La Sonora Matancera en CMQ 1957 - La Sonora Trae un Tono
Cuba | mp3 320 Kbps | 93 MB
Tumbao Cuban Classics 1999
Cuba | mp3 320 Kbps | 93 MB
Tumbao Cuban Classics 1999
| “ | San Francisco Chronicle... Rattle makes it a cracking good show, full of zest and flair. The overall sound is dry and crisp, which gives the performance a bustling, businesslike demeanor, and there are fine solo contributions from soprano Sally Matthews, tenor Lawrence Brownlee (duly anguished as the roasting swan) and baritone Christian Gerhaher. The choral singing is full voiced and precise. | ” |
| “ | "... Then comes the truly weird and wonderful stuff: Giacinto Scelsi's choral works. Truly 20th century, but at once completely out of time, Scelsi composed vocal music that underscored his belief that the ritual echo itself was a key to the transformation of human consciousness (much like the Hindus and the Buddhists). First up are his "Three Songs of Capricorn" -- along the complex line of Eastern, near Tuvan throat singing -- in which a mandolin is used as a percussion instrument, and Thai gongs in 'F' are employed. Much of Scelsi's program is for baritone and bass singers, but there are works (such as "Le Grande Sanctuaire I & II") for tenor. Pieces such as "CKCKCC I & II" are not choral works in any conventional sense, but they do intersect on the plane of being non-Western in approach. The less experimental works, such as "Le Grande Sanctuaire" and "Three Latin Prayers," prefigure -- and perhaps even predict -- the choral work of John Tavener. These are prayers, written mystically with their only motivation for this "inner light" to be made manifest, and again, the ritual echo of the human voice being the only instrument capable of revealing it." Thom Jurek, All Music Guide | ” |
| “ | "... Then comes the truly weird and wonderful stuff: Giacinto Scelsi's choral works. Truly 20th century, but at once completely out of time, Scelsi composed vocal music that underscored his belief that the ritual echo itself was a key to the transformation of human consciousness (much like the Hindus and the Buddhists). First up are his "Three Songs of Capricorn" -- along the complex line of Eastern, near Tuvan throat singing -- in which a mandolin is used as a percussion instrument, and Thai gongs in 'F' are employed. Much of Scelsi's program is for baritone and bass singers, but there are works (such as "Le Grande Sanctuaire I & II") for tenor. Pieces such as "CKCKCC I & II" are not choral works in any conventional sense, but they do intersect on the plane of being non-Western in approach. The less experimental works, such as "Le Grande Sanctuaire" and "Three Latin Prayers," prefigure -- and perhaps even predict -- the choral work of John Tavener. These are prayers, written mystically with their only motivation for this "inner light" to be made manifest, and again, the ritual echo of the human voice being the only instrument capable of revealing it." Thom Jurek, All Music Guide | ” |
| “ | "... Then comes the truly weird and wonderful stuff: Giacinto Scelsi's choral works. Truly 20th century, but at once completely out of time, Scelsi composed vocal music that underscored his belief that the ritual echo itself was a key to the transformation of human consciousness (much like the Hindus and the Buddhists). First up are his "Three Songs of Capricorn" -- along the complex line of Eastern, near Tuvan throat singing -- in which a mandolin is used as a percussion instrument, and Thai gongs in 'F' are employed. Much of Scelsi's program is for baritone and bass singers, but there are works (such as "Le Grande Sanctuaire I & II") for tenor. Pieces such as "CKCKCC I & II" are not choral works in any conventional sense, but they do intersect on the plane of being non-Western in approach. The less experimental works, such as "Le Grande Sanctuaire" and "Three Latin Prayers," prefigure -- and perhaps even predict -- the choral work of John Tavener. These are prayers, written mystically with their only motivation for this "inner light" to be made manifest, and again, the ritual echo of the human voice being the only instrument capable of revealing it." Thom Jurek, All Music Guide | ” |
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