The Greatest Melodies
Some of the sot popular melodies in history have a Latin American origin. From Villa-Lobos most famous “Bachiana” to “Estrellita”, from “Over the Waves” to “Girl of Ipanema”.
Playlist:
Domenico Zipoli (Italy, 1688 – present day Argentina, 1726)
Adagio for Oboe, Cello, Orgando and Strings
Oboe: Pierre Pierlot; Cello: Bernard Fonteny; Organ: Anne-Marie Beckensteiner;
Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Jean-François Paillard, conductor
MHC 5614 (cassette)
8:47
Juventino Rosas (Mexico, 1868- Cuba, 1894)
-Sobre las olas(Over the Waves) (1888)
London Symphony Orchestra
Philip Gibs, conductor
Conifer Records ASP5044
7:00
Manuel Ponce (Mexico, 1882-1948)
-Estrellita (1912)
Placido Domingo, tenor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
New York Studio Orchestra
Jonathan Tunick, conductor
EMI CDC 7 54266 2
4:39
Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil, 1887-1959)
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (1938)
-Aria (Cantilena)
Kiri te Kanawa, soprano
Lynn Harrel, cello
Cello Ensemble form the English Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Tate, conductor
London 411 730-1 (LP)
6:40
Joaquin Rodrigo (Spain, 1901-1999)
Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
-2nd Movement “Adagio”
Regino Sainz de la Maza, guitar
Manuel de Falla Orchestra
Christóbal Halffter, conductor
Camden Classics CCV 5004 (LP)
11:17
Astor Piazzolla (Argentina, 1921-1992)
-Adiós Nonino (1959)
Yana Reznik, piano
Rubinstein Pianos DVD
www.yanareznik.com
8:18
Music by Tom Jobim (Brasil, 1927- US, 1994)
Lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes (Brasil, 1913-1980)
-Garota de Ipanema (1962)
Pery Ribeiro (1962)
Odeon MOFB 3314 (LP)
2:16
Music by Tom Jobim (Brasil, 1927- US, 1994)
Lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes (Brasil, 1913-1980)
English adaptation by Norman Gimbel_
-Girl of Ipanema (1964)
Astrid Gilberto, voice
Stan Getz, tenor sax
Verve V6-5600
3:01