Duets With Spanish Guitar

Laurindo Almeida (Performer), Salli Terri (Performer), Martin Ruderman (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Laurindo Almeida, Salli Terri, Martin Ruderman
• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B000002S1C
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,364 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Prize Winner!, January 25, 2003

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This review is from: Duets With Spanish Guitar (Audio CD)

At the first Grammy Awards in 1959, Salli Terri was nominated for Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist, along with Callas, Tebaldi, and Ferrell (Tebaldi won). The album did win the Grammy for Best Engineered Classical Record, a honor richly deserved as evidenced by the glorious sound of this CD.

I think a review in the May, 1958 issue of Hi-Fi & Music Review says it best: "...a prize winner in my collection. Laurindo Almeida's guitar playing captures the keen poignancy and rhythmic elan of Brazilian music with superb assurance and taste. He is joined by an excellent flutist, Martin Ruderman...and a mezzo-soprano whose velvet voice and astonishing flexibility has hardly an equal at present...Salli Terri. She sings Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 with a sinuousness and ecstasy which make this the finest modern version."

It is no wonder that Villa-Lobos himself called this the best recorded version of his composition...and 45 years after its original release, it stands the test of time. A prize winner, indeed!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An all-time romantic classic, December 16, 2002

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Basil J. Whiting (Brooklyn, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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I first heard this as an LP in a coffee shop in Monterey, CA, just before proposing to my wife. I gave it to her as a wedding present and we wore it out playing it so much. Now I have finally found it on CD. It is (and always has been) composed of double duets, guitar and soprano and guitar and flute. It is hauntingly beautiful and extraordinarily performed. You will find its themes running through your mind for days after hearing it. This is an all time classic to give to your best lovers and friends.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most peaceful albums ever recorded, January 30, 1999

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I was pleasantly surprised to find this album in the Amazon catalog. It is an old friend that has been missing from my life since my vinyl album went by the wayside.

The duets alternate between Almeida and contralto Sally Terry followed by the guitarist with flautist Martin Ruderman.

The repertoire includes some of the most beautiful Spanish melodies you could ever hope to hear. This album is a great way to relieve stress. Although it is a chestnut, Duets With The Spanish Guitar would be at home in any new age music collection.

I cannot recommend it highly enough.