retains it's beautiful pureness throughout, which no one can match, and he doesn't need to force his instrument. Listen to some of the phrasing, especially when he is singing pianissimo in the slow passages, it's almost unbelievebly beautiful. The way he "speaks" the words and the depth of emotion, he is inside the music, inside the the words. That the composer was present (playing the piano) does of course add to the glorious result of these sacred pieces. It is definitely a CD to sit (or lie on the sofa) and really listen to preferably with the volum turned up a good deal. Here lies the greatness of Carreras......

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a folk mass, November 6, 2003

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D. Wijngaarden (Nijmegen, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ariel Ramirez: Misa Criolla; Navidad en Verano; Navidad Nuestra (Audio CD)

I love misa criolla and Jose Carreras is a great tenor, but this recording is to polished for me. What makes the misa criolla unique is the use of folk rhythms and melodies. On this recording, they have become sterile compositions rather than vibrant aspects of life. I'd much prefer a grittier recording, with an imperfect orchestra, but a folksier singer (like another recording I own, with Zamba Quilpador singing the lead tenor). Nice try - too nice.