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Welcome to the LAASA Shop! Find scores, recordings, and books to help you explore the ever-expanding world of Latin American art song. And don't forget to check out our Digital Music Storefront. Thank you for your business. Your patronage will directly impact the quantity and quality of Latin American art song available to the public.
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The Art Song in Latin America, a pioneering anthology edited by Kathleen L. Wilson with IPA and diction sections by Arden Hopkin, includes works by Carlos Guastavino (Argentina), Juan Orrego-Salas (Chile), Luis Carlos Figueroa (Colombia), Jaime León (Colombia), Jacqueline Nova (Colombia), Gustavo Yepes (Colombia), Orlando Jacinto Garca (Cuba), Alejandro Garca Caturla (Cuba), Gerardo Guevara (Ecuador), Salvador Ley (Guatemala), and Carlos Chávez (Mexico). |
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With 28 different songs, several of which capitalize on the vitality of Argentine folk dance rhythms, Argentine Songs: Volume I may very well be the most varied collection of Argentine song on the market today. Argentine baritone Víctor Torres and pianist Jorge Ugartemendía leave the listener with an excellent starting place for understanding the folk music arranging and text-setting conventions of composers Julián Aguirre, Ana Carrique, Luis Gianneo, Gilardo Gilardi, Alberto Ginastera, Carlos López Buchardo, Julio Perceval, and Alberto Williams. Brought to you direct from the distributor in Buenos Aires and available exclusively through LAASA, begin your study of Argentine song here and you will not be dissapointed. |
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Canções de Amor e Prelúdios (Songs of Love and Piano Preludes) by Brazilian composer Claudio Santoro (1919-1989) includes 13 songs from a psuedo-cycle of poems by Brazilian poet Vinícius de Moraes (see the August Spotlight for more information). Brazilian baritone José Hue and pianist Heitor Alimonda achieve a striking balance between the classical and the popular elements of the text and music-- an exemplary interpretation worthy of serious study. Brought to you direct from the distributor in Brazil and available exclusively through LAASA, this album is especially recommended for all lovers of Moraes' beautiful and melancholic poetry. The piano preludes by Santoro are equally exquisite. |
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Lied: Art Songs of Latin America, performed by soprano Patricia Caicedo is a compilation of 25 Latin American art songs by composers Ginastera, Guastavino, Estevez, Ovalle, León, Ponce, Morales Pino, Clavo and Spanish composer Obradors, some of them recorded for the first time. A lovely introduction to the complexities of Latin American sensitivities and musical expression, these are songs of extraordinary beauty with texts taken from the giants of Latin American poetry and letters. The sweetness and understanding with which Caicedo interprets this repertoire and the quality of the works themselves make this CD a must-have for everyone interested in expanding their musical horizons to include what has been, until now, a relatively undiscovered but vitally important and musically satisfying genre. She is accompanied by pianist Pau Casan. |
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Anhelo: Argentinian Songs, performed by the Argentine tenor José Cura, contains the settings of 17 songs by Carlos Guastavino, Julián Aguirre, Alberto Muzzio, Alberto Ginastera, Ariel Ramirez, Carlos López Buchardo, Hilda Herrera, María Elena Walsh, and Cura himself. Cura's self-composed orchestral arrangements lend a dramatic touch well-suited to his instrument and several of the song texts. A carefully chosen program, new listeners stand a good chance of finding at least one piece that captures the heart. Cura is accompanied exquisitely by pianist Eduardo Delgado and guitarist Erensto Bitetti, who are each featured on solo pieces for their instruments composed by Astor Piazzola and Jorge Cardoso, respectively. |
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Composer Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) is featured on this release by Fundación Ostinato, a non-profit organization based in Mendoza, Argentina that promotes the study and dissemination of Argentine classical music. Included in this compilation are excerpts or the etireties of four song cycles by the well-known composer from Santa Fe. Listeners will not be dissapointed by baritone Guillermo Anzorena's unassuming and intimate interpretation of the Cuatro Sonetos de Quevedo (Four Sonets by Quevedo) and three songs from Flores argentinas (Argentine Flowers). Mezzo soprano Alicia Borges contributes with the Cuatro Canciones Argentinas (Four Argentine Songs) and three works from the cycle La edad del asombro (The Age of Amazement), based on poems by Hamlet LIma Quintana. Both singers are accompanied by pianist and founder of the group, Dora De Marinis. |
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Elan: Vocal and Instrumental Music by Composers from México and the US, released by North/South Recordings, contains a variety of contemporary chamber works, including Silvestre Revueltas' charming Cinco canciones de niños (Five Children's Songs) and Three Songs for Voice and Trumpet by Max Lifchitz. Trumpet player Robert Stibler does right by Lifchitz' clever writing, which resembles the buzzing of insects and the gesticulation of animals in "Do Animals Think?" and "Insects". Soprano Kathleen Wilson deftly interprets all eight songs with clear diction and fine expression. She is accompanied by Lifchitz himself. |
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Enjoy Bidú Sayão's interpretation of the celebrated Aria from Heitor Villa-Lobos's Bachiana brasileira No. 5, recorded during a 1945 visit by the composer to New York. This classic album also includes a group of folk songs, arranged by the Brazilian composer Ernani Braga (1898-1948), which Sayão sang often in her recitals. Other works by Gounod, Massenet, Hahn, Duparc, Debussy, Ravel, Koechlin, and Moret are also included. Brazilian works on this album are:
- Villa-Lobos: Bachiana brasileira No. 5, Aria
- Braga: Folk Songs of Brazil (The complete set of Folk Songs arranged by Braga was recorded on June 2, 1947 with Milne Charnley at the piano.)
- Nigue-nigue-ninhas
- Capim di Pranta
- Ó kinimbá
- São João da ra rão
- Engenho novo
- A casinha pequenina
- Meu boi barroso
- Ogundé uareré
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