Cervantes, Ignacio

Baby Cello: Soothing Music from 24 Cellos

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We love this C.D.!
Glorious sound

Baby Cello: Soothing Music from 24 Cellos

Manufacturer: Cala Records
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Baby Sleep
Sweet Dreams
Planet Sleeps
Golden Slumbers: A Father's Lullaby
The Celtic Lullaby

ASIN: B0006UYOO2
Release Date: 2005-01-18

Tracks:

The Swan
Ave Maria
Greensleeves
Black Orpheus
The Dove
Vocalise
Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
El Condor Pasa
Begin The Beguine
A Child's Folksong
Farewell To Cuba
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Blessing
Satin Doll
The Girl From Ipanema
Coventry Fantasy

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Baby Cello CD. Soothing Music From 24 Cellos 1. The Swan 2. Ave Maria 3. Greensleeves 4. Black Orpheus 5. The Dove 6. Vocalise 7. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy 8. El Condor Pasa 9. Begin the Beguine 10. A Childs Folksong 11. Farewell to Cuba 12. Songs my Mother Taught Me 13. Blessing 14. Satin Doll 15. The Girl from Ipanema 16. Coventry Fantasy

Customer Reviews:

We love this C.D.!.......2005-04-03

We received the Baby Cello C.D. as a gift, and my husband and I just love it. The music is truly moving in the most uplifting way, and the songs chosen are just beautiful; not at all stuffy. The true test was when our two-year-old, who had not had a nap all day, got completely wired and still would not go to sleep after 10 p.m. She screamed for 20 minutes as we tried to get her down, until I put Baby Cello on, and the screaming stopped instantaneously! She went to sleep to the C.D. without another wimper! We highly recommend Baby Cello for parents and babies alike, and have bought it for other parents with babies that we know. It uplifts, as well as soothes, depending upon what time of day we put it on, and it serves as wonderful dinner music as well. We can't imagine anyone not loving this C.D.! A.and J. Pieri, Albany,CA

Glorious sound.......2005-01-23

I am so pleased with Baby Cello. The sound of this music is utterly glorious. Soothing doesn't begin to describe it. My 2 year old and I love listening to it at all times of day.

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From Africa to Cuba and from Cuba to Argentina
Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos

Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos

Manufacturer: Romeo Records
ProductGroup: Music
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Danzas for Piano
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Youkali - Cabaret and Art Songs by Satie, Poulenc, and Weill
Brazilian Ragtime

ASIN: B00004VWBN
Release Date: 2000-07-25

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Uruguayan pianist Polly Ferman has made a specialty of the piano music of South America. Her previous CDs of music by Ernesto Nazareth and Ernesto Lecuona were thoroughly delightful. Now she offers a wide-ranging program of mostly brief, dance-based piano music in forms from South America, although written by composers from many countries. You have to follow the track listing inside the booklet (the listing on the tray card is virtually illegible) to find out whether the delightful piece you are hearing was written by Gottschalk, Chabrier, Stravinsky, Weill, or Ginastera. But whatever the music, it's all entertaining and sometimes (as with Piazzolla) considerably more than that. Ferman's playing encompasses all these styles convincingly, and the recording conveys the piano sound with considerable realism. Romeo needs to clean up its presentation; aside from the badly-designed tray card, the pianist's biography comes right in the middle of the program notes on the music. But for its contents, this is the most entertaining piano collection since Gloria Cheng's Piano Dance and it's highly recommended. --Leslie Gerber

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From Africa to Cuba and from Cuba to Argentina.......2006-03-16

I don't mean to be over zealous with my Cuban/Spanish Moorish heritage, and I agree with my Argentinean counterpart soldiers who are here in Eastern Europe with me serving as peace keepers with NATO, that certain things have to be clear and made public, so that people can be educated. This is the purpose of this review. This CD is an excellent recording of the different styles of Habaneras, Milongas and Tangos, they all are related. The roots are from Africa/Cuba brought to Argentina by Cuban sailors. The great German writer Rodolfo A. Windhausen states in one of his research report on the roots of the Tangos the following: "I learned about the Cuban roots of Tango. The Habanera rhythm was brought to Argentina by Cuban sailors in the nineteenth century. In fact, there is still one Milonga in Havana, once a week, for a small Tango community". If you want to hear Habaneras check the CD " Habaneras By Maria Teresa Vera" and Habaneras by Marco Rizo on both of these CD's you will hear the roots of Tangos played by one of the most respected Cuban guitar player(Maria Teresa Vera) of all times. I first heard of the Habaneras when I was young. My father would play them on his guitar while my mother would join him in singing the songs. My favorite was "twenty years" which is a classic! This is a good starting point for those who enjoy the Tangos, Milongas and the Habaneras interpreted here by this great pianist from Uruguay. Che, buy it, you will not regret it! It's part of your rich Argentinean culture.

Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos.......2001-11-04

This is delightful! The pianist is superb in her interpretation of the pieces. The music takes you away to another world.

Juana Zayas:A Treasury of Cuban Piano Classics

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A disc to be treasured
Lost and Found Freedom
Elegance is the Key in Zayas' Recording
"In praise of a true artist"
NO REFINEMENT, NO CLASS, TOTALLY OVER-RATED RECORDING

Juana Zayas:A Treasury of Cuban Piano Classics

Manufacturer: Music & Arts Programs of America
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Habaneras, Milongas, Tangos
Danzas for Piano
Recordando - Maestros of Cuban Classical
Always in My Heart-Domingo sings Songs of Ernesto Lecuona

ASIN: B000050HYQ
Release Date: 2006-01-01

Tracks:

Three Knocks
Why? Eh?
Don't Touch Me
Gone, Never To Return
The Wake
Weep No More
The Charmer
Intimate
Homage
The Message
Farewell To Cuba
Pst!
Put Down
Forever Yes
Reminiscence
Invitation
Zig-Zags
Lady In Waiting
Cri-Cri
The Jealous One
Pecking Gossip
Return Home
Improvised
I Love You Dearly
Far Away From You!
The Gazebo
Interrupted
The Hearty Laughter
Grand Lady
Almendares
Lost Illusions
Dance No More
It Must Be
Friendship
Decision
Amen
Pastoral Lullaby
Lucumi Dance (Dedicated To Joaquin Nin)
Dance Of The Drum
Cubanas: Touque De Clave
Cubanas: Son
Cubanas: Guajira
Cubanas: Prld En Son
In The Old Manner
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: The Midnight Conga
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: African Dance
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: ...And The Black Woman Danced!
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: Dance Of The Nanigos
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: Lucumi Dance (Dedicated To Joaquin Nin)
Six Afro-Cuban Dances: The Comparsa

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A disc to be treasured.......2002-09-28

This extraordinary recording recalls those great artistic pairings that inseparably combine music with the amor patriae of a fervent musician: Arthur Rubinstein playing Chopin and Szymanowski; Alicia de Larrocha playing Albéniz and Granados; and now, Juana Zayas interpreting Cervantes, Caturla, Hernández, and Lecuona. Cuban-born Zayas-whose landmark recording of the Chopin études placed her among our consummate Chopin interpreters-completely identifies with the music of her compatriots.

Zayas left Havana for the Paris Conservatory in her late teens, as did Ignacio Cervantes (1847-1905) nearly a century earlier. His piquantly syncopated Cuban dances-30 of which are presented here-feature lively tango-habanera rhythms and folk-based elements, infused with insouciance, humor and nostalgia. Their quirky titles-Three Knocks, The Charmer, Farewell to Cuba, The Jealous One, Interrupted, Lost Illusions, to name a few-bring to mind other engaging collections of piano works, such as Alkan's Esquisses or Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words.

The name of Alejandro Caturla (1906-1940) will be unknown to most music lovers. None of his music is listed in the Schwann catalog. He gave a classical cast to Afro-Cuban influences, similar to what Albéniz achieved with his Iberia and Suite española. Caturla's Danza del tambor brings to mind the sharp rhythmic allure and dissonance of Bartók or Ginastera, while the gently affecting Pastoral Lullaby, a folk-based guajira, lingers long after its three minutes have passed.

Gifted in a number of fields, Caturla became a lawyer and judge, only to be assassinated by an irate defendant. Each of these composers became politically aware by necessity, given their country's long history of instability. Gisela Hernández (1912-1971) established ties to the Castro Government, which quickly recognized her teaching and compositional abilities. She was also instrumental in publishing the critical editions of Cervantes's music. Among her Cubanas represented here, Guajira is touched with the same gently rocking melancholy as Caturla's piece.

The music of Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963) is the most often recorded of the four. As with Caturla, he was largely self-taught. His Afro-Cuban Dances are especially appealing; one cannot listen just once to these captivating pieces.

Zayas brings a beguiling zest and wit to the entire disc, all imbued with a native rhythmic sense. Realistically recorded, her generous, spirited playing inevitably brings a smile, evokes an affecting melancholy or warmly lifts one's mood. In contrast to the refinement of Zayas's playing, the awkwardly written and occasionally misspelled booklet notes represent the only drawback to an altogether inspired project.

Lost and Found Freedom.......2001-10-09

Most of the Cuban music Ms. Zayas plays in this wonderful CD are pieces from the past, lost to many Cubans, like myself. What a joy it was for me to discover this CD as I searched the web! I was aware of Ms. Zayas's magnificent technique, for I have heard her play live Chopin's Piano Concerto in F at a concert in Florida-not an easy piece to play, for it needs not only a great technique but a lot of heart as well. That is why I was expecting this CD of Cuban Music to be played brilliantly and with a love of heart. And that much I got, and a lot more, for Ms. Zayas has also a fantastic sense of rhythm-the kind most "classical musicians" do not have-and she makes these pieces (most of which are Cuban dances) move with passionate ease and abandon, the way Cuban men and women love to move as they dance and make love. I was told she is planning to record Chopin's mazurkas (which are also dances), so I cannot wait for the new CD to come out. Ms. Zayas found lost old music and played it with a freedom that one seldom if ever hears in the classical music world. Bravo for her. Let's have some more.

Elegance is the Key in Zayas' Recording.......2001-05-24

When listening to this beautiful recording, one realizes that the pianist is an artist of intelligence and nuance. I own seven versions of Cervantes' Danzas, including a very rare version of another great Cuban pianist of yesteryear, Yvette Hernández. I play all my Cervantes recordings quite often, and I must admit that I enjoy Ms. Zayas' recording the best. In her hands, the apparently simple music of Ignacio Cervantes is treated with such care, intelligence and finesse, that this simplicity is transformed into the sheer beauty of many brilliant colors, as precious and perfect as small jewls in an elegant necklece. Zayas brings Cervantes' music to the high level it deserves, saving it, for the pleasure of our ears, from the cursory and careless fashion in which, unfortunately, many pianists play such delicious piano miniatures.

Lecuona's piano music can be and has been played in all sorts of ways. Because his music has been so popular and popularized, many listeners may object to the classical treatment these Lecuona pieces recieve in Ms. Zayas' hands. There is a very dynamic tension which exists in the "soul" of Lecuona's music, between the African and the European elements which permeate it. The true universal projection of Lecuona's classical music resides, precisely, in a successful interpretation, on the part of the sensitive pianist, who is able to capitalize on this tension, without overemphasizing either of these two musical influences. Ms. Zayas shows great sensitivity to the music, by keeping the precise balance. This is a wonderful recording for all those who want to enjoy great Cuban classical piano music which is truly Classical. Those who, perhaps, want to dance by Zayas' interpretation of Lecuona will be sorely disappointed. However, if you want to enjoy truly Cuban classical piano music, in which all the musical elements, as intended by the composer, are drawn from the keyboard in a most elegant, balanced and beautiful manner, then you will enjoy this recording as much as I have.

"In praise of a true artist".......2001-05-06

As a music lover and aficionado, I was amused, to say the least, by the recent barrage of disinformation that has taken place regarding Juana Zayas's recording of Cuban music. To the insightful observer,however, the disinformation in question obviously comes from a single source and it is every bit as malicious as it is desperate.... Very pathetic indeed! Ms. Zayas's artistry and enormous talent have been amply demonstrated in her concerts and recordings as well as praised by the most eminent and demanding critics, period.

NO REFINEMENT, NO CLASS, TOTALLY OVER-RATED RECORDING.......2001-05-04

What a total failure. Complete and total vulgarity! No kind of tone whatsover-no technique, no phrasing-hesitations and pauses galore facilitating lack of technical and musical prowess. Inner voices-where? There is NO voice. There is NOTHING stylistically Cuban, 19th century or otherwise about this artist's rendering. It's truly amazing that a pianist who managed to produce a decent Chopin Etude CD (extremely overrated however, and possibly produced through enormous editing) would dish up this kind of junk. Ms. Zayas is a good pianist, but she is NOT an important ARTIST. She plays piano well, but leaves no artistic statement.

There are numerous recordings of the Cervantes that are much better. Fernandez, Pelaez, even Spengler's recordings of these works are 100 times better. Nothing to praise here: phrasing, pedaling, sound, and interpretations are routine at best. The Caturla..not much to compare them with in recording availability. But the Lecuona is the just awful.

I thank GOD for the recordings of Tirino on Lecuona. Zayas has no taste or refinement in these works. Soupy, gobbledy goop that is affected, mannered, and full of ego with lack of technique is her legacy here. Subtelties-where? how? How could anyone with an ear possibly even imagine this better than Tirino's Lecuona Danzas Cubanas on BIS label? Tirino's discs have refinement, poise, style, class, rich ringing beautiful tone, aristocratic refinement of sound, and technique that one just doesen't hear in pianists today-he's a World Class ARTIST. It seems frankly a bit odd to see such negative comments about him-and only here-since he has received accolades world-wide. I agree, Tirino's recordings are also uncannily similar to Lecuona's own on RCA-LA COMPARSA especially. He understands the contrasts necessary to the danza form, projecting the Lecuona style better than anyone. We might not even be having a resurgence of Lecuona's music had it not been for him and his irreproachable recordings. BIS' audiophile sound is known throughout world: The sound on this disc however sounds like she is playing underwater off the Florida coast!

I suggest the Fernandez and Pelaez recordings for Cervantes over Zayas. For Lecuona-Tirino has recorded the music in 5 Volumes on BIS, one better than the next-clearly the choice here. I really like Lecuona's own on RCA/BMG to have with Tirino's.

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Amazing music many classical pianists don't know about.......2005-07-21

In 2005, if you haven't heard of composers like Nobre, Guarnieri, Nepomuceno, or Levy, you are missing out on some of the greatest 20th century piano music ever composed. Much of the music on this album, not commonly known to those of us who know our Schumann, Chopin, Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and so forth, is comparable in quality to that of Schumann. What if there were suddenly discovered twenty or thirty pieces of the highest quality of piano music that Schumann had composed but no one had known about? This album is like that for me. The styles of these Latin American composers run the gamut from late Romantic or what is sometimes called "Impressionist" to challenging Bartok-like Ginastera-esque gems, with a few charming salon pieces to give variety to the mix.

Clelia Iruzun is a ferocious, amazing pianist, with fire like Argerich and tonal subtlety like Horowitz.

If you like classical piano music and great piano playing, you must hear this album. I don't know why there aren't more reviews of it, or why there are no sample clips posted (I am writing this in July 2005, so maybe they'll see the light and post some in the future).

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Lecuona Cervantes

Manufacturer: Discmedi Blau
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000H5V8Q8
Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

La Comparsa
...Y La Negra Bailaba
Danza Negra
A La Antigua
En Tres Por Cuatro
Ante El Escorial
Danza De Los Nanigos
Interrumpida
Malaguena
Un Recuerdo
!Amen!
Vuelta Al Hogar
Picotazos
Ilusiones Perdidas
Mensaje
Los Tres Golpes
La Carcajada
La Encantadora
Soledad
Siempre Si
El Velorio
Se Fuey No Vuelve Mas
Homenaje
No Me Toques
?Por Que, Eh?
Adios a Cuba
Duchas Frias
Interrumpida
Cortesana
Invitacion
!No Bailes Mas!
Improvisada
Intima
!Te Quiero Tanto!
La Camagueyana
Los Munecos

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Sound the Charge!!!
A Road Less Well-Travelled
With the right temperament

Battle Music
Ludwig van Beethoven , Franz Liszt , Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov , Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov , Ignacio Cervantes , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Ondrej Lenard , and CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava)
Manufacturer: Naxos
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Beethoven: Wellington's Victory/Liszt: Battle of the Huns etc
Brahms: Hungarian Dances Nos. 1-21

ASIN: B0000013MY
Release Date: 1992-06-30

Tracks:

Wellington's Victory Op.91: The Battle
Wellington's Victory Op.91: Victory Symphony
Two Marches For Military Band: No.1
Two Marches For Military Band: No.2
Hungarian Attack March
Battle Of The Huns
Iveria Op. 42: Georgian War March
Le Coq d'Or: Dodon On The Battlefield
The Legend Of The Invisible City Of Kitezh: Massacre At Kerzhentzh
Richard III: Overture
Mazeppa: The Battla At Poltava

Customer Reviews:

Sound the Charge!!! .......2005-02-08

Simply what you get is an eclectic selection of Battle Music leading off with "Wellington's Victory" as the headliner. It is however the rarities included that make this disc attractive.
Don't listen to to the cry baby who wanted the "1812" Overture to be included, you can get that anywhere. Pick this one up for the "Richard III" and the two Liszt tone poems and this disc is worth more than the bargain price. Decent recording quality throughout and informative liner notes included.

A Road Less Well-Travelled.......2005-02-05

It would have been interesting to learn whose idea this programme was and how it was put together. Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” is missing, presumably because Naxos had recorded and published it before elsewhere, but there are some other pieces here which merit more than perfunctory attention. In particular, there are two composers represented here that I had never even heard of before, let alone heard anything by: Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859–1935) and Robert Volkmann (1815-1883). The former’s “Georgian War March” is an excerpt from “Iveria” and is harmonically quite pleasing and perhaps not as loud and aggressive as the title might suggest. The latter’s “Overture to Richard III” is a piece which attempts to cover the whole gamut of emotions involved in Shakespeare’s play and not only in the battle with which it ends. Not surprisingly, I have never come across other recordings of these pieces, so I can’t compare them with anything else, but they sound to me rather well done. But the same is true of everything on this disc, which appears to be better recorded than many early Naxos CDs (recording date: early 1989).

The “star” of this recording is, of course, Beethoven. If this music were subject to historical criticism of the theological variety, no doubt we would hear judgments like: “These pieces cannot have been written by Beethoven because they sound nothing like his symphonies.” And, indeed, if you have Beethoven as the Promethean hero in mind, you will no doubt find yourself rubbing your eyes and wondering what is going on when you first hear “Wellington’s Victory” (or the two Military Marches for Wind Band). Drum-rolls and bugle calls are followed by lively renditions of “Rule Britannia” and “For he’s a jolly good fellow” (originally a French melody), after which the orchestra breaks out in the noise of battle, with the timpani being savagely beaten to imitate cannon fire. The English victory is then celebrated with a fugue on “God Save the Queen”. All this is scarcely what lovers of Beethoven’s Fifth or Ninth would expect, and its populism and realism demonstrate quite clearly that Beethoven was not only a genius but also a human being.

The disc is completed with two pieces each by Liszt and Rimsky-Korsakov and a short extract from Tchaikovsky’s rarely-heard opera “Mazeppa”. The longer of the two pieces by Liszt is probably the most interesting: the “Battle of the Huns” is one of his attempts at musical re-creation of the great works of art and involves not only some stormy battle scenes but also some refined organ passages, captured here very well (but with no mention of the organ soloist in the notes). All in all, an unusual recording that explores avenues less well-travelled.

With the right temperament.......2001-01-19

One can close ones eyes and picture the energy of the battle and then the stillness of the aftermath on the battlefield while listening to this performance.

Recordando - Maestros of Cuban Classical

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Recordando - Maestros of Cuban Classical

Manufacturer: MSR Classics
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ASIN: B0009O1E4I
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Tracks:

Touzet: Zapateo Cubano
Touzet: La Trece
Touzet: Recordando al Maestro
Touzet: Dancita No.1
Touzet: Dancita No.2
Touzet: Dancita No.3
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Saumell: El Pao de Pepa
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ELENA CASANOVA brings fire, passion and beauty to this great music of Cuba's finest composers, evoking the very soul of Cuban classics. Cuban-born Casanova began piano study at the age of five, and within three years was selected to enter the Music Conservatory in Havana, Cuba. By the age of 13 she had already performed major works by composers such as J.S. Bach, Beethoven and Schubert. Upon her family's move to the United States, she enrolled in the San Francisco Conservatory, and later received her performance degree from the University of Redlands. Ms. Casanova maintains an active concert career, and is a regular participant in master classes and musical competitions.

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Cuba & Louisiana

Manufacturer: Opus 111
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000DEQDH
Release Date: 1990-01-01

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Fine Cuban Piano Sampler
An awesome performer
Latin Classicism
Wonderful Saumell and Cervantes-Horrific Lecuona

Two Spheres featuring Felix Spengler
piano Felix Spengler
Manufacturer: Piu Mosso
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005BOQ
Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

Tedezco
Pao de Pepa
Ojos de Pepa
Recuerdos Tristes
Quejas
Nionita
Somat
Pero Por Qu
Serenata Cubana
Velorio
No Bailes M
Invitaci
Improvisada
Tres Golpes
Comparsa
No Hables Mas
Y la Negra Ballaba
Ahi Viene el Chino
Danza Negra
En Tres Por Quatro
Malague

Customer Reviews:

Fine Cuban Piano Sampler.......2005-09-04

This is a fine recording of some Cuban piano pieces by a relatively unknown Cuban pianist. It compares well to the Nohema Fernandez and Juana Zayas recordings, as well as with the authoritative Thomas Tirino renditions, while demonstrating a unique approach. Recommended.

An awesome performer.......2002-03-27

This album touched my heart. The artist has a true understanding of cuban music and style. I have never heard Cervantes's Serenata Cubana played so elegantly, beautiful tone and phrasing. His Lecuona is full of rhythm and big tone. In the style of the great masters.
This album is a must, I recommend it to anyone.

Latin Classicism.......2002-03-19

An excellent series of performances thoughtfully complied on this CD. Definitely worth the time to listen.

Wonderful Saumell and Cervantes-Horrific Lecuona.......2000-07-28

This CD presents a Cuban pianist playing Cuban music. One would assume deep understanding of styles, and conception. However, such is not the case 100% unfortunately with all the music here. Spengler plays beautiful Saumell, nice Cervantes (though not as good as some other Cuban pianists). The Lecuona however I must say, is some of the WORST playing committed to disk of these pieces. I am embarrased as a Cuban, that one of our own should not understand Lecuona's music, style, and forms better.

Still the Saumell is really wonderful. Buy the disk for this music. However, Listen to Nohema Fernandez or Frank Fernandez Play Cervantes in their recordings for peerless interpretations of these works, who are also Cuban pianists.

Tracks:

Fascinatin' Rhythm
Ain't Misbehavin'
Solitude
The Mule Walk
That Certain Feeling
Bamboula
Spring Fever
Woof I
Woof II
Player Piano Study No. 6 - Alan Feinberg/Daniel Druckman
Clap Yo' Hands
Promenade
Dusk In Sandi
Silhouette
Candlelight: A Modern Piano Solo
Mamanita
Magnetic Rag
Por Que, Eh?
Columbia
The Man I Love
In Dahomey
Squeeze Me
Kitten OnThe Keys

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This seems to be the last survivor of Alan Feinberg's wonderful collections of American piano music. It's a typically fascinating program, mixing music by people thought of as jazz composers (Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson) with others considered "real" composers (Gershwin, Cowell, Nancarrow, Gottschalk). It's all jazz to Feinberg, who plays everything with gusto and affection, showing that all of this music belongs together in the same part of our music brains. If the concept attracts you, grab this disc now while you can, since Argo hasn't thought Feinberg's other collections worth keeping in the catalog. --Leslie Gerber

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