Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al [Box set]

Victoria De Los Angeles (Composer), Catalan Traditional (Composer), Spanish Anonymous (Composer), Johannes Cornago (Composer), Diego Pisador (Composer), Lope de Vega (Composer), Juan del Vado (Composer), Antonio Literes (Composer), Manuel Pla (Composer), Blas de Laserna (Composer), Jose Palomino (Composer), Sephardic Traditional (Composer), Francisco de la Torre (Composer), Alfonso X (el Sabio) (Composer), Alonso (Composer), Luys de Narvaez (Composer), Alonso de Mudarra (Composer), Cristobal de Morales (Composer), Francisco Guerrero (Composer), Gines de Morata (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Victoria De Los Angeles, Catalan Traditional, Spanish Anonymous, Johannes Cornago, Diego Pisador, et al.
• Audio CD (February 23, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: EMI Classics
• ASIN: B00000I4KQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,857 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #86 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Madrigals
  • #97 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Partsongs

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. El rossinyol

2. El testament d'Amelia

3. Adios meu homino

4. Mina nay por me casare

5. Tengo que subir

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Ah, el novio no quiere dinero

2. Coma la rosa en la guerta

3. Estavase la mora

4. Aquel rey de Francia

5. Damos gracias a ti, Dios

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. La rosa enflorece

2. Ven querida

3. Adio, querida

4. Durme, durme, hermozo hijico

5. Paxaro d'hermosura

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Coleccion de tonadillas: Amor y odio

2. Coleccion de tonadillas: Callejeo

3. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo discreto

4. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo olvidado

5. Coleccion de tonadillas: El majo timido

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A special Dignity and an Unfailing Beauty of Voice., September 16, 2000

By 

John Austin "[e-mail]" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al (Audio CD)

This set offers four generously-filled CDs comprising almost 140 Spanish songs from Victoria de los Angeles' repertoire. To all of them she brings a special dignity and an unfailing beauty of voice. The earliest recordings date from 1950 and the last is the items she sang at the opening of the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. Yes, you will find the ubiquitous "Clavelitos!" here, and a later version of "La maya el ruisenor" from "Goyescas". The enclosed booklet provides illuminating notes by Lionel Salter, who also translated many of the texts which are also included. Accompanists include Gerald Moore and Alicia de Larrocha, and Victoria de Los Angeles provides a guitar accompaniment herself in one song. The last track of all, a zapateado from a zarzuela, recorded live in New York, must almost have brought the house down.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most noble voice, May 27, 2004

By 

Emma de Soleil "I moved to the UK for another... (On a holiday In Ibiza, then back to the UK for studies) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al (Audio CD)

Victoria de los Angeles' voice not only has a silken quality and fascinating glow to it but it is one of the most regal, noble sounds you'll ever hear. She illuminated those moments of quietness, gentleness and noble, feminine pride and elegance like no other soprano before and after her. This release of her "Spanish Songs" has never been surpassed. The songs of her homeland seem to have been written for her beautiful instrument alone, she fills every piece with special beauty and charm, religious flair and beautiful, noble simplicity. Buy this recording and see why Victoria is one of the best sopranos ever having come from Spain.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN, January 7, 2002

By 

Pedro I. Garcia MD "mipela" (AVENTURA, FL United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Songs Of Spain / De Los Angeles, et al (Audio CD)

FOR A LONG TIME "SONGS OF SPAIN" HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF CLASSICAL, POPULAR, SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS (CHRISTIAN AND SEPHARDIC) SPANISH SONGS. DE LOS ANGELES DEFIES A RIVAL IN THIS GENRE. DE LARROCHA, SORIANO AND ZANETTI PROVIDE UNEQUALED ACCOMPANIEMENTS. THE RECORDINGS ARE SECOND ONLY TO LIFE PERFORMANCES. I UNDERSTAND THAT EMI INTENDS TO TAKE THIS SET OUT OF PUBLICATION. PURCHASE THIS JEWEL WHILE YOU CAN! I JUST PURCHASED MY THIRD SET FROM AMAZON AND I TREASURE IT AS MUCH AS MY FIRST!