Panorama: Viva Espana

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Performer: Viva Espana
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-01-23
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:

Music CD 1

Espana - Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa
Capriccio Brilliant - LSO/Sir Charles Mackerras
Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Narciso Yepes
Cappricio Espagnol, Op.34: 1. Alborada. Vivo E Strepitoso - BPO/Lorin Maazel
Cappricio Espagnol, Op.34: 2. Vars. Andante Con Moto - BPO/Lorin Maazel
Cappricio Espagnol, Op.34: 3. Alborada. Vivo E Strepitoso - BPO/Lorin Maazel
Cappricio Espagnol, Op.34: 4. Scena E Canto Gitano. Allegretto - BPO/Lorin Maazel
Cappricio Espagnol, Op.34: 5. Fandango Asturiano - BPO/Lorin Maazel
Carmen: Ste No.1: 1. Prld. Allegro Giocoso - LSO/Claudio Abbado
Carmen: Ste No.1: 2. Entr'acte II. Allegro Moderato - LSO/Claudio Abbado
Carmen: Ste No.1: 3. Entr'acte III. Andantino Quasi Allegretto - LSO/Claudio Abbado
Carmen: Ste No.1: 4. Entr'acte IV. Allegro Vivo - LSO/Claudio Abbado
Danzas Fantasticas: 1. Exaltacion - Orch Nat De L'Opr De Monte-Carlo/Louis Fremaux
Danzas Fantasticas: 2. Ensueno - Orch Nat De L'Opr De Monte-Carlo/Louis Fremaux
Danzas Fantasticas: 3. Orgia - Orch Nat De L'Opr De Monte-Carlo/Louis Fremaux
Ste Espanola No.1: Asturias. Leyenda - Narciso Yepes
Estampes: La Soiree Dans Grenade - Sviatoslav Richter
Prlds I: La Ser Interrompue - Dino Ciani
Prlds II: La Puerta Del Vino - Dino Ciani

Music CD 2

The Three-Cornered Hat (Exc): Dance Of The Miller's Wife (Fandango) - RSO Berlin/Lorin Maazel
The Three-Cornered Hat (Exc): Dance Of The Neighbours (Seguidilla) - RSO Berlin/Lorin Maazel
The Three-Cornered Hat (Exc): Dance Of The Miller (Farruca) - RSO Berlin/Lorin Maazel
The Three-Cornered Hat (Exc): Danza Final (Jota) - RSO Berlin/Lorin Maazel
Goyescas: Fandango By Lamplight - Jean-Marc Luisada
Goyescas: Lament Or The Girl And The Nightingale - Jean-Marc Luisada
Rhap Espagnole: 1. Prld A La Nuit. Tres Modere - Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa
Rhap Espagnole: 2. Malaguena. Assez Vif - Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa
Rhap Espagnole: 3. Habanera. Assez Lent Et D'un Rythme Las - Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa
Rhap Espagnole: 4. Feria. Assez Anime - Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa
Ste Iberia: Evocacion - L'Orch De La Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet
Ste Iberia: El Corpus Christi En Sevilla - L'Orch De La Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet
Ste Iberia: Triana - L'Orch De La Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet
Ste Iberia: El Puerto - L'Orch De La Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet
Ste Iberia: El Albaicin - L'Orch De La Suisse Romande/Ernest Ansermet

Music reviews of Panorama: Viva Espana

Music Review: Thoroughly enjoyable, through and through
Rating: 4 Stars

The Panorama series on DG discs offers listeners a chance to explore unfamiliar pieces without breaking the bank. It's rare that DG releases disappointing performances -- if anything, it is the composition itself that winds up disappointing!

Among the Panoramas, the 'Viva Espana' collection is one of the top choices. A marketing concept, this one? Not at all. The liner notes make this clear: Even more than Italy, the Spanish tableau inspired wildly romantic, spirited music. Spain was in vogue not just among the impressionist camp (Ravel, who had Basque parentage, Debussy, et al.), but beyond. As you'll note, Glinka and Rimsky-Korsakov figure on this collection too, alongside the local figures like Tarrega, Turina, Albeniz, Falla and Granados and the French (Ravel, Debussy, Chabrier, Bizet). They have widely varied visions of the Spanish landscape, and that's what's so revealing about this Panorama set.

It is also among the most consistently enjoyable. The formulaic moments are few and far between. Even better, the Maazel BPO performance from 1959 of Rimsky-Korsakov's rousing Capriccio espagnol, is among the best ever put on record.

Why not 5 stars? Well, the set could have been more generous -- a Viva Espana 1 & 2, perhaps. Volume 1 for the Spanish composers, and 2 for the continentals. There are 8 complete compositions here, but the Debussy, Falla and Granados are just whole movement excerpts from longer pieces. For a dedicated classical audience, that's filler, even if it makes for great listening.

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