Spain

Falla (Artist), Granados (Artist), Price (Artist), Reiner (Artist), Cso (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 18, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FPL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #126,175 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #24 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Price, Leontyne

Track Listings

1. El amor brujo: Introduction and Scene

2. El amor brujo: In the Cave

3. El amor brujo: Song of Love's Sorrow

4. El amor brujo: The Ghost

5. El amor brujo: Dance of Terror

6. El amor brujo: The Magic Circle

7. El amor brujo: Midnight

8. El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

9. El amor brujo: Scene

10. El amor brujo: Song of the Will-o the Wisp

11. El amor brujo: Pantomime

12. El amor brujo: Dance of The Game Of Love

13. El amor brujo: The Bells of Morning

14. The Neighbors' Dance: The Three-Conered Hat;

15. The Miller's Dance: The Three-Cornered Hat:

16. Final Dance: The Three-Cornered Hat

17. INTERLUDE: La vida breve:

18. Dance: La vida breve

19. Iberia: Triana

20. Goyescas: Intermezzo

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant perf, superb conducting, gorgeous sound., September 7, 1999

By 

Bruce Kofoed (Twin Falls, ID, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spain (Audio CD)

I had this on LP, and it was one of my most treasured records. I am an afficiando of Spanish composers and their imitators working in the Spanish style, and personally feel that the Reiner/Chicago combination was the best match of conductor and orchestra to date, so I admit a heavy bias in favor of this recording just because of it's pedigree. The delightful news is the recording lives up to any and all expectations. The orchestra plays superbly, the conducting inspired, and this is all much aided by one of those glorious Living Stereo recordings (which along with Mercury's Living Presence defined the state of the art at the time) which have been so lovingly transferred to CD. The performance is thoroughly idiomatic; the epitome of Spanish music. Living in small town Idaho now, I have been unable to find this locally or through any of the CD clubs I am in. I was thrilled to find it at Amazon. My order is placed, and yours should be too.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Living Stereo" is right!, February 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Spain (Audio CD)

Reiner's remastered recording of El Amor Brujo really delivers on its promise of "living stereo". I honestly don't think I could distinguish this from a model digital recording. The rest of the disc was recorded in 1958 and those older recordings sound very nearly as good. Of course, these colorful performances demonstrate great Spanish flair. For some reason, the Hungarian Reiner had a special affinity for the Spanish idiom. The Chicagoans obviously enjoy this repertoire, too.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest, January 19, 2002

By 

"joanlabrador" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Spain (Audio CD)

This is the greatest orchestral recording I have ever heard!