5 reviews
Sales Rank: 423

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.7 x 5 x 0.4

MPN: 001134002
UPC: 028947774570
EAN: 0028947774570
ASIN: B0013USZHG

Release Date: July 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Tracks:

•	Sensemaya (Mexico)
•	Margaritena (Venezuela)
•	Mediodia en el Llano (Venezuela)
•	Danzon no. 2 (Mexico)
•	Fuga con Pajarillo (Venezuela)
•	1. Los trabajadores agricolas
•	2. Danza del trigo
•	3. Los peones de hacienda
•	4. Danza final (Malambo)
•	Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Venezuela)
•	Mambo Symphonic Dance from "West Side Story"

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Editorial Reviews:

Album Description
Recorded live at the Centro de Accion Social por la Musica, Sala Simon Bolivar, January 2008. An album everyone has been waiting for! Gustavo Dudamel and the SBYOV have stunned audiences worldwide with their explosive Latin-American showpieces. Now they deliver this repertoire on record, from a searing live concert in Caracas earlier this year. No other conductor or orchestra in the world could deliver a recording like this. Passion and excitement are guaranteed! "It's all about dance, about rhythm," says Dudamel, and his orchestra responds in kind, swaying and bending to the music, conveying utter joy and excitement in the music of their Southern hemisphere. The recording juxtaposes contrasting showpieces such as the Stravinsky-esque rhythmic drive of Revueltas's Sensemaya, the expansive lusciousness of Danzon no. 2 by Arturo Marquez and the vibrant ballet suite Estancia by Ginastera. The concert concludes with a sizzling performance of Mambo from Bernstein's West Side Story. The dynamic cover art displays the moment when the musicians are revealed dressed in their national colors - now a well known signature of the SBYOV, as is the blistering energy and exuberance with which they perform these pieces.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

Just so exciting! August 4, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Well, we all know the review process is flawed--the one-star review is just heinous, but it will disappear. This CD is magical. I am as non-Latina as they come, but I can't play this (at work) without swaying/dancing in my seat. People stop at my office door and smile--it is that contagious. I agree with other reviewers: Dudamel is a buoyant talent, the real thing, and I for one am thrilled to be around to watch him mature and dazzle. I live in New York where I've seen him twice, but would fly to LA to see him at work again--kudos to them for hiring this extraordinary young man. Please buy this CD--so highly recommended. Absolutely brilliant.

5 out of 5 stars

The best conductor since Leonard Bernstein August 3, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

The person who rated this CD as a 1 star, should be ashame of himself. Is the most absurd comment I'd ever heard. And I feel is my duty to report to the public that this opinion is absolutely WRONG. Gustavo Dudamel is simply the hottest thing to hit classical music since Leonard Bernstein. But in the world of music, why talk? Better to look, and listen. Obviously, this reviewer is in desperate need of learning what the best music is. Hands down, the best CD I own.

5 out of 5 stars

Truly a Master Piece of Latin American Classical Music August 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The first reviewer has absolutely NO idea what he is talking about and obviously does not know anything about music!!! Please IGNORE HIM and forgive him for his ignorance. The Simon Bolivar Orquestra in Dudamel's hands is without doubt, one of the most impressive works done in the world of classical music. Dudamel is a genius of the size of Mozart and we have the privilege of having him is our times. This CD has an immense value, not only for the magnificent performance of he orquestra and the way they transmit the essence of latin America through their music, but also because of the success of a UNIQUE music education program that takes place in Venezuela and that gives birth to the best musicians of the world. Having this CD is a privilege that will delight your ears and an open window to the heart of Latin America.

5 out of 5 stars

Who are you going to believe? July 27, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

The other reviewer is just DEAD WRONG. This cd is a delight. Here's what Grammaphone had to say about it:

[August 2008 CD of the Month] Here is confirmation of a pulsating talent and, perhaps, a glimpse of the future. Dudamel's charisma beats through every bar of this scintillating survey of Latin American music. James Inverne, Gramophone

1 out of 5 stars

al g July 24, 2008
0 out of 26 found this review helpful

Worse score and recording I have ever listened. Do not waste your money on it.

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