De Falla: El Amor Brujo / 3 Cornered Hat / Nights in the Gardens of Spain

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• 1. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 1: Introduction and Scene
• 2. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 2: In the Cave (Night-time)
• 3. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 3: Song of Love's Sorrow
• 4. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 4: The Apparition
• 5. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 5: Dance of Terror
• 6. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 6: The Magic Circle
• 7. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 7: Midnight - Witchcraft
• 8. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 8: Ritual Fire Dance
• 9. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 9: Scene
• 10. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 10: Song of the Will o' the Wisp
• 11. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 11: Pantomime
• 12. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 12: Dance of the Game of Love
• 13. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & orchestra in 1 act, G. 68 (revised version): Movement 13: Finale - The Bells of Morning
• 14. Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: No. 1, 'En el Generalife'
• 15. Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: No. 2, 'Danza lejana'
• 16. Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: No. 3, 'En los jardines de la Sierra
• 17. El Sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 2, for orchestra (scenes and dances from Part II), G. 59: Danza de los vecinos (The Neighbors' D
• 18. El Sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 2, for orchestra (scenes and dances from Part II), G. 59: Danza del molinero (The Miller's Dance
• 19. El Sombrero de tres picos, Suite No. 2, for orchestra (scenes and dances from Part II), G. 59: Danza final (The Final Dance)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Get it for the outstanding Entremont performance of Nights in the Gardens of Spain!, December 25, 2007

goodmusicman (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: De Falla: El Amor Brujo / 3 Cornered Hat / Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Audio CD)

This CD features Manuel de Falla's three most popular orchestral works: the El Amor Brujo suite, Nights in the Gardens of Spain, and dances from The Three-Cornered Hat. They all feature the incomparable Philadelphia Orchestra; Brujo is conducted by Leopold Stokowski, while Nights and Hat are conducted by Eugene Ormandy. All three performances are outstanding, although I find Stokowski's tempos to be a bit too idiosyncratic at times. It is still a very colorful and enjoyable performance with a particularly rousing and satisfying finale. Ormandy's three dances from Hat are done very well--exciting and colorful. The sound quality throughout the CD is quite good, although not up to par with modern digital standards.

The real reason to get this CD is the phenomenal performance of Nights by pianist Philippe Entremont. He and Ormandy capture the ebb and flow of this work--so difficult to properly bring off--like few others. This performance is in the same league as Alicia de...Read more

De Falla at His Best., February 18, 2012

railfan - See all my reviews

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This review is from: De Falla: El Amor Brujo / 3 Cornered Hat / Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Audio CD)

While I can't claim to be an aficionado of Spanish music, per se, I find Manuel de Falla's music to be a most excellent representative of the genre. "El Amor Brujo" brings up a stunning array of tones, some gypsy, some classical, all great. "Three Cornered Hat" is a merry romp, and "Nights in a Garden of Spain" is a beautiful piece of music, as well. This disk is great if you only want a sample of de Falla's work, for it covers the spectrum of his artistry.

25 of 40 people found the following review helpful

An Outstanding Version of the Best Works of Manuel De Falla!, November 12, 2000

Mary Campbell (Burbank, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: De Falla: El Amor Brujo / 3 Cornered Hat / Nights in the Gardens of Spain (Audio CD)

11/12/2000I was born and raised in Spain. I grew up with the wonderful music of Manuel De Falla as a background. Consequently, I have heard countless versions of the best works of Manuel De Falla. When I heard about this American version of two of the best compositions of Manuel De Falla played by the Philadelphia Orchestra and conducted by Ormandy and Stokowski I was curious. I thought that I knew every note in the score of these masterpieces, and it was my believe that it could not be much different from other versions that I had heard before. When I bought the CD and listened to it for the first time, I realised how mistaken I was. I was moved to tears. Somehow, Ormandy and Stokowski have returned back to life these wonderful masterpieces. Eugene Ormandy is superb conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra in "El Amor Brujo" (Bewitched Love), the story of a gipsy girl resorting to witchcratf as a way to forget her lover. Nevertheless, the best of the CD is the...Read more