In Palm Court Style / Viveza

Viveza (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1999)
• ASIN: B00000K2WH
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #956,774 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Serenade, for band

2. Frasquita, comic opera in 3 acts (revised version of operetta): Excerpt

3. Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5

4. Slavonic Dance No. 1 for violin & piano in G minor (transcription of Dvorák's Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 46/2): No 1, Arranged by Frit

5. Two Guitars

6. Humoresques (8) for piano, B. 187 (Op. 101): Unspecified Humoresque

7. Csárdás, for violin & orchestra

8. Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera, for voice & piano

9. Tango for violin & piano (transcription of Albéniz's Op. 165/2)

10. Farewell to Cucullain (Londonderry Air), for violin & piano

11. In a Persian Market, intermezzo-scene for chorus & orchestra

12. Dark eyes ('Ochi chornye,' 'Black Eyes'), folk song: Arranged by Coburn

13. Piezas (3) en estilo español, for piano trio, Op. 1: Bolero

14. Piezas (3) en estilo español, for piano trio, Op. 1: Habanera

15. Piezas (3) en estilo español, for piano trio, Op. 1: Seguidillas Gitanas

16. Viejas Ideas

17. Martastal, tango con variación

18. El tango, tango song

19. Reactionary Tango

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, Sparkling Salon Music, March 20, 2006

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Peter Van Hove (Riverside, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Palm Court Style / Viveza (Audio CD)

I saw this album on display at a record store in Vancouver several years ago, and, on a whim, decided to buy it. It greatly exceeded my expectations. The arrangements are creative and imaginative; the playing, superb. Lively tangos are mixed with light classics and operetta. I have subsequently bought other discs with "salon" music that are quite enjoyable, but they do not seem to show the inventiveness of Viveza. Regrettably this disc and its equally enjoyable sequel, Viveza Encore, are out of print. I am waiting for a new disc by the same group, which is expected to appear this year. Meantime, I highly recommend this one.