Castellanos, Evencio

Evencio Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua; El Rio de los Siete Estrellas; Suite Avileña

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-01-31

Works: Evencio Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua (Holy Cross of Pacairigua), symphonic suite; El Río de las Siete Estrellas, for orchestra; Suite Avileña, for orchestra
Conductors: Wagner, Jan
Ensemble: ; Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

Evencio Castellanos belonged to the generation of Venezuelan composers who established a new nationalistic style in the first half of the 20th century. One of...continue...
Recording information: Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela....continue...

Venezuela / Clara Rodriguez, piano

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2010-08-10

Works: Luisa Elena Paesano: Pajarillo (joropo), for piano; El porfiao (joropo), for piano; Evencio Castellanos: Mañanita caraqueña (waltz), for piano; Federico G. Vollmer: El Jarro Mocho; Ramó...
Performers: Rodriguez, Clara

Gramophone Magazine
Clara Rodriguez makes the most of her innate feel for the exuberant and languorous, dispatching the toe-tapping cross-rhythms with panache and a light touch.
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Personnel: Clara Rodriguez (piano).

Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (02/01/2010-02/02/2010)....continue...

Fiesta

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2009-04-14

Works: Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemay; Inocente Carreño: Margariteña, for orchestra; Antonio Estévez: Mediodía en el Llano (Noon on the Prairie), for orchestra; Arturo Márquez: Danz&...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo

The Telegraph
The playing is polished and spirited and, if you relish catchy rhythms and vivid colours interlaced with some brooding Latin passion, then this disc...continue...

Fiesta / Dudamel, Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-07-22

Works: Silvestre Revueltas: Sensemay; Inocente Carreño: Margariteña, for orchestra; Antonio Estévez: Mediodía en el Llano (Noon on the Prairie), for orchestra; Arturo Márquez: Danz&...
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

"What a knockout concert these young players gave at last year’s Proms. It was an inspirational evening and intensely theatrical too: I well remember that...continue...