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Panorama: Viva Espana
CD DetailsPerformer: 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 EspanaMusic 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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