Gypsy Passions: The Flamenco Guitar

Gypsy Passions, Chago Rodrigo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lyrichord Discs Inc.
• ASIN: B0000022A0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,327 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #38 in Music > World Music > Europe > Eastern Europe > Gypsy
  • #80 in Music > World Music > Latin Music > Flamenco
  • #86 in Music > World Music > Europe > Continental Europe > Spain

Customer Reviews

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flamenco, October 28, 2000

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A. N. Salicru "Television Enthusiast" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gypsy Passions: The Flamenco Guitar (Audio CD)

It is very easy to become confused by so many different forms of Flamenco (Jazz Flamenco, Classical Flamenco, etc); to this extent, there often are flimsy recordings and interpretations of the art. Where other recordings fail, this disc SHINES!! This disc has the very boldness..the very warmth of seville as you start from the beginning of the disc to the very end. A worthy recording...indeed.

3.0 out of 5 stars Good news, bad news, January 31, 2011

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Paul Magnussen (Campbell, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gypsy Passions: The Flamenco Guitar (Audio CD)

I have very mixed feelings about the mononymic Rodrigo.

He certainly has some original ideas. In addition he has considerable technical facility; but also, unfortunately, a tendency to let it run away with him to the detriment of the rhythm. A perfect example of this is the Soleares, which starts strongly for four compases and then degenerates into a shapeless mess.

Even in the pieces that remain more or less in compás, there is often a rhythmic flabbiness. A reliance on showy ligados does not improve matters.

None the less, a lot of this album makes entertaining listening if you're not too fussy.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classical flamenco CD is a hidden gem, June 22, 2010

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New England Pat (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gypsy Passions: The Flamenco Guitar (Audio CD)

The compositions on this disc show what a great flamenco guitarist Rodrigo was before his death in 1996. The "Danza Mora" is a toque that allows the guitarist to explore its many threads of discordant variations which Rodrigo does very well here. All twelve tracks show Rodrigo's deft touch on the guitar and a composition for his wife, Remedios, a granadinas, bulerias por solea and a tango from Ronda, are among the best tracks on this CD. Rodrigo had a unique sound he and was one of the best guitarists of his generation, in a class with such great players as Pedro Bacan and Moraito Chico. This CD may be the only session that represents Rodrogo's solo flamenco artistry and demonstrates how good he was until his untimely passing.