Salas: Un Barroco Cubano Del Siglo XVIII (Cuban Baroque Music of the 18th Century)

Esteban Salas (Composer), Maria Felicia Perez (Conductor), Coro Exaudi de Cuba (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Coro Exaudi de Cuba
• Conductor: Maria Felicia Perez
• Composer: Esteban Salas
• Audio CD (April 16, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Milan / Jade
• ASIN: B0000015L5
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,043 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #91 in Music > World Music > Caribbean & Cuba > Cuba

Track Listings

1. Un musiquito nuevo

2. Pues logra ya

3. Una nave mercantil

4. Candido corderito

5. Si al ver en el Oriente

6. Que nino tan bello

7. Los bronces se enternezcan

8. Toquen presto fuego

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Salas: Un Barroco Cubano Del Siglo, XVIII, December 10, 2006

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C. Jeanne Muir "Jeanne Muir" (Weaverville, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salas: Un Barroco Cubano Del Siglo XVIII (Cuban Baroque Music of the 18th Century) (Audio CD)

If I have to name a favorite genre of classical music, it would have to be Baroque. I listen to it every day. Until a few weeks ago, though, I had never heard of Esteban Salas! I had no idea that Cuba produced a composer of this magnitude! He is so refreshing, truly a joy to the ears. I look forward to exploring all the works of this great master.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master in any age, February 5, 2010

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This review is from: Salas: Un Barroco Cubano Del Siglo XVIII (Cuban Baroque Music of the 18th Century) (Audio CD)

Esteban Salas is one of the great overlooked baroque composers, possibly because he lived and worked in Cuba. I never would have guessed that such beautiful baroque music came from there had I not had the luck to discover this CD. The recording and performances, especially the singers, do great justice to the material. But the obscurity of this master is even more distressing when you learn of his lifetime of struggle to bring his music to the world in the face of crippling indifference. The political rulers and the church who should have been supporting him drove him instead to the poorhouse. He died penniless and in despair, but his music will live on, bringing joy to those lucky enough to encounter it.