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| 1. Besame mucho - arranged by Efrain Oscher - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Nigel Shore, Eduardo Calzada, Francisco Flores, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke, César Nigro, Conny Sommer, Peter Kuhnsch |
| 2. Despedida - arranged by Efrain Oscher - Rolando Villazon, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke |
| 3. Dime que si - arranged by Efrain Oscher - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Nigel Shore, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke |
| 4. Cucurrucucú paloma - Arranged by Gonzalo Grau - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Nigel Shore, Eduardo Calzada, Francisco Flores, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke |
| 5. Intima - arranged by Gonzalo Grau - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke |
| 6. Comprendo - arrangement for voice and guitar - Rolando Villazon, Juan Manuel González, César Nigro |
| 7. Veracruz - arranged by Gonzalo Grau - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Nigel Shore, Eduardo Calzada, Francisco Flores, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke |
| 8. Te quiero dijiste - arranged by Daniel Catán - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Nigel Shore, Eduardo Calzada, Francisco Flores, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke, César Nigro, Conny Sommer, Peter Kuhnsch |
| 9. Noche de Ronda - arranged by Efrain Oscher - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, César Nigro, Conny Sommer |
| 10. El reloj - arranged by Daniel Catán - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Eduardo Calzada, Juan Manuel González, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke, César Nigro |
| 11. Un viejo amor - arranged by Gonzalo Grau - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Nigel Shore, Eduardo Calzada, Juan Manuel González, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, Rhodri Clarke |
| 12. Solamente una vez - arranged by Efrain Oscher - Rolando Villazon, Efrain Oscher, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, César Nigro, Conny Sommer |
| 13. Besos robados - Rolando Villazon, Rhodri Clarke |
| 14. Estrellita - arranged by Alfonso Montes - Rolando Villazon, Nigel Shore, Juan Manuel González, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, Pablo Bercellini, Gabriel León, César Nigro |
| 15. Cielito Lindo - Mexico Lindo y Querido (including Hidden Track La Cucaracha) - Rolando Villazon |
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have always loved the music, the captivating melodies, of Mexico and Latin America, some of my earliest LP music purchases were those of Herb Alpert (the 'Mariachi' sound) and Los Paraguayos. Oh the excitement of visiting Spain in the 1960s and not only seeing Los Paraguyos in concert but also enjoying a musical evening with strolling musicians at our table singing 'Cielito Lindo' and other favourite songs. We joined in the choruses, swaying from side to side, perfect happiness remembered forever.
How wonderful then to have Rolando Villazon, whose voice I adore, singing these beautiful Mexican/Latin American songs accompanied by the Simon Bolivar Soloists. Not being fluent in Spanish, I downloaded the English translation of the lyrics from the Deutschegrammophon website and truly appreciated the heartfelt emotion, sensual passion and poetry expressed in these classic songs.
I also have Florez' CD 'Sentimiento Latino' which has a large symphony orchestra backing for most tracks. Although charming, the orchestrations sound a little florid or 'Hollywood 1930s' at times and I can understand why Rolando wished to capture a more intimate feeling for the music on this CD and 'spark it's radiant fire'.
If you watched the delightful performance of pieces from 'Mexico' by Rolando Villazon and the SB Soloists at the iTunes Festival (available to download, it includes 'Perfidia' which is not on 'Mexico' and therefore well worth buying) you will have seen that this is very much music for a sophisticated and appreciative nightime audience. We are booked for the concert in December!
Postscript, post concert - the concert was a triumph, Rolando and the Simon Bolivar Soloists delighted the audience with the programme of songs from 'Mexico' (the additional latin orchestral pieces are deserving of their own CD) and with cheers and a standing ovation the rousing finale had us singing along to 'Cielito Lindo' and 'La Cucaracha'. As the programme noted 'when Mexicans are happy, they sing their joy, when they suffer, their tears stream more freely with music, and when a Mexican man falls in love he often takes a Mariachi band to the house of his beloved and declares his love with a serenade'. Rolando was in fine voice with wonderfully pitched 'blue' notes and several opportunities to amaze us with his operatic tenor range, and, unbelievably, the whole thing sounded even better live, the subtle hues of the voice and the base notes of the instruments in particular! It has to be said that the 'closeness' of the recording does not achieve the balance heard in the concert hall between singer and orchestra, which is a pity. In concert Rolando Villazon takes the air around him and turns it to gold.
How wonderful then to have Rolando Villazon, whose voice I adore, singing these beautiful Mexican/Latin American songs accompanied by the Simon Bolivar Soloists. Not being fluent in Spanish, I downloaded the English translation of the lyrics from the Deutschegrammophon website and truly appreciated the heartfelt emotion, sensual passion and poetry expressed in these classic songs.
I also have Florez' CD 'Sentimiento Latino' which has a large symphony orchestra backing for most tracks. Although charming, the orchestrations sound a little florid or 'Hollywood 1930s' at times and I can understand why Rolando wished to capture a more intimate feeling for the music on this CD and 'spark it's radiant fire'.
If you watched the delightful performance of pieces from 'Mexico' by Rolando Villazon and the SB Soloists at the iTunes Festival (available to download, it includes 'Perfidia' which is not on 'Mexico' and therefore well worth buying) you will have seen that this is very much music for a sophisticated and appreciative nightime audience. We are booked for the concert in December!
Postscript, post concert - the concert was a triumph, Rolando and the Simon Bolivar Soloists delighted the audience with the programme of songs from 'Mexico' (the additional latin orchestral pieces are deserving of their own CD) and with cheers and a standing ovation the rousing finale had us singing along to 'Cielito Lindo' and 'La Cucaracha'. As the programme noted 'when Mexicans are happy, they sing their joy, when they suffer, their tears stream more freely with music, and when a Mexican man falls in love he often takes a Mariachi band to the house of his beloved and declares his love with a serenade'. Rolando was in fine voice with wonderfully pitched 'blue' notes and several opportunities to amaze us with his operatic tenor range, and, unbelievably, the whole thing sounded even better live, the subtle hues of the voice and the base notes of the instruments in particular! It has to be said that the 'closeness' of the recording does not achieve the balance heard in the concert hall between singer and orchestra, which is a pity. In concert Rolando Villazon takes the air around him and turns it to gold.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Great singer, great players. It's a CD of contrasts. I love the bareness of the sound and the too-muchness of the feeling; the physicality of the rhythms and the fine arrangements; the balance of the players and then the big intoxicating richness of the voice. Warning: for some it could be almost too much. I have that relationship with chocolate. It's a whole bar-and-a-half of richness. Break it into little pieces to melt individually.
To my ears it's a more intimate collection than Villazon's disc of zarzuelas ('Gitano'), to compare like with like, but it's also more sophisticated. That's probably true of Villazon too. Largely because it's such a personal project, 'Mexico' captures something deeply worth capturing: a sense of yearning for what you actually have. Is there a word for that? Perhaps 'gratitude'.
To my ears it's a more intimate collection than Villazon's disc of zarzuelas ('Gitano'), to compare like with like, but it's also more sophisticated. That's probably true of Villazon too. Largely because it's such a personal project, 'Mexico' captures something deeply worth capturing: a sense of yearning for what you actually have. Is there a word for that? Perhaps 'gratitude'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have all Villazon's CDs and simply adore his way of singing, and as a native Mexican, I expected him to get really into mood for singing them properly. Just doesn't work for me. They don't sound authentic at all. The orchestration is poor, I don't know what's mexican in it? And Villazon is not in his best, you can hear quiet a lot of false notes. I tried and tried to like it, no way and simply discarded it from my collection.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Wonderful voice, but................
I watched a programme on T.V. about the making of this DVD and, and as I was brought up in S. America, I knew a lot of the songs and that they would bring back happy memories. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Pamelita
mexico
this is one of the best cds I have ever bought it is on my player constantly remembering to wait for 2 miutes at the end of track 15 for the wonderful "La Cuccaracca"
Published 19 months ago by norma
A lovely voice wasted
I bought this having heard one track on CD Review (Radio 3) - it was warmly commended there. The trouble is that Villazon does every item loud or louder. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Frank O'Phile
not my cup of tea
I bought this CD not knowing much about the songs of Mexico, and was half expecting to be surprised by something like Jose Cura's touchingly musical Anhelo ( argentine songs). Read more
Published 20 months ago by aiya
A mix of success and...not
I had high hopes for this CD, having heard Rolando Villazon on the TV shortly before ordering it. I was captivated by the dark tone of his tenor voice, which (in my admittedly... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. C. M. Slater-walker
Disappointing...
How disappointing that the dreadful orchestration has turned what should be the emotion and vigor of authentic Mexican songs, performed by this exuberant and passionate tenor,into... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sebsybil
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